The Oxymoron of Financial Illiteracy in a Highly Educated Population: Are We Appropriately Equipping Trainees?

Unlabelled: Medical professionals often incur a significant financial burden in pursuit of a medical education. Despite rigorous medical education, financial education appears to be lacking during training. This study intended to explore the financial preparedness and education of 2 cohorts of medical professionals-alumni graduates of a single institution and current plastic surgery residency trainees.

Caudal resection of the upper lateral cartilages and its measured effect on tip rotation.

Background: Commonly used maneuvers for upward tip rotation include cephalic trim of the lateral alar cartilages, caudal resection of the septum, and shortening of the upper lateral cartilages (ULCs). Few techniques for surgical manipulation of the ULCs are found in the literature, and none accurately describe the measured effect of the caudal resection on tip rotation. The purpose of this study is to predict the change in upward rotation of the nasal tip for a measured incremental resection of the ULCs.

Protein glycosylation in Helicobacter pylori: beyond the flagellins?

Glycosylation of flagellins by pseudaminic acid is required for virulence in Helicobacter pylori. We demonstrate that, in H. pylori, glycosylation extends to proteins other than flagellins and to sugars other than pseudaminic acid.