Is it Time to Start Teaching Basic Diagnostics?

Writing qualitative article: It is time to quality improvement

Précis: This debate article highlights some questions from critics of qualitative research. Planning for proper design, philosophical background, researcher as a research instrument in the study, trustworthiness and application of findings are main debates in this field. One of the issues that have been received little attention is report of qualitative inquiry. A qualified report can an...

I-4: Is It Time Now to Cancel Fresh EmbryoTransfer

The implantation of embryo depends on the quality of the embryo and the receptivity of the endometrium. While the factors affecting embryo quality were optimized, the implantation rates did not reach the desirable levels. This directs the blaming for endometrial receptivity which already has been affected by supra-physiological levels of hormone, namely estradiol, in controlled ovarian hypersti...

Is it Time to Start NewbornScreening forTurner Syndrome?

Turner syndrome (TS), is the most common chromosomal abnormality in females. TS is caused by haploinsufficiency of the short arm of X-chromosome, and is usually diagnosed by karyotyping which is time-consuming, expensive and unfeasible for population screening. Neonatal diagnosis of TS permits detection of associated malformations, appropriate therapy for short stature and puberty, thus improvi...

Is it time to reinvent basic cell culture medium?

6 The success of in vitro experiments depends largely on the quality of the cell culture media. Four 7 synthetic media formulations, Dulbecco's Modified Minimum Essential Media (DMEM), RPMI 8 1640, Minimum Essential Media and its alpha modification (MEM), and Medium 199 (M199) 9 are used in ~90% of published in vitro studies. We compared the levels of electrolytes and 10 carbohydrates in these ...

Is it time to stop teaching breast self-examination?