Finally, It Is Our Turn!

Finally, it is Bismuth's Time

In an interesting Turkish retrospective study, conducted between 2012 and 2015, involving 1510 adults, Kekilli et al.[1] tested triple therapy (lansoprazole 30 mg b.i.d., clarithromycin 500 mg b.i.d., and amoxicillin 1 g b.i.d.), bismuth group C (lansoprazole, clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and bismuth subsalicylate 524 mg b.i.d.), and bismuth group M (lansoprazole, amoxicillin, metronidazole 500...

It finally happened to me.

It finally happened to me: I was sued for malpractice by the family of a patient who had died suddenly. My inner turmoil in the aftermath of this traumatic event affected me deeply. While I was an experienced family doctor dedicated to patient-centered medicine, the event challenged my customary approach to my patients. I share three vignettes from my practice that describe my inner dialogue bo...

robotic anesthesia: how is it going to change our practice?

Biometeorology: What It Is and How It Affects Our Health

Ahallmark of holistic medicine is that its practices take into account an individual’s total internal, social, and external environment when consider ing disease prevention and treatment. The interdisciplinary science of biometeorology studies the effects of weather and cl imate on organisms’ adaptation mechanisms and the consequences of human and natural impacts on the atmosphere. Although the...

Is it time to turn our attention toward central mechanisms for post-exertional recovery strategies and performance?

Key PointsCentral fatigue is accepted as a contributor to overall athletic performance, yet little research directly investigates post-exercise recovery strategies targeting the brainCurrent post-exercise recovery strategies likely impact on the brain through a range of mechanisms, but improvements to these strategies is neededResearch is required to optimize post-exercise recovery with a focus...