http://content.nejm.org/Browse the NEJM articles that have been most widely covered in the press. Stay abreast of which NEJM articles the general public is hearing about most often in the media. These NEJM articles cover a range of topics. Articles are listed in rank order, and the list is updated weekly.http://content.nejm.org/icons/nejm_name_220.gifhttp://content.nejm.org/The New England Journal of Medicine is owned, published, and copyrighted © 2007 Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.en-usThu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTBackground: The development of a safe and effective vaccine against the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is critical to pandemic control. In a community-based, randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled...http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0908492?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaOriginal ArticleSupachai Rerks-Ngarm, M.D., Punnee Pitisuttithum, M.D., D.T.M.H., Sorachai Nitayaphan, M.D., Ph.D., Jaranit Kaewkungwal, Ph.D., Joseph Chiu, M.D., Robert Paris, M.D., Nakorn Premsri, M.D., Chawetsan Namwat, M.D., Mark de Souza, Ph.D., Elizabeth Adams, M.D., Michael Benenson, M.D., Sanjay Gurunathan, M.D., Jim Tartaglia, Ph.D., John G. McNeil, M.D., Donald P. Francis, M.D., D.Sc., Donald Stablein, Ph.D., Deborah L. Birx, M.D., Supamit Chunsuttiwat, M.D., Chirasak Khamboonruang, M.D., Prasert Thongcharoen, M.D., Ph.D., Merlin L. Robb, M.D., Nelson L. Michael, M.D., Ph.D., Prayura Kunasol, M.D., and Jerome H. Kim, M.D., for the MOPH–TAVEG InvestigatorsSat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0908492?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMedia?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaBackground: During the spring of 2009, a pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged and spread globally. We describe the clinical characteristics of the patients who were hospitalized with 2009 H1N1...http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0906695?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaOriginal ArticleSeema Jain, M.D., Laurie Kamimoto, M.D., M.P.H., Anna M. Bramley, M.P.H., Ann M. Schmitz, D.V.M., Stephen R. Benoit, M.D., M.P.H., Janice Louie, M.D., M.P.H., David E. Sugerman, M.D., M.P.H., Jean K. Druckenmiller, B.S., S.M.(N.R.M.), Kathleen A. Ritger, M.D., M.P.H., Rashmi Chugh, M.D., M.P.H., Supriya Jasuja, M.D., M.P.H., Meredith Deutscher, M.D., Sanny Chen, Ph.D., M.H.S., John D. Walker, M.D., Jeffrey S. Duchin, M.D., Susan Lett, M.D., M.P.H., Susan Soliva, M.P.H., Eden V. Wells, M.D., M.P.H., David Swerdlow, M.D., Timothy M. Uyeki, M.D., M.P.H., Anthony E. Fiore, M.D., M.P.H., Sonja J. Olsen, Ph.D., Alicia M. Fry, M.D., M.P.H., Carolyn B. Bridges, M.D., Lyn Finelli, Dr.P.H., for the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Hospitalizations Investigation TeamSat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0906695?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMedia?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaBackground: Dementia is a leading cause of death in the United States but is underrecognized as a terminal illness. The clinical course of nursing home residents with advanced dementia has...http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/361/16/1529?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaOriginal ArticleSusan L. Mitchell, M.D., M.P.H., Joan M. Teno, M.D., Dan K. Kiely, M.P.H., Michele L. Shaffer, Ph.D., Richard N. Jones, Sc.D., Holly G. Prigerson, Ph.D., Ladislav Volicer, M.D., Ph.D., Jane L. Givens, M.D., M.S.C.E., and Mary Beth Hamel, M.D., M.P.H.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/361/16/1529?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMedia?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaBackground: It is unclear whether functional status before dialysis is maintained after the initiation of this therapy in elderly patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Using a national registry...http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/361/16/1539?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaOriginal ArticleManjula Kurella Tamura, M.D., M.P.H., Kenneth E. Covinsky, M.D., M.P.H., Glenn M. Chertow, M.D., M.P.H., Kristine Yaffe, M.D., C. Seth Landefeld, M.D., and Charles E. McCulloch, Ph.D.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/361/16/1539?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMedia?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaBackground: Planning for the treatment of infection with the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus through health care systems in developed countries during winter in the Northern Hemisphere is hampered...http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0908481?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaOriginal ArticleThe ANZIC Influenza InvestigatorsSat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0908481?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMedia?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaThe consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages has been linked to risks for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease123; therefore, a compelling case can be made for the need for reduced consumption of...http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/361/16/1599?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaHealth Policy ReportKelly D. Brownell, Ph.D., Thomas Farley, M.D., M.P.H., Walter C. Willett, M.D., Dr.P.H., Barry M. Popkin, Ph.D., Frank J. Chaloupka, Ph.D., Joseph W. Thompson, M.D., M.P.H., and David S. Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/361/16/1599?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMedia?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaHIV-AIDS has emerged as an enormous, worldwide public health problem over the past 25 years. An estimated 33 million persons are infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), and...http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMe0909972?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaEditorialRaphael Dolin, M.D.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMe0909972?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMedia?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaBackground: Anemia is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and renal events among patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Although darbepoetin alfa can effectively increase hemoglobin...http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0907845?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaOriginal ArticleMarc A. Pfeffer, M.D., Ph.D., Emmanuel A. Burdmann, M.D., Ph.D., Chao-Yin Chen, Ph.D., Mark E. Cooper, M.D., Dick de Zeeuw, M.D., Ph.D., Kai-Uwe Eckardt, M.D., Jan M. Feyzi, M.S., Peter Ivanovich, M.D., Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., Andrew S. Levey, M.D., Eldrin F. Lewis, M.D., M.P.H., Janet B. McGill, M.D., John J.V. McMurray, M.D., Patrick Parfrey, M.D., Hans-Henrik Parving, M.D., Giuseppe Remuzzi, M.D., Ajay K. Singh, M.D., Scott D. Solomon, M.D., and Robert Toto, M.D., for the TREAT InvestigatorsSat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0907845?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMedia?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaAs a teenager, I had the unfortunate but ultimately career-shaping experience of watching my maternal grandmother decline from Alzheimer's disease. She resided in a nursing home, where her final months...http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/361/16/1595?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaEditorialGreg A. Sachs, M.D.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/361/16/1595?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMedia?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaThe 2009 federal stimulus package included $1.1 billion to support comparative-effectiveness research about medical treatments. No money has been allocated — and relatively little would be needed — to disseminate...http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/361/18/1717?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMediaPerspectiveLisa M. Schwartz, M.D., Steven Woloshin, M.D.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/361/18/1717?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMedia?rss=1&ssource=mostCitedInMedia