Our commitment at this time of continuing struggle against oppression and structural inequalities

A Struggle Against Forgetting

One of the most remarkable characteristics of living organisms is their ability to alter their behavior by learning. Human beings excel at processing new information, retaining it in their memory, and using it to develop new ideas. Studies in the mollusk Aplysia showed that learning involves the strengthening and increased effectiveness of preexisting synapses. Over time, it has become clear th...

The Struggle Against Sepsis **

The struggle against sepsis is as old as man. Primitive man believed that infections were inflicted upon him by the gods or by evil spirits. The Bible reflects this belief in that the boils of the plagues of Egypt were brought about under the Lord's direction, and Job's boils were due to Satan's ministrations.' The Hippocratic School made the first attempt to deal with the surgical treatment of...

How to struggle against torture.

This is dedicated to our former chairman Dr. Mahmoud Rohani

Patient safety: fulfilling our commitment.

T he need to focus on increasing patient safety is an issue of which we are all aware. The two major plastic surgery organizations, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), have actively promoted patient safety in their respective publications, meetings, and public education. In fact, they have urged patients to seek out boa...