What We Owe Past Selves

What Kind of Environment Do We Owe Future Generations?

The use of human tissues in research: what do we owe the research subjects?

In the past decade, there have been a number of highprofile legal cases that have involved the removal of human blood samples from the hands of researchers. In one case, more than 5 10 dried blood spots from infants were destroyed after a suit was filed that challenged the state of Texas’ right to store infant blood spots for use in future research. In all these cases, there was argument over w...

Molecular approaches to diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis what we know and what we do not know.

Invasive aspergillosis (IA) are a major complication in immunocompromized patients where can be serious and rapidly fatal. Early diagnosis and early appropriate antifungal treatment is important in reducing mortality and morbidity. But despite many efforts to develop detection methods, the diagnosis of IA still remains challenging and current conventional methods are limited for adequate diagno...

Superior Capsule Reconstruction: What Do We Know?

The management of irreparable rotator cuff tears remains challenging. Since its introduction by Mihata in 2012, superiorcapsule reconstruction (SCR) has grown in popularity at an astonishingly rapid rate. The aim of this article is to providea comprehensive review of the available literature, in order to highlight what has so far been published on SCR,covering all aspects including biomechanica...

Barodontalgia: what have we learned in the past decade?

This article reviews the current knowledge regarding barodontalgia, a barometric pressure-related oral (dental and other) pain. Contemporary classification, prevalence, and incidence, features, etiology, and diagnosis of this entity are presented regarding flight and diving conditions. Summarizing the past decade data, three-fourths of episodes were described as severe, sharp, and localized pai...