Five things to know about diagnostic error

Five Things Everyone Should Know about SCHIP

In August 1997, Congress enacted the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), with bipartisan support, as Title XXI of the Social Security Act. SCHIP gives states a higher federal match than Medicaid—that is, a higher federal contribution for every dollar of state funds spent on the program. In contrast to Medicaid, however, SCHIP’s federal contribution is not an open-ended entitlemen...

Five things to know about...child automobile restraints.

Injuries from motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of death among Canadian children. Well-child visits are a good time for physicians to provide information to parents on proper installation and use of car seats. Appropriate use of car seats can re duce the risk of death or serious injury by 67%–71%. A guide based on best practices is shown in Appendix 1 (www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content /full...

Five things to know about...: contrast-enhanced ultrasonography.

Five Things You Should Know about Soldier – Robot Teaming

The Human Research and Engineering Directorate (HRED), U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and partner Tank and Automotive Research Development Command (TARDEC) embarked on a 5-year Army Technology Objective (ATO) research program that addressed human robot interaction (HRI) and teaming for both unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGV). The program’s objective was to un...

Ten things to know about oomycete effectors.

Long considered intractable organisms by fungal genetic research standards, the oomycetes have recently moved to the centre stage of research on plant-microbe interactions. Recent work on oomycete effector evolution, trafficking and function has led to major conceptual advances in the science of plant pathology. In this review, we provide a historical perspective on oomycete genetic research an...