Of course, as the shocking case of Myles Bradbury – the haematologist sentenced this week for sexually abusing young patients – shows, indescribably dreadful misconduct can still take place.
But even a quick visit with some of the patients shows what a long road that will be for many of them.
Literature on the effect of alcohol ingestion on short-term outcomes for trauma patients shows conflicting results.
Study of insulin-producing cells derived from skin of diabetes patients shows utility of iPS cells for study of human disease and as potential therapy.
An analysis of brain tissue from glioblastoma patients shows immune system response to tumors was strengthened when exposed to immunotherapy drug currently used to treat melanoma.
Decode's data from its Icelandic patients shows that certain variations in the new stroke gene are highly associated with both the carotid artery and heart-associated forms of stroke.
The literature on postoperative complications in cardiac surgery patients shows high incidences of postoperative complications such as delirium, depression, pressure ulcer, infection, pulmonary complications and atrial fibrillation.
Now a large new analysis involving 250,000 patients shows that these medications may be as effective and safe as their older cousins, the angiotensin converting enzyme, or ACE inhibitors.
Importantly, analysis restricted to these 19 patients shows rates of progression-free survival at 6 months, median progression-free survival and OS that are similar to those without biopsy-proven HCC (Supplementary Figures 1C and D).
Thus, precordial mapping, both in dogs and patients, shows changes parallel to those measured by the epicardial technique and should provide a useful clinical tool for determining acute changes in the extent of ischemic injury.
Magnetic resonance imaging of patients shows inflammatory lesions in the brain and spinal cord.
