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.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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.