Solving stubborn-wound problem could save millions,team says

Why do some wounds refuse to heal? A team in London, Ont., is attempting to determine the cellular and molecular clues that could lead to better treatment of recalcitrant wounds.     

Physician,protect thyself

Increasingly, health care workers are being threatened and physically attacked by the people they are trying to help. What can physicians do to protect themselves and their coworkers?     

Personal paper: medicine in the 1990s needs a team approach.

Health care increasingly emphasises the team approach in which doctors, nurses, and other health workers adapt and develop new skills. Before changes of this kind are widely accepted, however, there must be clarity about the training, status, authority, working relationships, career structure, and remuneration of those who undertake responsibilities well beyond their traditional roles.