It finally happened to me: I was sued for malpractice by the family of a patient who had died suddenly. My inner turmoil in the aftermath of this traumatic event affected me deeply. While I was an experienced family doctor dedicated to patient-centered medicine, the event challenged my customary approach to my patients. I share three vignettes from my practice that describe my inner dialogue bo...

In an interesting Turkish retrospective study, conducted between 2012 and 2015, involving 1510 adults, Kekilli et al.[1] tested triple therapy (lansoprazole 30 mg b.i.d., clarithromycin 500 mg b.i.d., and amoxicillin 1 g b.i.d.), bismuth group C (lansoprazole, clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and bismuth subsalicylate 524 mg b.i.d.), and bismuth group M (lansoprazole, amoxicillin, metronidazole 500...

Abstract Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) observations of Centaur (2060) 95P/Chiron show a brightening in the apparent magnitude not due rotational light curves or phase effects. This onset enhancement cometary activity started after 2021 February 8 UT and continued later from June 18 onward. Recent ATLAS deeper follow-up imaging obtained using Las Cumbres Observatory 1.0 m...

Glycoscience—the study of the complex carbohydrates on the surface of proteins and lipids—has long been the neglected stepchild of molecular biology. Although genomics, proteomics and now systems biology have become hot topics of biomedical research, attracting both researchers and funding, glycoscience has played a rather minor role. Once of little interest to understanding biology on a larger...