NEJM Journal Watch - General Medicine

Treatment with antibiotics alone was safe and allowed two thirds of patients to avoid appendectomy within 1 year.

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

Low-intensity apixaban was not judged less effective than full-intensity apixaban and resulted in fewer clinically relevant bleeding events.

Findings from a large cohort suggest the answer is yes.

A guideline from the American College of Physicians organizes drug treatment options into 3 tiers.

Be worried about patients in whom treatment has failed previously.

Bleeding was associated strongly with cancer diagnoses at the site of bleeding.

In an observational study, macrolide maintenance therapy was associated with fewer adverse cardiovascular events.

Both forms of naltrexone reduce alcohol use equally well.

For patients with obesity, outcomes were similar regardless of whether they lost weight before surgery or not.