Objective— To investigate the adverse effects associated with a false positive SO g glucose
challenge test for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Setting— Consecutive women …

Remarks in the Editor’s Preface regarding maternal serum screening1 may create a false
impression about the way physicians counsel patients about a positive screening result. It is …

… Such practice standards must also be able to be defended in litigation courts. We believe
that none of the preceding recommendations preclude the development (and implementation) …

In describing the historical demise of family medicine, Walter Rosser1 misses an essential
point: at one time there was a large pool of recent graduates in the locum pool. This provided …

I was looking forward to reading this article as a family practitioner, especially the Table of
Contents reference to a treatment review. The article is a fascinating review of an unfortunate …

Editor’s note: In addition to the letters published here, we received at least one unsigned
letter commenting on the articles by Dr. Chan and colleagues. Although we will consider …

Another question is, What are we trying to solve through recertification? If we are trying to
prevent mistakes, we need to look much deeper than basic competence, given that many, if not …

portant aspects of medical care, and research and data are available. Unfortunately, Dr.
Wright’s commentary holds more personal opinion than facts. He assumes that highbilling …

W* T hat is most disturbing about David GC McCann's letter (Can Med Assoc J 1986; 135:
268) is medical student McCann's asser-tion that the strike's purpose was to" undermine the …

I read with interest the commentary by Mr. Matthew Herder and Dr. David Juurlink proposing
ministerial recall of high-dose opioid formulations. 1 Unquestionably, some “legacy patients…