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December 22, 2016

The seventh Hektoen Grand Prix Essay Competition is now closed. We thank all who have submitted articles, and will announce the winners in our next issue. In the meantime, please enjoy the selection of articles featured here in Frontispiece.

Frontispiece

Art

Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam, Jessica Lobo
The anatomy of Michelangelo (1475-1564), JMS Pearce
Anatomy and pathology in Zurbaran’s paintings, Stephen Martin
History

Saul Farber on St. Helena, Peter H. Berczeller
Thomas Bartholin’s consolation on the burning of his library, Timo Hannu
Mithridates, “deadly poison” and a classic misdiagnosis, Hugh Tunstall-Pedoe
Hospitals

St. Mary’s Hospitals, birthplace of penicillin, Anabelle Slingerland & K. Brown
The founding of Rush Medical College , Joseph deBettencourt
Qatar’s Sidra Hospital and Damien Hirt’s Miraculous Journey, Sally Metzler
Infectious disease

Clara Maass and yellow fever, Mariel Tishma
El garrotillo: on diphtheria and Goya, Vicent Rodilla
Path of compassion, Raisa Zubareva
Literary

A bit of irony: Sir William Wilde and Oscar Wilde, James L. Franklin
Margaret Edson’s W;t; lessons on person-centered care, Atara Messinger
Reading the brain in John Keat’s Ode to Psyche, Kathryne Dycus
Physicians and Surgery

The art of surgery: ‘surgical theatrics’ on the surgeon’s stage, Cynthia J. Avila
The brief and strange history of mesmerism and surgery, Vincent P. de Luise
William Withering and the use of foxglove in pediatrics patients, Göran Wettrell