NEJM Journal Watch - General Medicine

A 14-day monitor detected more atrial fibrillation but did not affect hospitalization rates for stroke or hemorrhage.

Metformin and GLP-1–receptor agonists seem to prevent some asthma exacerbations.

Patients with early-stage breast cancer who have ER-positive tumors and clinically node-negative axilla can forego sentinel lymph node biopsy without negative consequence.

In patients with low-risk MRSA bacteremia, ceftaroline did not offer therapeutic benefits over vancomycin.

In an observational study, statins were associated with lower risk for these outcomes among patients with chronic liver disease.

According to an updated meta-analysis, this potential benefit for supplementation remains uncertain.

A randomized trial showed no effect.

Among adults undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, no mortality difference was found across body-mass index categories.

In this prospective study, obesity and poor cardiovascular fitness were associated with substantial excess risk for diabetes.

Among patients with insulin-treated diabetes, hypoglycemia was common but usually asymptomatic.