His Word

He sent his word and healed them.

Samuel Johnson: his ills, his pills and his physician friends.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the greatest men of his age. Although famed for his writings, especially his Dictionary and his folio on Shakespeare, he is remembered for his tavern conversations, his literary clubs and the great biography of his life by Boswell. He always enjoyed having physicians as his friends, and took a great interest in all branches of medicine. He would advise and ...

Lecture 2: The Primacy of the Word: Vitruvius and the mystery of his missing images

This segment of the course will focus on the characteristics of handwritten manuscripts which deterred the use of images prior to the availability of printing. It will begin with a description of the materials used in the production of manuscripts and the methods used to make multiple copies of them. It will cover the inherent problems which led to the primacy of writing over illustration, espe...

Nature of His potential in His electrogram.

Unipolar His bundle electrograms were recorded with the muscle preparation isolated from the rabbit or the dog heart at as various sites as possible on and near the A-V conduction system and changes in appearance time and configuration of the so-called His (H) potential were examined. When the exploring electrode was shifted from the coronary sinus orifice down to the transition between the A-V...

Homer, His Art and His World [Review]