TECHNOLOGY IS TOO IMPORTANT TO LEAVE TO TECHNOLOGISTS

Is meatal stenosis so important as to discourage neonatal circumcision?

Introduction: Circumcision is proposed as the world’s oldest and most controversial operation and meatal stenosis as the most common complication of neonatal circumcision. Published studies in Iran are deficient regarding this complication. This research shows the rate of meatal stenosis in children less than one year in Birjand-Iran. Methods: This descriptive study incorporated all children y...

Why the Car-Parrinello Method is too good to leave to the Electronic Structure Theorists

Perceptions and Opinions of Educational Technologists Related to Educational Technology

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Taking blood pressure: too important to trust to humans?

The measurement of blood pressure in the physician's office is subject to a number of observer errors and also to the "white-coat effect." Automatic devices that measure blood pressure without a human observer in the room can eliminate many of these problems. We argue for greater use of these devices in the physician's office.

Medical engagement: Too important to be left to chance