Volume 1 Issue 1 – September 2004
The Ignored Determinant of a Nation’s Health – An NEJM Original Article
The Ignored Determinant of a Nation’s Health Sounding Board by S.L. Isaacs and S.A. Shroeder, NEJM, Sept 9 2004, Vol 351(11) While medical advances in research and delivery promise to improve the quality of healthcare in America, these benefits may not succeed in reaching all Americans: decreased health care quality associated with economic classes and [...]
Embryo Ethics: The Moral Logic of Stem-Cell Research – An NEJM Original Article
Embryo Ethics: The Moral Logic of Stem-Cell Research Perspective Article by M.J. Sandel, NEJM, July 15 2004, Vol 351(3) Two members of the President’s Council on Bioethics, Professor Michael J. Sandel of Harvard and Dr. Paul McHugh of Johns Hopkins, express their views on the most prevalent arguments against government funding of stem-cell research and [...]
NextGen talks to the Author: W. James Gauderman, PhD
NextGen Special Feature: Questions & Answers with the Primary Author – original article here Dr. W. James Gauderman is a researcher in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Southern California School of Medicine. 1. Dr. Gauderman, what drove you and your colleagues to pursue this line of research into the effects of [...]
The Effect of Air Pollution on Lung Development from 10 to 18 years of Age – An NEJM Original Article
In this study, Southern California researchers find a link between airborne emissions and the development of chronic respiratory conditions into adulthood. The comparable levels of airborne pollutants in the studied communities to levels in other urban areas and the magnitude of these conditions highlight the need for reduced emissions.
A Day in the Life of Dr. Roy S. Weiner, Oncologist
For the first installment of our “A Day in the Life of a Physician” series, we interviewed a hematologist-oncologist from Tulane University Hospital and Clinic in New Orleans, LA. In this Special Feature, Dr. Weiner discusses his daily and weekly routines, his approach to treating his patients, and a few words of wisdom for future generations of doctors.
An Introduction to the Next Generation
What is The Next Generation? With guidance and collaboration from Editors of the New England Journal of Medicine, we seek to expose the inner workings of Medicine to premedical and general audiences: undergraduate premeds, medical students, and others interested in learning what the lives of doctors are really like or what current issues in medicine will most directly affect our education, our families and lifestyles, and our future careers.
