In which we learn of Dr Fifer’s humble beginnings, San Franciscan medical politics, and the anesthetic choices available to physicians in the 1850s. Dir Fifer’s choices are made somewhat more limited... Read More
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What we can learn from a more tactile approach to bedside medicine. One evening after a pleasant dinner, a classmate and I were reminiscing as we leafed through our medical class yearbook. “... Read More
For a week last summer, I was a camp volunteer. I was seeking professional depth, but what I experienced so affected me that I have changed the way I practise. When I graduated from medical school... Read More
In which a final plea to spare the life of convicted murderer Robert Wall is made, his last moments on earth accounted, and a daring escape attempted. The murder of Dr Fifer Hope,... Read More
Dr Robert Langston was training as a general surgeon in Scotland in 1940 when a chance encounter with the imperious Sir Harold Gillies led him to work in the famous Rookswood burn unit near London... Read More