ISCB's Initial Reaction to The New England Journal of Medicine Editorial on Data Sharing

ISCB’s initial reaction to New England Journal of Medicine editorial on data sharing

This message is a response from the ISCB in light of the recent the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) editorial around data sharing.

Information sharing systems and teamwork between sub-teams: a mathematical modeling perspective

Teamwork contributes to a considerable improvement in quality and quantity of the ultimate outcome. Collaboration and alliance between team members bring a substantial progress for any business. However, it is imperative to acquire an appropriate team since many factors must be considered in this regard. Team size may represent the effectiveness of a team and it is of paramount importance to de...

Strengthening Research through Data Sharing.

A New Generation of Physicians in Sub-Saharan Africa?; Comment on “Non-physician Clinicians in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Evolving Role of Physicians”

This commentary follows up on an editorial by Eyal and colleagues in which these authors discuss the implications of the emergence of non-physician clinicians (NPCs) on the health labour market for the education of medical doctors. We generally agree with those authors and we want to stress the importance of clarifying the terminology to describe these practitioners and of defining more formall...

The Effect of HLA-DRB1 Sharing between the Couples with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss on the Pregnancy Outcome after Leukocyte Therapy

Background: Miscarriage is a common phenomenon complicating more than half of pregnancies. Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) is defined as three or more pregnancies lost before the twentieth week of gestation. It is believed that abnormality in maternal immune reaction to fetus and sharing of HLA antigens might be associated with RPL. Objective: To investigate the effect of HLA-DRB1 sharing betwee...