Fred M. Smith, MD

FRED-MD: A Monthly Database for Macroeconomic Research

This paper presents and describes a large, monthly frequency, macroeconomic database with the goal of establishing a convenient starting point for empirical analysis that requires ”Big Data.” The dataset mimics the coverage of those already used in the literature but has three appealing features. First, it is designed to be updated in real-time using the FRED database. Second, it will be public...

Fred Loe, MD, and the history of trachoma.

Trachoma has been one of the most blinding diseases in the history of ophthalmology. From its initial description in antiquity until the late 1930s, no specific treatment or effective cure had been known, and the only expedient had been to destroy the diseased tissue containing the infectious agent, rendering the disease inactive. Virtually all medical, mechanical, and surgical treatments were ...

Fred W Rankin, MD: a man of medicine during a time of war and change.

In Memoriam: M. Colin Jordan, MD

M. Colin Jordan, former Infectious Diseases Division Director and Professor of Medicine at both the University of Minnesota and the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), died April 8, 2015. Colin lived an exceptional life, touching patients and colleagues with his excellence and high expectations as a physician and scientist and his rare combination of warmth and nurturing with cutting, ...

Remembering Steven M. Podos, MD, 1937-2009.

During an ARVO meeting in the late 1960s, I attended a party in David Maurice’s room at the Sheraton Sandcastle. Other than David talking with his characteristic dry humor, I don’t remember who else was in the room, except this younglooking, smiling fellow dressed in a completely white suit and bow tie; even his shoes were white. Being invited to David’s private party was a big deal at that tim...