NEJM This Week — February 22, 2024

Featuring articles on gene editing in severe sickle cell disease and in transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia, thrombectomy for stroke with a large infarct, and recombinant ADAMTS13 in life-threatening immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; a review article on taste physiology; a case report of a woman with back pain, leg stiffness, and falls; and Perspective articles on the public good on the docket, on reengineering addiction, on welcoming the era of gene editing in medicine, and on all’s fair in love and work.

Featuring articles on a monoclonal antibody to prevent malaria, apolipoprotein A1 and outcomes after myocardial infarction, transcatheter or surgical treatment of aortic-valve stenosis, and recombinant ADAMTS13 in congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; a review article on cryptococcal disease in diverse hosts; a Clinical Problem-Solving on the meat of the matter; and a Perspective on Journal voices in the civil rights era.

Featuring articles on empagliflozin after acute myocardial infarction, CD7 CAR T cells with allogeneic stem-cell transplantation, FFR-guided complete revascularization for STEMI, and nutrition for moderate-to-late preterm infants; a review article on age-related hearing loss; a case report of a man with leg weakness; and Perspective articles on hospital consolidation and physician unionization, on the myth of the free market for pharmaceuticals, and on going beyond code status.

Featuring articles on adjuvant pembrolizumab after surgery in renal-cell carcinoma, beta-blockers after MI with preserved ejection fraction, a microaxial flow pump for STEMI and cardiogenic shock, and semaglutide in patients with heart failure and diabetes; a review article on retinoblastoma; a case report of a woman with confusion, aphasia, and abnormal head imaging; and Perspectives on expanding applications of clinical genetic testing, on twenty-five years after Columbine; on advocating for a healthy response to climate change; and on the silver resident.

Featuring articles on alectinib in ALK-positive lung cancer, minimally invasive removal of cerebral hematomas, and CAR T-cell–mediated responses in recurrent glioblastoma; a review article on energy and macronutrients across the life span; a case report of a woman with falls and cognitive decline; a Medicine and Society on money as medicine; and Perspectives on back to the future in Alabama, on the end of B/Yamagata influenza transmission, and on the plight of DEI leaders.

Featuring articles on omitting axillary dissection in breast cancer with sentinel-node metastasis, a trial of lixisenatide in early Parkinson’s disease, nirmatrelvir–ritonavir in outpatients with Covid-19, and hospitalization for chronic kidney disease; a review article on the prevention of cardiovascular disease in type 1 diabetes; a case report of a woman with hyperglycemia refractory to insulin; and a Perspective article on Nazism and the Journal.

Featuring articles on autism and prenatal exposure to antiseizure medication, ribociclib plus endocrine therapy in early breast cancer, gene therapy for giant axonal neuropathy, and anti–interleukin-23 in immunodeficiency; a review article on wearable digital health technologies in clinical care; a case report of a man with a fall; and Perspective articles on physicians, spirituality, and compassionate care; on the risks posed by immediate release of test results to patients; and on what one author did not tell the medical student.

Featuring articles on a blood-based test for colorectal cancer screening, a multitarget stool DNA test for colorectal cancer, iptacopan for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, and preterm birth and other outcomes of maternal RSV vaccination; a review article on cerebral cavernous malformations; a case report of a man with cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, and hypoxemia; and Perspective articles on vertical integration and American medicine; on aspirin, preeclampsia, and racism; and on a shift in the night.

Featuring articles on an antibody–drug conjugate in untreated urothelial cancer, omalizumab for multiple food allergies, microplastics and nanoplastics in carotid plaque, and benralizumab or mepolizumab for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; a review article on the health effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals; a Clinical Problem-Solving on peeling and plummeting; a Medicine and Society on beyond moral injury; and a Perspective article on eugenics in the Journal.

Featuring articles on a trial of seladelpar in primary biliary cholangitis, a trial of elafibranor in primary biliary cholangitis, cognition and memory after Covid-19, and simple versus radical hysterectomy in women with low-risk cervical cancer; a review article on cardiac rehabilitation; a case report of a woman with alternating sixth cranial nerve palsy; and a Perspective article on practicing medicine in the culture wars. We also describe a new cases series on efforts toward equity in health care.