To the Editor: Although the randomized trial by Moses et al. (Oct. 2 issue)¹ shows a benefit of sirolimus-eluting stents as compared with the same bare-metal stent without drug elution (Bx Velocity), the effect on clinical restenosis is overstated. With ...

To the Editor: Although the conclusion of the article by Sawaya et al. on the interval between cervical-cancer screenings (Oct. 16 issue)¹ may be correct, they failed to note one of the large biases. They presumed the same sensitivity and specificity for ...

To the Editor: In his article on schizophrenia, Freedman (Oct. 30 issue)¹ may have understated the relative benefits of clozapine, which has proven advantages over other antipsychotic drugs in mitigating refractory positive and negative symptoms,² ...

To the Editor: In discussing the case of a girl with hepatosplenomegaly and pain in the thigh (June 26 issue),¹ Larsen arrived at the diagnosis of Gaucher's disease, and he correctly points out that Gaucher's disease can be diagnosed by assaying ...

To the Editor: Wiesenfeld and Guido describe an unusual case of intraabdominal pregnancy occurring within a few weeks of hysterectomy (Oct. 16 issue).¹ In postulating a possible mechanism to account for the timing of conception and implantation, they ...

To the Editor: In February 1965, a 19-year-old man presented with an extranodal natural-killer-cell–T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, affecting the nasal cavity. One of us made the diagnosis of “granuloma gangraenescens,” which was considered to be an ...

To the Editor: Sickness and health figure prominently in the fiction of Thomas Mann (1875–1955). Whereas his preoccupation with disease may at first seem distasteful to the lay reader,¹ it enhances his appeal for the reader who is a physician.² Mann's ...

This unique and superbly accomplished contribution to the understanding of race, ethnic background, class, and opportunity in medicine was written before the Supreme Court's landmark decision in June 2003 preserving affirmative action at the University of ...

A revolution is sweeping the field of biology that holds that the influences of nature and nurture are so inextricably linked that it is difficult to speak of them as distinct forces that shape who we are. We now know that our environment can change us ...

Most books that come my way these days end up on a shelf gathering dust and are seldom if ever consulted after an initial inspection. For many clinicians and basic scientists, the preferred method of retrieving information and reference data is with the ...

Subcutaneous Fondaparinux versus Intravenous Unfractionated Heparin in the Initial Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism Original Article, N Engl J Med 2003:349;1695-1702.. On page 1702, in the Appendix, the list of participating investigators should have ...