Improvements in medical therapy, carotid-artery stenting, and carotid endarterectomy call into question the preferred ...

The management of carotid-artery stenosis that has not caused recent symptoms — asymptomatic carotid stenosis — has been controversial. Clinical trials that began more than 30 years ago showed a small ...

This feature about a man with obesity offers a case vignette accompanied by two essays, one supporting initiation of semaglutide therapy and the other recommending bariatric and metabolic surgery.

Gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers remain a major global health challenge, with a high risk of recurrence despite surgery and perioperative chemotherapy. The standard perioperative regimen, ...

A 26-year-old woman presented with a 1-day history of a mobile, serpiginous lesion in her left upper eyelid (shown in a video). She reported owning a dog.

Esophageal cancer is a highly lethal disease and the seventh leading cause of cancer-related death. In 2022, there were 511,000 new cases of esophageal cancer and 445,000 deaths from esophageal cancer ...

For decades, the guidance was simple: treat a provoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) — one caused by a transient factor such as surgery, trauma, or immobility — for 3 to 6 months, stop, and move on. 1 ...

Collaborators from Massachusetts General Hospital, Community Servings, and the University of North Carolina provide medically tailored meals for people with chronic illness and food insecurity.