The concepts underlying the PROMISE initiative are described. This initiative to implement more humane healthcare is now developing from a local initiativein Cambridge to a global movement.

Context: Recently, a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) as the cause of COVID-19 has made global health crisis and great challenge. Pregnant women fetuses are among high-risk groups for COVID-19. In this review, we summarize studies regarding SARS-CoV-2 virus-placenta interactions at maternal-fetal interface by demonstrating pathogenicity virus defense methods placenta. Evidence Acquisition: present ...

objective: in previous studies it has been emphasized that the site of morphine action may be either in the embryo or the placenta. in the present study, we attempt to identify the site of morphine action on the fetal section of wistar rat placenta by using c14-morphine. materials and methods: in this study (experimental), female wistar rats (weights: 170-200 g) were mated with male rats and th...

background: placenta previa (pp) is an obstetric complication that can affect maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. its prevalence is rising due to cesarean sections. there is no quantitative data of placenta in pp. in this study, quantitative parameters of placenta in cases with pp in comparison with normally implanted controls were investigated. methods: in this quasi experimental study...

ANIMAL USE RESULTING in harm or death has historically played an integral role in veterinary education worldwide, in disciplines such as surgery, physiology, biochemistry, anatomy and pharmacology. However, many non-harmful alternatives now exist, including computer simulations, high-quality videos, “ethically-sourced cadavers” from animals that have been euthanased for medical reasons, or have...

Francis Bacon (1561 1626) is the recognized philosopher of industrial science and Isaiah of the age of technocracy. It is on his ideas that the technocracy of today is largely founded, as well as the prevailing attitude toward nature as something to be improved upon for the betterment of society. Benjamin Farrington writes that Bacon "in challenging men to win power over nature in order to impr...

The placental adhesive disorders such as placenta accreta and placenta percreta are the rare causes of serious obstetric hemorrhages. They are associated with high maternal morbidity and mortality. Placenta percreta is usually diagnosed in the third trimester of pregnancy as a massive postpartum hemorrhage when an attempt to remove the placenta reveals lack of a cleavage plane. Here we report a...

Sir William Osler is celebrated today not only for his contributions to the advancement of medical education, but also for the humanism he brought to the practice of medicine. He was a doctor whose bedside skills and manners were emulated, and can legitimately be called an infectious diseases specialist. Nonetheless, he was also a humanist in the broader sense of the term, a student of human af...