Are we “preparing” radiopharmaceuticals?

Are we “preparing” radiopharmaceuticals?

© I a l Today drugs are almost exclusively manufactured industrially. This has been driven by cost savings, but also by a public mandate of high quality and especially standardization, that is difficult to maintain in a non-industrial setting. On the other hand the same public asks for “personalized”or “precision medicine”(Reza Mirnezami et al. 2012) precisely tailored to each patient’s require...

ICT and Future Teachers: Are We Preparing for E-learning?

It is now common for relevant authorities to insist that all newly qualified teachers are able to use a range of ICT applications for teaching and administration (SCTP 1999, NCATE 2001, DfEE 1998). The Australian government has published several papers containing plans and strategies for bringing schools and teachers into the information age (DETYA 2000, DEST 2002). The former, under the title ...

Zika in the United States: How Are We Preparing?

Once considered an inconsequential illness, Zika is now linked with serious health effects including microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome. As the virus makes its way northward, U.S. public health agencies are doing their best to prepare.

Are we preparing GP trainees for patient death?

Erratum: “Zika in the United States: How Are We Preparing?”

In the following sentence, the 147 cases of microcephaly reported in Brazil in 2014 were incorrectly characterized as being about 10 times higher than the average baseline rate seen in other countries: " Brazil recorded 147 cases of microcephaly in 2014, or around 0.5 cases for every 10,000 births, although some experts say that's an underreported figure since the average baseline rate is about...