Does equal care give equal outcomes?

Fitness does not equal competence.

Does NP not equal P?

The paper is made rediculously irrelevant in light of realization that NP is anything a DTM can solve in time 2^p(|n|). One theorem found on one page taking up about 1 inch in exactly one text. The author therefore no longer supports the nonsense it purports.

Equal Care, Unequal Outcomes: Experiences of a REACH 2010 Community

Diabetes is growing in prevalence and costs. Guidelines for care have been available since 1983, yet diabetes care and outcomes remain less than ideal. CDC’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health 2010 (REACH 2010) identifi ed diabetes in African Americans as a priority for action. This article documents the activities, interventions, and current progress of the REACH 2010 diabetes co...

Commentary: Ovarian function does not equal fertility does not equal babies.

In the debate about preserving fertility for patients treated with chemotherapy, more is known about inducing gonadal toxicity than is known about avoiding gonadal toxicity. Controversy over how best to advise patients facing a medical decision will commonly occur when inadequate data are available on which to base a sound opinion. The debate becomes passionate when emotionally charged issues s...

Equal access to health care.

Equal access to health care A t the heart of the December editorial on poverty and health is the issue of what we as physicians can do about the problem. Dr McGregor clearly reviews the evidence that poor health is one of the miseries attributable to poverty. While accepting that reducing poverty in this country is beyond the capabilities of doctors, she does urge us to be advocates for tacklin...