NEJM This Week: Supplement to the New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 361, No. 21.

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DATE : Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:18:14 -0400
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This summary covers the issue of November 19, 2009. Featured are articles on a trial of darbepoetin alfa to reduce cardiovascular events, inflammatory bowel disease and interleukin-10 signaling, combined immunodeficiency associated with DOCK8 mutations, a novel protective prion protein variant and kuru exposure, and pancreatic cancer and the hedgehog pathway; a review article on inflammatory bowel disease; a case report of a man with cough, hoarseness, and abnormalities on chest imaging; and Perspective articles on Medicaid and national health care reform, on Massachusetts health care reform and the cost of near-universal coverage, and on mandatory vaccination of health care workers.