Goodbye Juan José Sáenz (1960–2020): A Bright Scientific Mind, an Unusually Prolific Friend, and a Family Man

Richard Bright—A Man of Many Parts

Dr Richard Bright, the father of modern renal medicine, was born 200 years ago this year at 29 Queen Square, Bristol. The great medical triumvirate of Guy's Hospital in the 19th century Hodgkin, Addison and Bright have been immortalised by the attachment of eponyms to the diseases they decribed; however Bright although perhaps the most accomplished of the three, is less well remembered today. M...

an unusually ulcerative eccrine poraoma: a case report and review

introduction eccrine poroma is a benign neoplasm thought to derived from eccrine sweat glands. recently, studies have shown wide distribution of eccrine poroma, including acral, face, and abdomen forms. case presentation we reported a 65-years-old woman with rapidly growing 5-cm ulcerative eccrine poroma with active bleeding since one year prior to presentation. conclusions although rapid growt...

Goodbye to a Good Friend: An Exploration of the Re-Homing of Cats and Dogs in the U.S

When dogs and cats are not retained in a home, they are re-homed to somewhere, and while there is a collection of research around relinquishment to shelters, little is known about the general re-homing picture. A cross sectional random digit dial survey was conducted with an aim to learn more about who is re-homing, where they are re-homing and why they are re-homing owned dogs and cats in the ...

Takeshi Matsuura: A Truly Inspirational Friend and Membrane Scientist

john steinbeck: friend of the american common man

in his last years of life americans had almost forgotton steinbeck, and those who had not, occasionally criticized him for supporting and praising the u. s. military intervention in the vietnam war. althought ateinbeck incorporates different themes into his works, each one bears many signs of his concern and sympathy for america and the american common people in particular. steinbecks to a god ...