New England Journal of Medicine

Community Health

A Veteran AIDS Activist Has Déjà Vu From Ebola Panic

Susan Brink

Activist Gregg Gonsalves issues a call to action in an essay in this week's New England Journal of Medicine: "Panic, Paranoia, and Public Health — The AIDS Epidemic's Lessons for Ebola."
Research

Medical Errors Drop With Improved Communication During Hospital Shift Changes

Improved communication among health-care providers during shift changes reduced injuries due to medical errors by 30 percent, according to a federally…
Trends & Times

Medical Journal To Governors: You're Wrong About Ebola Quarantine

Jason Beaubien

Govs. Chris Christie and Andrew Cuomo have called for mandatory quarantine for "high risk" individuals returning from Ebola-stricken countries. The New England Journal of Medicine begs to differ.
Trends & Times

Death By Salt? New Study Finds Too Much Sodium Is A Global Killer

Allison Aubrey

It's not just Americans who are oversalted. A new study reports that sodium takes a global toll, attributing 1.65 million deaths from cardiovascular disease to sodium consumption.
Community Rx (old)

Battling Childhood Obesity With Fitness And Diet

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/030214_1.mp3The obesity epidemic is beginning to turn aroundAccording to a recent study by the Center for Disease…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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