Brandy, bridge, and other patient dilemmas

Ethical dilemmas and the dying Muslim patient.

All health care providers may be confronted by a Muslim patient, but many health care professionals are lacking basic knowledge on the Muslim faith and medical ethics based on Islamic law (Shariah). One must endeavour to differentiate between ethnic customs and Islamic tradition. It is important for staff to have a general understanding of the principles of Islamic beliefs and actions to attain...

Bridge Inspection for Decay and Other Deterioration

Wood is an amazing combination of polymers that exhibits both strength and durability as a structural material. Nevertheless, from the time it is formed in the tree, wood is subject to deterioration by a variety of agents. Damage ranges from relatively minor discolorations caused by fungi or chemicals to more serious decay and insect attack. Wood degradation is beneficial in the ecosystem, retu...

Doctor-patient dilemmas in multiple sclerosis.

This paper is based on the second Jack Pritchard Memorial Lecture given at the Queen's University of Belfast (1). The author describes his own personal response to having multiple sclerosis (MS), and then examines the psycho-social aspects of the disease in a wider context. The distress caused by the emotional difficulties associated with MS is emphasised, and in particular the strain placed on...

First person - Brandy Hyndman and Mathieu Crupi.

First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Journal of Cell Science, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Brandy Hyndman and Mathieu Crupi are co-first authors on 'Differential recruitment of E3 ubiquitin ligase complexes regulates RET isoform internalization', published in Journal of Cell Science. Br...

Training dilemmas and false dilemmas