Should we accept all comers?

Should we all be vegetarians?

Good science? We should all be asking

Objectivity is a central tenet of the scientific process. That is, in order for science to be a successful tool for understanding the nature of reality it must be free from bias. This idea is so core to science that cases of explicit bias (e.g., data fabrication and false reporting of results) are both mystifying and sensational. In principle and (we hope) in practice, instances of bias can be ...

Should clinicians accept management responsibilities?

Should family physicians accept gifts from patients?

I think it is safe to say that most family physicians have received gifts from patients, even if it was only a box of chocolates, an apple pie, or a bottle of wine. Although only 20% of physicians say they have received gifts,1 it would not surprise me if the opposite were true. Indeed, it is unusual for a family physician not to have accepted gifts of some kind. In fact, several codes of ethic...

Cystic pancreatic tumors: should we resect all of them?

OBJECTIVE Pancreatic cystic tumors are relatively rare tumors and only 1% of them are malignant. They are often asymptomatic and detected as incidental findings through diagnostic imaging. Currently there are no universal guide lines for the correct clinical approach to pancreatic cystic lesions. Cross-sectional imaging demonstrates some typical morphological features that determine the pre-ope...