NEJM This Week — July 23, 2026

This week, we bring you advances in pancreatic and bladder cancer, preventing gonorrhea, a promising new therapy for adolescent hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and a review of antiretroviral treatment for HIV. We also follow a striking case of vision loss that led to an unexpected diagnosis and discuss Perspectives on vaccine evidence, hepatitis C elimination, the endorsements of prescription drugs on social media, and the enduring intersection of love and loss in medicine.