Tag: James L. Franklin
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The castrati: A physician’s perspective, part 2
James L. FranklinChicago, Illinois, United States The first half of this article was previously published in Hektoen International, Summer 2010, as The castrati: A physician’s perspective, part I Medical aspects In this second part, we turn to the medical aspects of our subject and questions of by whom and by what methods were these operations performed.…
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The castrati: A physician’s perspective, part 1
James L. FranklinChicago, Illinois, United States A modified version of this paper was presented on March 1, 2010 to the Chicago Literary Club. “The castrati: a physician’s perspective” will appear in two installments. The first one in this issue details the history, sociology and musical history relevant to the rise of the castrato in the 17th…
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Revisiting a medical classic
James L. FranklinChicago, Illinois, United States Théophile Alajouanine delivered the Harveian Lecture to the Harveian Society of London on March 17, 1948. It was published in the journal Brain in September 1948 and became a medical classic, most frequently cited in papers devoted to the neurology of musical creativity and to the illness of one…
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Eisenhower and Crohn’s Disease
James L. FranklinChicago, IL First published in the Illinois Carol Fisher Chapter Newsletter of September 11, 2005.Published by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. It is still well within the public consciousness that Dwight David Eisenhower suffered a myocardial infarction three years into his first term of office as President of the United States…
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GI Joe: The life and career of Dr. Joseph B. Kirsner
James L. FranklinChicago, IL On September 21, 2009, Dr. Joseph B. Kirsner, University of Chicago Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, will celebrate his 100th birthday. In his centennial year, the American Gastroenterological Association Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition honored Dr. Kirsner with a celebratory dinner on May 29, 2009 as a part…
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Two Scottish tales of medical compassion
James L. FranklinChicago, Illinois, United States Dr. John Raffensberger has served both a literary and humanistic cause by placing in our hands two stories that highlight the most admired traits in a physician, the traits of empathy and understanding that patients and their families require. This slim but handsome volume brings together two Scottish tales…
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Billroth
James L. FranklinChicago, Illinois, United States Presented in an expanded version to the Chicago Literary Club, January 25, 1982 In the days when medical wards were full of patients consuming milk and cream along with graded Sippy diets supplemented by Sippy powders (later tasteless aluminum gels and suspensions) and surgeons were busily removing gastric cancers…