Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Wade-Dahl-Till Shunt

  • Theo’s marvelous medicine

    Joseph deBettencourtChicago, Illinois, USA On a cool December day in 1960, a nanny was pushing an infant in a stroller down 85th Street in New York City. Stepping into the road, the nanny saw a taxi whip around the corner and before she could react, the stroller was struck by the taxi and knocked into…