Do We Know What Homeostasis Model Assessment Measures?: If not, does it matter?

Do we know what homeostasis model assessment measures? If not, does it matter?

The point-counterpoint articles in the September issue of Diabetes Care (1,2) raise several interesting issues on our understanding of insulin resistance, homeostasis model assessment (HOMA), and the future of measurement shortcuts for insulin resistance and secretion. McAuley et al. (1) provide an overview of methods to assess insulin sensitivity and secretion. The conditional nature of the ti...

Do We Know What We Do not Know? A Response to Celine Bonnet

Molecular approaches to diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis what we know and what we do not know.

Invasive aspergillosis (IA) are a major complication in immunocompromized patients where can be serious and rapidly fatal. Early diagnosis and early appropriate antifungal treatment is important in reducing mortality and morbidity. But despite many efforts to develop detection methods, the diagnosis of IA still remains challenging and current conventional methods are limited for adequate diagno...

Superior Capsule Reconstruction: What Do We Know?

The management of irreparable rotator cuff tears remains challenging. Since its introduction by Mihata in 2012, superiorcapsule reconstruction (SCR) has grown in popularity at an astonishingly rapid rate. The aim of this article is to providea comprehensive review of the available literature, in order to highlight what has so far been published on SCR,covering all aspects including biomechanica...

do we know what we do not know? a response to celine bonnet