Press Release: Cancer Burden Seen Even Many Years After Diagnosis

Benefits of Hemicraniectomy Seen Many Years After Malignant Stroke in a Young Patient

The benefits of hemicraniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke may not be apparent in the 3- to 6-months in which final outcomes are assessed in research studies. We present the case of a 15-year-old who underwent hemicraniectomy for malignant MCA stroke and was significantly disabled 3 and 6 months after event. Over the long-term she was able to graduate from university, pla...

A Clinical Diagnosis Made Bench Side after Two Years

ASUM Press Release

At the recent ISUOG meeting in Los Angeles, there was great debate about the current cut-off s we use to defi ne miscarriage using transvaginal ultrasound. In particular, the guidelines used by both the RCOG and ASUM are not conservative enough and may lead to false positive diagnosis of miscarriage. In routine practice, when there is a suspicion of a non-viable pregnancy, we rely on the measur...

There are reasons why even after 100 years

Ronald Carter, DC, MA, PhD Past President, Canadian Chiropractic Association torical based foundation upon which to build your future. These thoughts all center around the reasons for the events that shaped one’s life and why each occurrence unfolded the way it did. This article explores some of the reasons for these happenings that shaped your life as a chiropractor. Why did our profession tak...

TB Treatment Delays in Odisha, India: Is It Expected Even after These Many Years of RNTCP Implementation?

BACKGROUND In India, the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP) envisages initiation of TB treatment within seven days of diagnosis among smear-positive patients. After nearly two decades of RNTCP implementation, treatment delays are usually not expected. OBJECTIVES To determine the proportion of sputum smear-positive TB patients who were initiated on treatment after seven days and the...