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About NEJM News, Analysis and Opinion

Editors and authors of the New England Journal of Medicine provide thoughtful insights into the issues that make a difference in the lives and practices of physicians. These articles help place current thinking into context for the medical community.

EDITORIALS

Each week, NEJM publishes articles that may have direct or controversial clinical implications for physicians. Editorials offer respected medical experts an opportunity to share their opinions on these issues and how they may affect clinical practice. These thoughtful, carefully reasoned analyses and interpretations help you crystallize your own opinions on current topics and findings. Browse Editorials

PERSPECTIVE

Each week, NEJM publishes short, thoughtful essays from well-known experts on issues that affect both the medical community and society at large. Time-sensitive Perspective articles are published online first in advance of print publication; some are published online only. Perspective articles provide opinions on important, provocative, and sometimes controversial subjects. Browse Perspective articles

SOUNDING BOARD

While regular editorials comment on the Original Articles published in that week’s edition of NEJM, Sounding Board articles provide current thinking on broader issues physicians face every day. This editorial outlet helps you gain perspective on topical and controversial issues for the medical community. Browse Sounding Board articles

HEALTH LAW, ETHICS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Issues in health law, ethics, and human rights are becoming increasingly important for physicians and the practice of medicine. This occasional feature provides a detailed, clinically oriented analysis of emerging legal trends and other precedents in these areas, and how they may impact physicians. Browse Health Law, Ethics, and Human Rights articles

HEALTH POLICY REPORTS

When policy issues emerge that affect the lives of physicians, NEJM publishes reports that examine the subject in detail. Health Policy Reports provide a rigorously researched analysis of the issue, so you can form your own opinion from the most accurate, current, and relevant information. Browse Health Policy Reports

HEALTH CARE REFORM CENTER

To help physicians consider and navigate the profound implications of health care reform, NEJM has created a Health Care Reform Center. NEJM offers wide-ranging coverage of issues in health care reform, including news, editorials, video round tables, and surveys, along with detailed, accurate information on all the options under debate. NEJM gives you the facts and ideas you need to stay on top of this critical issue. Visit the Health Care Reform Center now