MILITARY SERVICE FOR MEDICAL MEN IN FRANCE.

Surgeons reconsidered: military medical men of the American revolution.

This paper assesses the reputation of British military medical staff in the 18th century, focusing on the character and professionalism of regimental surgeons and mates who served at the time of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Examining the careers and contributions of men such as Thomas Dickson Reide, Robert Jackson, and Robert Hamilton reveals that--in contrast to charges of inept...

Military Service for Mental Defectives

The object of this article is to offer information gained in examining mentally defective soldiers, to show their limitations, and the risks involved in keeping them in the Army, and to outline the way in which they are being dealt with. In civilian life we have to consider mental defect as a failure in social adaptation due mainly to lack of sufficient intelligence but frequently also to poor ...

Human papillomavirus seroprevalence among men entering military service and seroincidence after ten years of service.

Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) is recommended to prevent cervical cancer among women. Vaccinating men against human papillomavirus (HPV) can prevent penile, anal, and oral cancers, anogenital warts, and the transmission of HPV to their sexual partners. This study characterized HPV acquisition among male military members by evaluating both seroprevalence at entry into service and...

Policy for medical technology in France.

Medical Ethics Education for Military, Police and Security Forces

Background: Confidentiality is a core value in medicine and public health, yet, like other core values, it is not absolute. Medical ethics has typically allowed the breach of confidentiality when there is a credible threat of significant harm to an identifiable third party. Applied medical ethics may vary in cases related to military or civil environments in matter such as medical confiden...