To the Editor: Yu et al. (April 22 issue)¹ report evidence of airborne transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus. In Figure 1 of their article, the Amoy Gardens housing complex appears to be isolated, when in fact, just 20 m east ...

To the Editor: Quill (May 13 issue)¹ advocates a “seamless transition into hospice programs if and when palliation becomes the primary objective,” but does not acknowledge a major obstacle to determining that palliation has actually become the primary ...

To the Editor: The Scottish Executive project Have a Heart Paisley was designed to improve the delivery of health care between primary and secondary care providers. Integral to its success is a cardiac-disease registry. European legislation governing the ...

To the Editor: In a section entitled “Procedures for Facial Rejuvenation” in his article on the treatment of photoaging, Stern (April 8 issue)¹ briefly mentions blepharoplasty and face-lifts, and he characterizes them as expensive, highly profitable, and ...

To the Editor: Oral et al. reported in 2002 that leptin treatment for a period of four months improved hyperglycemia and hypertriglyceridemia in nine female patients with lipodystrophy.¹ We report the efficacy of leptin-replacement therapy given for 12 ...

The connection among public health, epidemic disease, and politics can be seen throughout history, from the responses to the Black Death in Italian cities in 1348 to the response — or lack thereof — to the resurgence of tuberculosis on the part of the New ...

The steady and often alarming rate at which new and reemerging pathogens are appearing is well recognized. The past year alone saw a global epidemic caused by a previously unrecognized coronavirus, the first outbreak of monkeypox in the Western Hemisphere,...