The former Cardinal McCarrick was often dubbed as the “Kingmaker” for his power to influence episcopal promotion in United States and even Vatican. However, most of information support this argument is lacking context, making claim easy downplay. purpose study look at one networks Catholic bishops provide empirical evidence using social network analysis. result supports that indeed appointments...

Major advances were made in the past decade in the understanding of endothelial injury and the key role of inflammation and atherosclerosis in cardiovascular disease (CVD). A large number of trials for drugs and devices have been successfully completed and it became clear that prevention should be at the core of efforts against CVD. However, every single publication on CVD highlights the “ather...