Neuroscience and education: We already reached the tipping point

The 30-year war on AIDS: have we reached the tipping point?

I is truly an honor to receive the Thomas Parran Award, and I wish to express my deep thanks and gratitude to the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association and the Thomas Parran Award Committee for selecting me to receive this prestigious award. I would like to recognize the support of my colleagues who provided mentorship and guidance to me throughout my career. My lifelong interest i...

Adverse trends in male reproductive health: we may have reached a crucial ‘tipping point’

Healthy men produce an enormous number of sperms, far more than necessary for conception. However, several studies suggest that semen samples where the concentration of sperms is below 40 mill/mL may be associated with longer time to pregnancy or even subfertility, and specimens where the concentration of sperms is below 15 mill/mL may carry a high risk of infertility. Historic data from the 19...

Demand for Preexposure Prophylaxis Reached a Tipping Point in the Usa

Recent findings PrEP demand has reached a tipping point in the USA and is increasing rapidly. Although the primary benefit of PrEP use is biological, to reduce risk of HIV infection, PrEP users often express an alternative set of social and emotional benefits that are provided by PrEP. These collateral benefits of PrEP have salience, affect, and are experienced in the present, which are compell...

The future of employment-based health benefits: have employers reached a tipping point?

Industry support of CME--are we at the tipping point?

n engl j med 366;12 nejm.org march 22, 2012 1069 action led physicians’ organiza­ tions and the pharmaceutical in­ dustry to adopt increasingly re­ strictive codes of conduct related to industry support of continuing medical education (CME). The Ac­ creditation Council for Continu­ ing Medical Education (ACCME), which accredits CME providers, progressively developed an aggres­ sive system of id...