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This article illustrates the impact of bibliographic collections of medical history (what we can also call "rare medical books") on medical education. The authors have carried out an analysis of academic experiences - largely Anglo-American - where these resources have been used on the educational level. These collections represent an underestimated and underutilised educational potential, especially in Italy, despite the considerable historical wealth and heritage of books and literature available. Furthermore, the article highlights some possible methodological strategies for a systematic enhancement of the collections in the context of the didactic curriculum of medical studies: the development of a systematic scientific alliance between professor and librarian for a pedagogical use of the collections; the direct involvement in academic programs through didactic planning of the use of historical-medical library material; and the use of historical-medical bibliographies as tools for research and understanding the evolution of medical knowledge, to date little used in historical-medical teaching. With specific reference to countries such as Italy, defined by a noteworthy wealth of historical-medical book collections, there is a potential that paradoxically still awaits to be adequately utilised, with the exception of some pioneering and learned experiences. This situation is due to the lack of pedagogical pathways and approaches elaborated according to a common strategy among teachers, researchers and librarians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction and hypothesis: The ethical behavior of authors, editors, and journals is increasingly placed in the spotlight, by both the public and the research community. Disclosures and conflict of interest (COI) statements of publishing authors represent one important aspect. We aimed to unravel the current management of disclosures, COI, and funding statements in the subspecialty urogynecology. Methods: A bibliometric study was carried out. We included six journals that published urogynecology articles between January and December 2013. All original articles, reviews, and opinion articles were assessed for the presence of disclosure/COI and funding statements. Information given on the official disclosure form was compared with information given in the final article ( International Urogynecology Journal). Results: All journals investigated require disclosure and funding statements in their instructions to authors. Of the 434 articles included, almost all contained a disclosure statement (98-100 %). Funding statements were present in 41-100 % of articles, indicating a difference in journal type (50 % on average among urogynecology journals; 75 % on average among general gynecology journals). The main source of funding was 'grants' (58 %), followed by 'none' (16 %), 'industry' (16 %), and lastly 'hospital/university' (10 %). Disclosure statements in the article were identical to the official disclosure form in 80 % ( IUJ). Conclusions: Disclosure/COI statements were included in almost all urogynecology articles investigated. Their content, however, is sometimes incomplete and should possibly be monitored more closely by journals and authors. Despite universal requirements of journals, the reporting of funding seems inconsistent. This issue in addition to the completeness of disclosures should be given more attention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the publication of the "Journal of American Medical Association" (JAMA). Topics discussed include the authors' acknowledgement of all authors who submitted manuscripts for publication in the journal, the total number of manuscripts transferred to the JAMA Network specialty journals in 2014 and acknowledgement of all peer reviewers who provided scholarly evaluations of manuscripts.