The Goodwin Library subscribes to The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). This weekly journal is a giant in the world of medical information because of its research and peer-reviewed articles. It is the official publication of the Massachusetts Medical Society and is frequently referred to in news articles. It is essential, of course, for a college that emphasizes health science. Should our students read this? Of course, but why should all of us read it?
Here are some examples. The recent issue that just arrived in the library considers at length the Massachusets Health Care Reform in the Perspective section--important and accessible for the non-professional. Also in that section you will find an succinct article on robotic surgery. Beside the original research articles (with abstracts and conclusion that most of us can understand), there are editorials and book reviews. A recent commentary was titled "The Patient's Right to Safety--Improving the Quality of Care Through Litigation Against Hospitals." The book reviews in this issue include The Neurology of Autism; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: From Genes to Patients; Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults; Making Medical Decisions for the Profoundly Mentally Disabled. Other reviews recently of interest are Talking with Doctors; Chronic Politics: Health Care Security From FDR to George W. Bush; and Poor People's Medicine: Medicaide and American Charity Care Since 1965. Of course , we don't have time to read all of these, but we do have time to read the reviews--at least occasionally. Why read The New England Journal of Medicine? Why not?
If you would like to receive an email of the weekly table of contents, that is possible. I can also email you any article you request. We can obtain any of these books through interlibrary loan. Hello out there?
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