When were clinicians evernotcompetent?

Proteomics in asthma: the clinicians were right after all, were not they?

Clinical disease phenotypes with underlying information of molecular and biological signatures for the same, is a prerequisite for improving medical care and developing more effective, stratified management strategies. This commentary reviews the research carried out by Cao et al. to unravel biological networks associated with different clinical categories of asthma. It finally comments on the ...

When clinicians must testify in court.

When All of the Oceans Were Frozen

Science is the most fun when it makes things simple. And it is at the best when we find a theory that makes many previously-unrelated observations fit together like a puzzle, and which then leads to new predictions and discoveries. During the midto late 1960s, Plate-Tectonics did this in grand style for most of the Earth sciences, allowing an entire host of observations from paleontology to pet...

How many were there when it mattered

Size matters, particularly in demonstrations. A demonstration is in support of a movement or a cause. The movement has a number of sympathisers. The perceived number of sympathisers is important. If it is seen to be large, then it becomes easier to recruit others to the cause, and to persuade inactive sympathisers to join the demonstrations. Also, if the movement numbers are large then it is mo...

Clinicians' vs. technicians' history when obtaining an EEG

The practical value or usefulness of any investigation is dependent upon the clinical information provided and subsequent interpretation; this is particularly important in the investigation and classification of the epilepsies. For two months the histories from clinicians and EEG technicians were prospectively evaluated from 255 consecutive patients. The histories were interpreted by a single p...