There was hearing loss in the ear with the implant in seven participants see Original Article, N Engl J Med 2021;384:521-532 Antibodies and SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Health Workers In a longitudinal study of seropositive and seronegative health care workers undergoing asymptomatic and symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 testing, the presence of anti-spike or anti-nucleocapsid IgG antibodies was associated with a substantially reduced risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in the ensuing 6 months see Original Article, N Engl J Med 2021;384:533-540 Randomized Trial of an HCV Vaccine Regimen In this trial, the safety and efficacy of a recombinant chimpanzee adenovirus 3 vector priming vaccination and a recombinant modified vaccinia Ankara boost was assessed in adults who were at risk for HCV infection because of injection drug use The vaccine did not cause serious adverse events and did elicit HCV-specific T-cell responses, but it did not prevent chronic HCV infection see Original Article, N Engl J Med 2021;384:541-549 Circadian Mechanisms in Medicine Molecular insights into diurnal variations in human physiology and behavior are extending our understanding of a wide range of disease processes Despite industry opposition, the rule may endure under the Biden administration see Perspective, N Engl J Med 2021;384:489-491 A Shared Evaluation Platform for Medical Training The debate about changing the scoring system for the USMLE Step 1 exam is both a manifestation of dysfunction in the medical education pathway and an opportunity to address this dysfunction see Perspective, N Engl J Med 2021;384:491-493 Learning How to Die — Lessons from the Irish Wake Over years of rigorous medical training, from cold cadaver labs to physically demanding, gruesome codes, it gets easier to stop giving love so freely, to cover a dying person’s face, to put on your mask
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