French surgeons are set to strike

To strike or not to strike.

obesity dilemma: are there enough bariatric surgeons?

Are orthopaedic surgeons gorillas?

pointing at the mouse, shouted triumphantly, 'There it is!' Order having been restored by catching the mouse, the surgeon advanced once more towards the operating table. In doing so he struck his head violently against the rim of the operating lamp, not noticing that it had been placed somewhat lower than usual. He collapsed on to the floor, briefly concussed, and the patient sat up again, gazi...

Are surgeons accepting bribes?

he relationship of orthopedic surgeons to medical device companies has come under increasing scrutiny in recent months. A front-page article in the September 22, 2005, issue of The New York Times reported that a Louisiana orthopedic surgeon paid $10,000 in fines after state investigators determined that his consulting agreement with an implant manufacturer was an improper conflict of interest u...

Non-adherence to infectious disease consultations: are surgeons to blame?

HIV RNA load below the detection threshold. At this point, the median (Q1–Q3) change in the CD4+ cell count was 44 (–47 to 139) cells/mm 3. Other relevant characteristics of the population studied are shown in Table 1. Three patients (3%) had suffered a severe liver event: one individual (1%) developed grade 3 HT and two (2%) suffered from liver decompensation. The density of incidence of grade...