Wire fracture in postoperative Nuss procedure: a problem that cannot be ignored

Workplace bullying in nursing: a problem that can't be ignored.

Workplace bullying is a serious problem affecting nursing. Abusive workplaces result in lack of job satisfaction, poor retention, and adverse patient outcomes. The purpose of this article is to present the history of this problem in nursing and offer potential solutions.

Biological Risks and Laboratory-Acquired Infections: A Reality That Cannot be Ignored in Health Biotechnology

Advances and research in biotechnology have applications over a wide range of areas, such as microbiology, medicine, the food industry, agriculture, genetically modified organisms, and nanotechnology, among others. However, research with pathogenic agents, such as virus, parasites, fungi, rickettsia, bacterial microorganisms, or genetic modified organisms, has generated concern because of their...

Editorial comment: Ventricular assist devices for advanced heart failure: evidence that cannot be ignored.

A Category Test that Cannot be Manipulated∗

In Dekel and Feinberg (2004) we suggested a test for discovering whether a potential expert is informed of the distribution of a stochastic process. This category test requires predicting a “small”– category I – set of outcomes. In this paper we show that under the continuum hypothesis there is a category test that cannot be manipulated, i.e. such that no matter how the potential expert randomi...

Substandard medicines in resource-poor settings: a problem that can no longer be ignored.

The circulation of substandard medicines in the developing world is a serious clinical and public health concern. Problems include under or over concentration of ingredients, contamination, poor quality ingredients, poor stability and inadequate packaging. There are multiple causes. Drugs manufactured for export are not regulated to the same standard as those for domestic use, while regulatory ...