What price ‘prestige’ in publishing?

Publishing, Objectivity, and Prestige

Disseminating scientific knowledge and teaching responsible conduct to people involved in research and scientific activities is a prerequisite for the efficiency and integrity of scientific information (16). However, one important challenge scientists face today is conveying scientific information to the public clearly and directly (3). Another challenge is related to peer-review biases (11, 12...

What Price Screening?—I

What Price Medical Care?

I. E. Bush, C. L. Cope, A. Gowenlock, N. J. Holness, V. H. James, A. E. Kellie, C. J. 0. R. Morris, R. Neher, E. C. Osborn, R. V. Short, E. R. Smith, M. Stack-Dunne, J. F. Tait, S. A. S. Tait, M. Vogt and I. D. P. Wootton. Through the co-ordinated efforts of these scientists, the proceedings present a timely exposition of the current status of steroid chromatography on filter paper. Detailed co...

What price excellence?

A British heart surgeon argues that excellence in medicine must always be pursued even when, as in technically advanced specialties, excellence requires expensive equipment and highly trained multidisciplinary teams. He advocates that decisions on a fair and reasonable distribution of costly health services should be made within the National Health Service, specifically by its Department of He...

What price pain relief?

Chronic pain affects more than 50 million Americans and results in more than 25 million physician visits a year for lower back pain alone.1 The burden is particularly great in the elderly, in whom associated cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death. Nonselective, nonaspirin, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents (NSAIDs) are effective analgesic, antiinflammatory, and antipyretic agen...