French cancer charity introduces new rules to restore probity

Pathobiology introduces a new category.

Big charity in New Orleans.

In September 2005, Charity Hospital in New Orleans, the oldest continually operating hospital in the US and the safety net for the poorest patients in one of the poorest cities in America, was closed by a hurricane. It is closed for good. ‘Too far gone’ is the recurring phrase in the news. There is brave talk about rebuilding at another site, but the appetite in this country for public hospital...

Climate change and health: time to adopt environmental probity?

Whether we like it or not, doctors have a peculiar relationship with the societies which they serve. This peculiar relationship, however, comes at a price. In the January edition Trevor Thompson and I reviewed the background to the mounting challenge that climate change presents to global health. Here I would like to explore the moral and ethical challenges that face GPs in particular. At the 2...

Biochemia Medica introduces new section: Pre-analytical mysteries

In about 200 words summarize the following information if relevant: (1) Rationale for this case report, (2) Presentation of patient and respective laboratory analyses, (3) Outcomes, and (4) Main lesson(s) to learn from this case report. Introduction Briefly summarize the background and context of this case report. (What was the rationale for presenting this case report? What is the added value ...

Acquisition of Syntactic Simplification Rules for French

Text simplification is the process of reducing the lexical and syntactic complexity of a text while attempting to preserve (most of) its information content. It has recently emerged as an important research area, which holds promise for enhancing the text readability for the benefit of a broader audience as well as for increasing the performance of other applications. Our work focuses on syntac...