Tag: Mohammed Siraj
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Philippe Ricord: A pioneer in venereal disease treatment
Nicolas RoblesBadajoz, Spain Philippe Ricord was born on December 10, 1800 in Baltimore, Maryland. His father had escaped from Marseille during the French Revolution in 1790, but returned to France in 1820. Ricord studied under Guillaume Dupuytren at Hôtel Dieu but fell out with him… Read more
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Dr. Placido Procesi, Giulio Evola, and paraplegia
Avi OhryTel Aviv, Israel Dr. Placido Procesi (1928–2005) was an Italian physician interested in oriental studies and esoteric philosophy.1 Born in Zagarolo, near Rome, he developed interests in Chinese medicine, acupuncture, and homeopathy. He also became deeply involved in traditional Japanese archery, seeing it not… Read more
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Diagnosing sculptures: Two Greco-Roman case histories
Nicholas SummertonNadey HakimUnited Kingdom Retrospective diagnosis—the practice of identifying an illness after the death of an individual using modern medical knowledge, disease classifications, and methods—is extremely difficult. Although methodological guidance has been developed in relation to retrospective diagnosis1 and iconodiagnosis2 (the medical diagnosis of human… Read more
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Arabia Felix, Yemen in distress
Yemen borders Saudi Arabia to the north, Oman to the east, the Red Sea to the west, and the Gulf of Aden to the south. The Greek geographer Ptolemy called it “Happy Arabia,” and so did the Romans. In ancient times, it comprised several kingdoms:… Read more
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Eritrea: History, demographics, and healthcare
Eritrea is a small country in the Horn of Africa that stretches for more than 1,000 kilometers along the Red Sea, bordered by Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti, and facing Yemen across the sea. It has a temperate mountain zone with an average temperature of 63°F… Read more
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Between science and spectacle: Dr. Luys, hypnotism, and the art of Georges Moreau de Tours
Vincent RodillaAlfara del Patriarca, Spain During the second half of the nineteenth century, hysteria became a major focus of neurological and psychiatric investigation. Physicians increasingly attempted to understand its sensory, motor, and emotional manifestations as disorders rooted in the nervous system rather than solely as… Read more
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From Epidaurus to the hospital ward
Elizabeth PrempehGermany Patients often arrive in our emergency room with vague somatic complaints—general weakness, body pain, even psychogenic non-epileptic seizures—yet every single lab and study comes back normal. I have come to understand how large a role stress plays, and how essential it is to… Read more
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The transcendental benefit of cadaveric dissection
Samuel CarterCincinnati, Ohio, United States The poet William Blake opens his poem “Auguries of Innocence” with the lines: To see a World in a Grain of SandAnd a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.1 An… Read more
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Wuthering Heights: Is love a terminal disease?
Sufyaan MohammedBuckinghamshire, United Kingdom Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights portrays the character Catherine Earnshaw as enthralled by an all-consuming, passionate, insurmountable, and destructive love. But is love really the root cause of her tragic death? The intensity and impact of the legendary affair between Heathcliff and… Read more
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Kyrgyzstan: Splendor in mountainous Central Asia
We learn from the delightful YouTube travel series by Matt and Julia (who made Kyrgyzstan’s capital their permanent home) that Bishkek is a great place to enjoy a pleasant life. It has elegant wide streets, imposing monuments, and restaurants where smartly dressed, polite young people… Read more
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Uzbekistan: The miracle between the two rivers
The student of ancient history, of the old Persian Empire and of the exploits of Alexander the Great, will recognize the two rivers bounding modern Uzbekistan as the Oxus, now Amu Darya, and the Jaxartes, now the Syr Darya. He will have read about the… Read more
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Turkmenistan, old and new
Turkmenistan is a land of deserts, caravan routes, and enormous natural gas reserves. It became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991. Most of the country lies within the Karakum or “Black Sand” Desert, where human settlement developed chiefly around oases and river valleys. In… Read more