NEJM This Week - February 9, 2017




NEJM This Week show

Summary: Featuring articles on thromboprophylaxis after arthroscopy and leg casting, prospective surveillance of medical-device safety, outcomes with genetic lesions in myelodysplastic syndrome, and Middle East respiratory syndrome; a review article on fever in the returning traveler; a case report of a girl with growth retardation and respiratory failure; and Perspective articles on powerful ideas for global access to medicines, on social risk factors and equity in Medicare payment, and on whether value-based purchasing should take social risk into account.