Your NEJM Group Today: Bronchoesophageal Fistula / Post-Discharge Opioids in U.S. vs. Elsewhere / ENT & OB/GYN Opportunities

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Check out today's offering from NEJM Group:

NEJM Primary Care/Hospitalist Page: Images in clinical medicine: A 50-year-old man with recently diagnosed lung cancer presented with shortness of breath and a cough. Water-soluble contrast esophagography (shown in a video) revealed a bronchoesophageal fistula. Take a look at the first link below.

NEJM Journal Watch: In a prospective study involving 14 institutions in 8 countries, 91% of U.S. patients were prescribed opioids after discharge following appendectomy, cholecystectomy, or inguinal hernia repair — compared with 5% of non-U.S. patients.

NEJM CareerCenter:

• ENT: Pion Hills Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy Specialists in Farmington, New Mexico, is recruiting a general ENT to join an existing practice.

• OB/GYN: Crozer Health Medical Group in Pennsylvania has an opportunity to join an established general obstetrics and gynecology practice.