New England Journal of Medicine

"Our leaders have largely claimed immunity for their actions. But this election gives us the power to render judgment," reads a New England Journal of Medicine editorial signed by some three dozen editors.

In Rare Step, Esteemed Medical Journal Urges Voters To Oust Trump

5:16pm October 08, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"Our current political leaders have demonstrated that they are dangerously incompetent," the New England Journal Of Medicine's editors say in a scathing editorial.

A 1980 letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine was later widely cited as evidence that long-term use of opioid painkillers such as oxycodone was safe, even though the letter did not back up that claim.

Doctor Who Wrote 1980 Letter On Painkillers Regrets That It Fed The Opioid Crisis

4:44pm June 16, 2017

In 1980, Dr. Hershel Jick wrote a one-paragraph letter about low rates of addiction among hospitalized patients given narcotics. It was later cited as evidence that long-term opioid use was safe.

Health workers suit up for Ebola duty in Monrovia, Liberia.

Bill Gates Tells The World: Get Ready For The Next Epidemic

6:29pm March 30, 2015

by Marc Silver

In a strongly worded essay in The New England Journal of Medicine, the philanthropist calls for a global system to respond to future medical emergencies. We ask experienced Ebola hands to weigh in.

Women smoke in New York City's Times Square.

Female Smokers Face Greater Risk Than Previously Thought

1:19pm January 24, 2013

by Richard Knox

One new analysis finds female smokers are more than 26 times more likely to die of lung cancer than nonsmoking women — twice the rate calculated 30 years ago. New data also quantify the surprising payoffs of smoking cessation — especially under the age of 40.

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