The Massachusetts Medical Society and the Organization of Public-Health Services — Retrospect and Prospect

3/28/2017

am the first commissioner of public health to be honored in this way, but, in any case, my emphasis … on somebody's cherished grass? Planning at the District Level My most recent reflections have led me to take … medical chores; the point of my complaint is that these men are much too remote from the planning …

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Docendo Discimus

3/28/2017

because of war regulations on travel. According to my calculations, therefore, 145 annual dissertations … automatically calls for one's best effort. Rashly, perhaps, I decided to give up any thought of selecting my … specialty as a subject for the dissertation, since less than 5 per cent of my potential audience would …

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Genes, the Heart and Destiny

3/28/2017

of the first act of William Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well. This is my text, much easier for us … for some individuals may not be discredited ahead of time by mass application. In closing may I express my …

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Reflections on the Challenge to the Medical Profession in India

3/28/2017

the doctor may collect 1 rupee (21 cents) and for one at night, 2 rupees. To my knowledge no means has ever … is "socialized medicine," it has my unqualified support. Medical Education Western observers of the medical … in part. In my opinion these resemblances are only superficial; one must probe more deeply. British …

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The Role of Diagnostic Roentgenology in Medicine

3/28/2017

in the diagnosis of human ills. I was influenced in my choice of subject by the fact that many members …

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Small Puddles

3/28/2017

will be overlooked, necessitates a separate apology. I can speak with authority only of my own experience, but ipso … of an honorable and capable practitioner of medicine whom it was my privilege to visit as a medical student. Only … to my query, "which had not had a doctor for many years, and find the place that Dr. Lord has made …

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Gastric Surgery

3/28/2017

Ulcer Duodenal ulcer is the most complicated lesion in my opinion in the entire field of gastric surgery …

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Small Puddles (PDF)

3/28/2017

, which I trust will be overlooked, necessitates a separate apology. I can speak with authority only of my … of medicine whom it was my privilege to visit as a medical student. Only recently wehave learned through … wrote in answer to my query, "which had not had a doctor for many years, and find the place that Dr …

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Medical Care in Our Free Society

3/28/2017

as the subject of my oration this paragraph from the Basic Principles Which Should Govern Medical-Care Plans … for the moment I will restrict my comments to the surgical staff) that will attract well trained young men to our …

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Procedures in Consultation and Referral

3/28/2017

of the times was the young mother from Wellesley who complained about her doctors: "No one gets to know my … to these doctors, I wish today again to express my grateful appreciation for their substantial contributions … to locate me. In this way, my patient gets a better work-up and surer diagnosis." A corollary …

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