what is new about colorectal surgeries?

What is new about Rio?

This issue of the European Respiratory Journal includes the results of three different studies of riociguat, a soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator, for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension [1–3]. As the first drug in a novel class for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, riociguat has raised hopes of an expanded drug armamentarium against the still incurable diseases of pulmonary arteri...

What Is New about Canine Demodicosis

P-value: What is and what is not

The misinterpretation and misuse of p-value have been increasing for decades. In March 2016, the American Statistical Association released a statement to warn about the use and interpretation of p-value. In this study, we provided a definition and discussion of p-value and emphasized the importance of its accurate interpretation.    

Metastatic colorectal cancer--what about the primary?

BACKGROUND Approximately 25% of patients with colorectal cancer present synchronous metastases, most frequently located in the liver. AIMS The assessment of optimal therapeutic strategies for the primary tumor in such patients. METHODS We analyzed the outcomes of 209 patients who underwent simultaneous or delayed resection of the primary tumor and liver metastases, the survival rates of pat...

Beat F . Schmid What is New About the Digital Economy ?

Such changes are not entirely new. The inventions of writing, printing, the telegraph, and mass media (through newspapers, radio and television broadcasting) have produced a fundamental impact on the economy and the society, have changed value chains and have created new products and services. So, what is new in the digital economy? Is it a next step within a sequence of technological innovatio...

What is new about epidemiology of acute infectious encephalitis?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review aims to describe new features on the epidemiology of encephalitis world-wide. As this neurological presentation is most frequently related to transmitted viruses, surveillance of encephalitis is of major importance to detect their emergence or re-emergence. RECENT FINDINGS Rabies causes one of the most severe types of encephalitis as it is lethal in all cases, an...