NEJM Journal Watch General Medicine Year in Review 2019

In our annual review of important clinical research from the past year, the editors of NEJM Journal Watch General Medicine try to balance relevance to general medicine and recognition of landmark studies and key guidelines. The order of presentation of these summaries is not intended to reflect their relative importance.

Our Year in Review Topics for 2019:

• Common Guidelines for Bacterial Pneumonia Have Been Updated

• Are As-Needed Inhaled Steroids Effective for Mild Asthma?

• Secondary Prevention After Stroke

• Important New Studies on Managing Atrial Fibrillation

• New Studies on Managing Severe Aortic Stenosis

• A New Cholesterol Treatment Guideline

• Follow-up Colonoscopy in Patients with Small Nonadvanced Adenomas

• Proton-Pump Inhibitors Probably Are Safe fo…