tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post4089869203001602929..comments2024-03-29T05:29:08.934-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Good to be alive: Medical museums in Philly and Chicago challenge the curiousNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-76589994661886087762018-04-01T17:08:25.526-05:002018-04-01T17:08:25.526-05:00You betcha. A 31-year-old man who had a blood clot...You betcha. A 31-year-old man who had a blood clot pressing on his brain. The surgery was a success. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-20987220423653356122018-03-29T07:52:43.136-05:002018-03-29T07:52:43.136-05:00@Joe H. -- That's odd, I had no problem seeing...@Joe H. -- That's odd, I had no problem seeing the complete column. I'm currently out of town and haven't yet seen the printed paper, but the new digital version is much improved IMO.<br /><br />SandyKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-62417160820039522302018-03-28T21:02:33.881-05:002018-03-28T21:02:33.881-05:00No, I'm not saying that.No, I'm not saying that. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-52719937557987250522018-03-28T19:48:33.715-05:002018-03-28T19:48:33.715-05:00My father-in-law was in one for the best part of a...My father-in-law was in one for the best part of a year in 1954. It eventually killed him in 1979 at the age of 55, polio shortened many lifespans. If he knew about his antivaxxer grandson, he'd have a complete fit. As do I.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892229657147137472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79429404696304031012018-03-28T19:12:05.246-05:002018-03-28T19:12:05.246-05:00This was very interesting, I would really like to ...This was very interesting, I would really like to visit the Mutter someday. Just one thing, are you saying that the Incas developed trephaning? I thought that dated back to Neolithic times. NikkiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226032148784322997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-81165132594639731652018-03-28T18:51:12.776-05:002018-03-28T18:51:12.776-05:00I like the new look of the paper and won't mis...I like the new look of the paper and won't miss the USA today section but they forgot the table of contents in the front.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-54143352924678639532018-03-28T15:31:39.126-05:002018-03-28T15:31:39.126-05:00Not quite the worst place to be in the view of W.C...Not quite the worst place to be in the view of W.C. Fields.<br /><br />Tom Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83174334860669201262018-03-28T14:20:53.860-05:002018-03-28T14:20:53.860-05:00Google it. There are still people living in them ...Google it. There are still people living in them who contracted polio in the 50s.<br />tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-90265081850190000702018-03-28T12:42:02.906-05:002018-03-28T12:42:02.906-05:00What are you doing in Phillie?What are you doing in Phillie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-5324926259699299822018-03-28T11:43:35.210-05:002018-03-28T11:43:35.210-05:00Very poetic, Neil.
I wonder, how long did people ...Very poetic, Neil.<br /><br />I wonder, how long did people live in iron lungs? Interested Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04686192811380975495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48543077788119533962018-03-28T11:29:38.299-05:002018-03-28T11:29:38.299-05:00Nice. Click on "to continue reading" and...Nice. Click on "to continue reading" and be directed to the SUN*Times page, which has a large black directory box, blocking most of your column. Luckily I subscribe to the print, so needed to go find it to finish the column. Hope this is a one time occurrence. Very annoying....<br />Joe H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-46400747985272654272018-03-28T11:07:24.667-05:002018-03-28T11:07:24.667-05:00If you ever get back to Cleveland, I highly recomm...If you ever get back to Cleveland, I highly recommend the Dittrick Medical History Center and Museum, directly across the street from Severance Hall, the home of the Cleveland Orchestra. The history of contraception in America, changing birth practices, doctors' offices and surgical instruments of different eras, fighting diabetes and smallpox, advancements in forensics, the history of microscopes...it's all there and it's free. A great way to spend an afternoon. Best of all, the Cleveland Museum of Art, one of the world's finest, is a short walk down the street...and a lovely way to clear your head of some of the things you've just seen.Grizz 65noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58504960442859677642018-03-28T10:05:33.342-05:002018-03-28T10:05:33.342-05:00This is why I could never be a doctor or any other...This is why I could never be a doctor or any other kind of health care professional. The "ick factor" is too strong for me.<br /><br />Great line about anti-vaxxers, BTW.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55409272058086171592018-03-28T09:31:32.882-05:002018-03-28T09:31:32.882-05:00For those enamored of such displays, the Henterian...For those enamored of such displays, the Henterian Museum in London't Royal College of surgeons is worth a visit.<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-43346783343098109242018-03-28T08:44:17.247-05:002018-03-28T08:44:17.247-05:00I find myself curious about the patient in the 195...I find myself curious about the patient in the 1953 reenactment of Incan surgical technique. Not a living person, I hope?Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-84642653208884409542018-03-28T08:23:37.993-05:002018-03-28T08:23:37.993-05:00Love these forays into weirdness.
john
Love these forays into weirdness.<br /><br />john<br />tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50292354672450774602018-03-28T05:34:04.157-05:002018-03-28T05:34:04.157-05:00Next time you're in D.C., suggest you visit th...Next time you're in D.C., suggest you visit the National Museum of Health. It's gone through several iterations since its founding as the Army Medical Museum in 1862, known for its display of the leg bone of Union Gen. Sickles, shattered during the Battle of Gettysburg. The museum, at least the last time I visited it, was not for the faint of heart. http://www.medicalmuseum.mil/index.cfm?p=about.indexRob1213https://www.blogger.com/profile/09454288945011755819noreply@blogger.com