Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Staphylococcus aureus

  • Tattoos in the twentieth century

    Howard Fischer Uppsala, Sweden   “It was in 1972 and you didn’t really go around showing tattoos or talking about them… And now all of a sudden it has become the thing to do.”1 – Cher, American singer, actor   Sailor being tattooed by a fellow sailor aboard USS New Jersey in 1944. Photo by…

  • The lesser of evils

    Farrin Manian St. Louis, Missouri, United States   “Staph infection” was the last consult of the night. Even before laying eyes on him, the nursing staff warned me that the patient, John, was already hinting about leaving the hospital no more than 24 hours after his admission. As I walked into his dimly lit hospital room, I…