Immunization - Must Be Safe or We Will All Be Sorry

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All of Britain Must Be Stoned!

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Sedation: it is better to be safe than sorry.

Editor—We recently came across an editorial in the British Journal of Anaesthesia entitled 'Is sedation by non-anaesthetists really safe?' written by Drs Webb and Hunter. 1 This topic is becoming more and more at the forefront in our speciality. After spending many years as an anaesthesiologist and taking care (hands on) of patients, including neonates and patients up to 106 yr old, using all t...

Should we all be vegetarians?

Who will we be?: JAMA surgery !

T HE ARCHIVES OF SURGERY WILL BE OFFIcially renamed JAMA Surgery, beginning January 1, 2013; the other 8 Archives journals will be renamed similarly for their specialties. When I discussed this with the new JAMA editor, Howard Bauchner, MD, I was excited about the new name. We are uniquely linked to JAMA and this name change will broadcast that association even more vividly. The Archives of Sur...