The training needs of doctors working in England and in Poland with breastfeeding women

Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the training needs of Polish and English medical practitioners in breastfeeding support skills. Self-assessed competence in 22 skill areas, perceived need for update of...

Is there a role for metformin in the ICU?

Cardiac autonomic control in neurosurgery the example of trigemino-cardiac reflex

Simvastatin-induced rhabdomyolysis: a case study on clinical-decision making based on the evidence-based medicine approach

A case of a woman diagnosed to have rhabdomyolysis is presented. It was attributed to simvastatin she had been receiving for 1 year. Based on pathogenesis and medical examination, the diagnosis of statin-induced rhabdomy...

High knowledge about diabetes decreases the likelihood of retinopathy in type 1 diabetic patients treated with intensive insulin therapy from the onset of the disease

Introduction: The aim of the study was to evaluate type 1 diabetic patients treated with intensive functional insulin therapy from the onset of the disease. Material and methods: 100 patients aged under 30 with newly di...