Not everything that can be done should be done.

“Not Everything That Is Faced Can Be Changed, but Nothing Can Be Changed Until It Is Faced”: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Promoting and facilitating ethical research.

Is medical research a moral obligation or an option? The relief of suffering is medicine’s noble goal and none would dispute its value. Research is the key to progress in achieving that ideal, the means to that desirable end. Of course, not everything that can be done to achieve that ideal should be done: there are other pressing needs and other ways to improve the human condition. The philosop...

Pharmacy vision and leadership: revisiting the fundamentals.

Someone said, ‘There is something I have forgotten.’ There is one thing in the world that should not be forgotten. You may forget everything except that one thing, without there being any cause for concern. If you remember everything else but forget that one thing, you will have accomplished nothing. It would be as if a king sent you to a village on a specific mission. If you went and performed...

I-13: Blastocyst Culture and Freezing

It should now be beyond doubt that blastocyst culture results in better pregnancy rate (PR). This calls for fewer embryos to be transferred, and indeed blastocyst culture is of most value when the intention is to put back one embryo at a time. The PR with one top-grade blastocyst is 45-65% in different studies. If two top-grade blastocysts are transferred, the PR usually does not differ, but th...

Diagnostic Challenges in Celiac Disease

1. The most important challenge in diagnosis of celiac disease is not-performing the diagnostic tests in suspected persons. Because of multi-organ damage and multiple manifestations of disease, diagnosis of celiac disease may be delayed. It seems general physicians should be aware about uncommon presentations of disease and indications of celiac tests. 2. The second most important challenge is ...