Communication between all involved parties is important for the patient with a complicated medical history. Such interactions amongst physicians was the topic of a Loss Prevention Seminar. The patient was a 24-year-old nurse, a longterm survivor of a childhood cancer. She reported that she had suffered a serious bout of heart failure of unknown etiology. She had barely survived and was just...

The contents of this issue include several manuscripts of papers presented at a Symposium organized by the International Committee for Contraception Research (ICCR) of the Population Council, as a tribute to C. Wayne Bardin, M.D., Ph.D., who has inspired and led the research and development of new contraceptives in his role of Vice President of the Center of Biomedical Research of the Populatio...