Tag: Summer 2016
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Sweet Success
Ralph GreenSacramento, California, USA The chocolatiers were smiling at their unexpected luckWithout a cent of ad expense they stood to make a buck.A scholar in NEJM 1 first pompously opinedThat choc-o -late ingestion may emancipate the mindAnd lead to creativity as well as high acclaimNot just for noble enterprise but also to great fame.Indeed the…
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Conquering the stigma of mental illness
Eric LevyNew York, New York, United States You have an illness, you let your boss know, and he fires you. There are many first-hand accounts of people who have had such an experience. Moreover, not only can mental illness be a cause for dismissal, it is also a taboo subject. Not just to your boss,…
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Contrasting notions of Ramón y Cajal and Constantin von Economo on forced propulsion
Lazaros TriarhouThessalonica, Greece Two visionaries of biomedicine, Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852-1934), “the father of modern neuroscience,” and Constantin von Economo (1876-1931), “a passing meteor in the firmament of neurology,” made major discoveries in neuron biology, cerebral cytoarchitecture, and human neuropathology.1,2 Their surnames are carved into eponyms, including “Cajal cells” and “von Economo encephalitis.” Cajal…
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Philosophy of science and medicine series — IV: Alexandrian period
Philip LiebsonChicago, Illinois, United States The Alexandrian tradition was first manifested in the Royal Museum in Alexandria, established by the Ptolomies who ruled over Egypt at that time. The museum contained the royal library, one of the largest and most significant resources of the ancient world. Established in the third century BC, it functioned as…
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Union or Confederate, American women played crucial roles in the Civil War effort
Sarah BahrIndianapolis, Indiana, United States “I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them,” Clara Barton, a Civil War nurse and later founder of the American Red Cross organization, once said.1 Though they were prohibited from serving…
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“Dust Off” and the power of perseverance
Robert RobesonLincoln, Nebraska, United States “…I think I should say one word, too, a special word, about the ‘Dust Offs’–the Medevacs. This was a great group of men. All those who flew them, all those who did it. Courage above and beyond the call of duty was sort of routine to them. It was a…
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In pursuit of parsimony in combat research
Jennifer HatzfeldFort Detrick, Maryland, United States Disclaimer: The views expressed in the article are those of the author, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. It was a short walk back to the research office, down a relatively clean, well-lit…
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Boots on the ground
Daly WalkerBoca Grande, Florida, United States Lt. Colonel Stone’s pulse pounded from the adrenaline rush of the resuscitation. The career Army medical officer was in the trauma bay of a surgical hospital he commanded in Afghanistan. A Navy SEAL had been shot in the chest and femoral artery. Stone had stemmed the bleeding in the…
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Psychological effects of warfare on veterans and their families
Brittany LewisJacksonville, North Carolina, United States We hear the terms PTSD and TBI often. When civilians think of these diagnoses they all too often picture a man home broken from combat, possibly wearing a long trench coat and carrying a gun in his hand, who may just fly off at any given moment and kill…