Communicating harmful messages in order to accomplish organizational goals is an unfortunate, yet unavoidable part of organizational life. Because “necessary evil” messages are often of personal consequence to the receiver, it is important the communication process be designed in a way that will minimize harm caused to both messengers and receivers without compromising communication performance...

Ever since it was discovered in the 1770s, the risks and benefits of oxygen have been hotly debated (1). The article by Young, “Hyperoxia—A Review of Risk and Benefits,” the author addresses this important question: What is the optimal oxygen management strategy for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)? Surprisingly, after 60 years of clinical experience, there is still disagreement on the optimal part...

it is also being subjected to the evils of the human mind. As physicians, we take oath to a code of conduct that we would not harm a human soul and/or body. As medical scientists, we also need to re-visit the same oath. On a simpler note there are three major regions of promoting misdemeanor in medical research. These are explained in detail at each level; the primary being a clinician's need t...

IN the course of his annual report upon tlie state * of the Public Health, Sir George Newman, the Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health, calls particular attention to the neglect of minor disease :? The attention (he says) is so easily arrested by the ravages of the great diseases like smallpox, influenza, cancer, tuberculosis or venereal, that we are liable to forget that the largest...