Commentary: Surgery is an art

Cosmetic Surgery: Is It Science or Art?

It is not uncommon, these days, to refer to cosmetic surgeons as " half artists. " The doctors are not averse to being called so; in fact, they are eager to exploit this trend. Cosmetic surgery, uniquely, strives to achieve the transformation of the body on the grounds of curing not a disease but a mind seeking youth and beauty. Cosmetic surgery can be defined as a great effort to create artist...

Commentary: An academic track in global surgery.

Hospital launched a Global Surgery Fellowship in 2009 to furnish future surgical leaders with the academic, clinical, and administrative skills of global surgery, public health, and surgical systems development. Endowed fellowship positions---both clinical and research-based---combined with master’s programs in public health or business administration will allow a really new generation of surge...

Commentary: What Is Art Good For? The Socio-Epistemic Value of Art

Commentary: the art of forensic report writing.

As forensic psychiatry has matured into a well-recognized subspecialty, considerable agreement about the format and content of reports has emerged. Griffith et al. now turn their attention to the art of forensic writing. Their description of the forensic report as "performative narrative" may help to refine professional practice so long as the ethics-related pitfalls are identified and avoided.

Commentary: Is prostate cancer an infectious disease?

Serologic evidence of human papillomavirus 16 and 18 infections and risk of prostate cancer. cancer risk and serologic evidence of human papillomavirus infection: a population-based case-control study. between human-papillomavirus infection and risk of prostate cancer. den Berg BJ. Human papillomavirus antibody and risk of prostate cancer. In this issue, Leticia Fernandez and her fellow epidemi...