Healthy obesity: time to give up the ghost?

Time to Give Up on Cardioprotection?

Both the incidence of acute ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and the mortality from STEMI have decreased over the last 3 decades. However, despite the success of reperfusion therapy by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or thrombolysis, STEMI is still of significant concern. Although door-to-balloon time for primary PCI has declined, mortality has not, possibly b...

Is it time to give up the crossmatch?

Blood groups A, B, and O were described by Landsteiner in 1901 and the serological crossmatch between the blood donor and the recipient, as a means of preventing ABO incompatibility, was first described by Ottenberg in 1908. In 1941, Rh antibodies were found to be the cause of haemolytic disease of the newborn. The earliest detected forms of anti-D antibodies were very strong and found by salin...

ABC of obesity. Obesity--time to wake up.

Training to use EUS-FNA : It is time to give up the human hands-on approach?

In this issue, Hoshi K et al evaluate their endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration (EUSFNA) training model [1]. This model involves use of an isolated porcine stomach and is believed to be realistic, simple, and inexpensive. Training in EUS, and mainly in EUS-FNA, is really challenging because use of the procedure is growing and it is key to medical management, particularly in oncology. E...

Do Not Give Up