Latur water crisis: our eyes will open or not?

The medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry: when will we open our eyes?

There is evidence that drug-marketing techniques affect doctors' prescribing practices. This has ethical implications for doctors, as it affects the trust required in the doctor-patient relationship. Doctors need to recognise they are affected by drug marketing, and take steps to maintain their independence from the pharmaceutical industry.

Calcified Pericarditis associated with Ventricular Septal Defect: Should We Close the Hole or Open Our Eyes?

We present the case of a 45-year-old woman with recent onset of dipnea and atrial fibrillation. She was referred to our center for treatment of an associated ventricular septal defect. Echocardiography confirmed the presence of a membranous ventricular septal defect, but also showed signs of constriction. Cardiac computed tomography displayed a severe, diffuse calcified pericarditis. We show th...

Calcified pericarditis associated with ventricular septal defect: should we close the hole or open our eyes?

We present the case of a 45-year-old woman with recent onset of dipnea and atrial fibrillation. She was referred to our center for treatment of an associated ventricular septal defect. Echocardiography confirmed the presence of a membranous ventricular septal defect, but also showed signs of constriction. Cardiac computed tomography displayed a severe, diffuse calcified pericarditis. We show th...

Raising the CD4+ initiation threshold with our eyes wide open.

Why incremental reforms will not solve the health care crisis.

The need for major health care reform in the United States is not disputed. Increasing financial barriers to care have impaired health care coverage and access and have resulted in impaired health outcomes for the ever-increasing numbers of Americans who are victims of our unique system that rations care by the ability to pay. The status quo is not acceptable. The Clinton administration’s effor...