Canada at a Crossroads

Colposcopy at a crossroads.

New cervical cancer prevention strategies are arising from rapidly improving insight into human papillomavirus (HPV) natural history and cervical carcinogenesis, challenging the conventional roles of cytology and colposcopically directed biopsy as the reference standards of screening and diagnosis, respectively. HPV testing has high sensitivity but mediocre specificity and positive predictive v...

Wireless at a Crossroads

As they say, all good things must come to an end. After years of record profits and soaring subscriber numbers, the U.S. wireless market is now becoming saturated, with over 90% of adults in the U.S. owning a cell phone, according to Pew Research Center. The heady growth cannot continue without another swell of innovation spurring new sales, which does not appear immediately forthcoming. Pundit...

Managed care at a crossroads.

Educational Technology at a Crossroads: Examining the Development of the Academic Field in Canada

The purpose of this qualitative research study is to gauge the current state of the academic developments in Educational Technology in order to identify pivotal issues and offer suggestions for future planning in Canada. This article explores the professional literature and the views of 25 senior faculty members from the twelve Canadian universities which offer or offered graduate degree progra...

Transplant Biology at a Crossroads

Feature M att Scott allows that he might not have been thinking too clearly that night in 1985 when the accident happened. After all, it was 2 A.M. when he and his friends returned home from a night of indulging in seasonal cheer, a few days before Christmas. That's when someone thought it might be fun to blow up the old firecracker that had been sitting around the house since midsummer. " I ha...