When should the UK lift its lockdown?

When Can We Lift the Coronavirus Pandemic Restrictions? Not Before Taking These Steps

When Can We Lift the Coronavirus Pandemic Restrictions? Not Before Taking These Steps. The American Enterprise Institute, a public policy think tank, recently released a report co-written by former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb that offers a four-phase “road map to reopening.” The first phase involves slowing the spread of new infections with physical distancing ...

Relaxed Lockdown in Bangladesh During COVID-19: Should Economy Outweigh Health?

when should commence dialysis: focusing on the predialysis condition

the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (ckd), as defined by the nfk-kdoqi (the national kidney foundation kidney disease outcomes quality initiative) guidelines, is a glomerular filtration rate less than 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 or the presence of microalbuminuria. ckd is increasing worldwide, leading to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. there is general agreement on the importance of an ...

Research and Its Revelation: When Should Courts Compel Disclosure?

As a longtime commentator on the uneasy relationship between law and science, I was asked to review six of the symposium papers in this issue of Law and Contemporary Problems that address judicially compelled disclosure of an unretained expert’s research results and opinions. The debate embodied in these papers is both lively and well-informed. After completing my review, however, I found mysel...

Should the UK introduce varicella vaccine?

C hickenpox has traditionally been viewed as an irritating but inevitable infection to be endured during childhood, a rite of passage during the preschool years. This benign view persists despite evidence that certain groups, including neonates, adults, pregnant women and the immunocompromised, have higher risk of severe disease. Few data on the incidence of severe complications and death in ch...