Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the global, rapidly emerging virus causing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). The current…
Hydroxychloroquine for the Prevention of Covid-19 — Searching for Evidence
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), has generated a worldwide pandemic.…
The Legal Authority for States’ Stay-at-Home Orders
In March 2020, when many U.S. states and localities issued their first emergency orders to address Covid-19, there was widespread…
Swabs Collected by Patients or Health Care Workers for SARS-CoV-2 Testing
To the Editor: The early medical response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States was limited in part by…
The Liminal Space
It is the sixth day since I saw my first patient with Covid-19. I have become acutely aware of my…
Of Heroes and Cowards
I write this from a beige-themed medicine call room in a Santa Monica hospital. Before starting, I did a quick…
First-Time Gun Owners at Risk for Suicide, Major Study Confirms
Men were eight times as likely to kill themselves by gunshot than non-owners. Women were 35 times as likely.
First-Time Gun Owners at Risk for Suicide, Major Study Confirms
Men were eight times as likely to kill themselves by gunshot than non-owners. Women were 35 times as likely.
Universal Masking in the Covid-19 Era
We understand that some people are citing our Perspective article (published on April 1 at NEJM.org) as support for discrediting…
Cancer treatment: New form of highly targeted drug therapy
Scientists describe a new technology to rapidly create a homogeneous type of ADC, which attaches to a specific site on…