The Chornobyl Aftermath
3 I. Masnyk Editorial: Chornobyl — 20 Years Later
7 W. Wertelecki Rates of Neural Tube Defects in Ukraine Highest in Chornobyl Impacted Regions
16 Z. Matkiwsky Òhe Lasting Impact of Chornobyl
22 L. Pyrih Chornobyl: Soviet Secrecy and Spin Control
26 I. Ponomariov The Chornobyl Accident and Assessment of Breast Cancer Morbidity in Ukraine: A Statistical Challenge
34 M.D. Tronko, G.R. Howe, T.I. Bohdanova, et al A Cohort Study of Thyroid Cancer and Other Thyroid Diseases after the Chornobyl Accident: Thyroid Cancer in Ukraine Detected During First Screening
Public Health
47 D. DeBell, R. Carter Ukraine: The Public Health Challenges Posed by HIV/AIDS
Medical Ethics
56 V.Ì. Zaporozhan Nooethics: Philosophical Foundations of Global Bioethics
Member News
64 R.B. Worobec Boris D. Lushniak, MD — Promot³în to Assistant Surgeon General and Rear Admiral in the Commissioned Corps
Biographical Sketches
67 B. Nadraha, V. Semeniv Ivan Kurovets, MD
72 P. Pundy Alexander Farion, MD
Anniversaries
75 The Editors Paul Dzul, MD
76 Announcements
78 Instructions for Authors
80 UMANA Officers