May, 2018 - Hektoen International

Death notices

May 15, 2018

Jacob Appel New York City, New York, United States The Suicide by Édouard Manet 1877–1881 Browsing the obituaries over Sunday brunch — one never knows what nugget one may find, a former grade school teacher or some biddy from one’s mother’s mahjongg klatch — I stumble upon the wedded name of the girl I’d hoped to marry […]

Part I: The impact of insulin on children with diabetes at Toronto Sick Kids in the 1920s

May 15, 2018

Sarah Riedlinger Dean Giustini Brenden Hursh Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Introduction The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, 1929. Photo credit: Toronto Public Library, Accession # tspa_0113248f Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world.1 In 2009 Canada alone had 2.35 million people with diabetes.2 Some 10% of sufferers […]

Part II: The impact of insulin on children with diabetes at Toronto Sick Kids in the 1920s

May 15, 2018

Sarah Riedlinger Dean Giustini Brenden Hursh Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Progress in diabetes care between 1922 and 1929 Figure 2. Mortality of Diabetic Coma in the Hospital for Sick Children.7 In 1923 Banting joined the staff of the Hospital for Sick Children and was placed in charge of diabetes care. He and physician Gladys […]

Visualizing Mozart

May 15, 2018

Vincent de Luise New Haven, Connecticut, United States Figure 1. Portrait of Mozart by his brother-in-law, Joseph Lange (©Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum) The music, life, and legacy of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart (Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, 1756-1791) continue to fascinate and enthrall.1,10,15,19, Footnote 1 Mozart has been the subject of more books, articles, and […]