Month: May 2018
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Death notices
Jacob AppelNew York City, New York, United States Browsing the obituaries over Sunday brunch —one never knows what nugget one may find,a former grade school teacher or some biddyfrom one’s mother’s mahjongg klatch — I stumbleupon the wedded name of the girl I’d hopedto marry at twenty-five, when I was twelve.That did not happen. Fate…
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Part I: The impact of insulin on children with diabetes at Toronto Sick Kids in the 1920s
Sarah RiedlingerDean GiustiniBrenden HurshVancouver, British Columbia, Canada Introduction 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 have type 1 diabetes (T1DM), the most common form seen in children.3 Before 1922 most children with diabetes died,…
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Part II: The impact of insulin on children with diabetes at Toronto Sick Kids in the 1920s
Sarah RiedlingerDean GiustiniBrenden HurshVancouver, British Columbia, Canada Progress in diabetes care between 1922 and 1929 In 1923 Banting joined the staff of the Hospital for Sick Children and was placed in charge of diabetes care. He and physician Gladys Boyd developed a comprehensive program of treating children with diabetes. The program resulted in a 50%…
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Visualizing Mozart
Vincent de LuiseNew Haven, Connecticut, United States 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 commentary than any composer in the Western canon. Mozart brought Classical style to its apotheosis, creating…