Caregiving has various connotations within diverse social and cultural settings. Within First Nations communities, caregiving may be understood as a central practice of reclaiming identity teachings from colonial systems healthcare. Our community-based participatory research project explored the experiences, needs, strengths caregivers Mohawk Nation Kahnawake in what is currently called Canada....

Non-traditional students and the widening participation agenda have had a significant impact upon provision of higher education in recent years. Throughout western world access to

In this editorial, Professor Roger Kirby, Editor‐in‐Chief of Trends in Urology and Men's Health , discusses the potential for positive change following covid pandemic

genomic cancer data bases and experimental studies progress, some genes reveal unsuspected roles in oncogenesis. We provide here a short survey on some key examples to illustrate the need to reconsider our current definition of oncogene. As age advances, somatic mutations in metabolic, signaling or regulation of apoptosis may trigger tumorigenesis, in particular if affecting damaged or precance...

Medicine is among the most competitive degrees in the UK. Successfully gaining admission into medical school requires students to demonstrate a variety of academic and nonacademic skills in addition to experience and insights into the profession. However, gaining relevant experience within medicine may not be equally available to all students. The 2012 report from the Social Mobility and Child ...

Our experience with intraaortic balloon counterpulsation in 41 patients documents the feasibility of a coordinated aggressive therapeutic approach in patients with potentially fatal complications of coronary artery disease. The use of intraaortic balloon pump in a non-cardiac surgical center has allowed hemodynamic support in the critically ill, safety in angiography, appropriate selection of p...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Large pulse pressure associates with atherosclerosis, but it is unclear if it contributes to the development of atherosclerosis or if atherosclerosis leads to pulse pressure widening. We examined whether exposure to large pulse pressure in childhood predicts carotid artery intima-media thickness in adulthood. METHODS Carotid intima-media thickness was measured in 2146 a...