More articles from Editorial
- The emotional impact of a malpractice suit on physicians: Maintaining resilience
Resilient people can face reality, see a better future, put things into perspective, and bounce back from adversity.
- The microbiome in celiac disease: Beyond diet-genetic interactions
Evidence points to the mix of bacteria that make the gut their home, collectively called the microbiome.
- Why do clinicians continue to order ‘routine preoperative tests’ despite the evidence?
The authors propose several reasons and possible solutions.
- Sacubitril-valsartan and the evolution of heart failure care
It was hard to believe that any new additional therapy would make a significant difference.
- Postoperative troponin surveillance: A diagnostic dilemma
Postoperative troponin elevations are linked to bad outcomes. But does screening for troponin elevations improve outcomes?
- Stenting may benefit select patients with severe renal artery stenosis
Treatment of severe renal artery stenosis must be individualized.
- Perioperative medicine: Combining the science and the art
Although we may wish for “cookbook” guidelines, often we must practice the “art” of medicine.
- Women and HIV: An expanded perspective
HIV preys on the vulnerable. Testing is crucial. Pre-exposure prophlyaxis is an attractive concept but an incomplete solution.
- Treating epilepsy in the elderly: More art than science
When treating patients, one size does not fit all—and especially so with the elderly.