Obituary: Peter D. Oldham, 1921-89

Obituary: Peter Laurberg

Peter Laurberg, Denmark, member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, deceased unexpectedly on 20 June 2016. When walking by foot in Tiflis, Georgia together with his wife shortly after his 71st birthday, he was involved into a car accident. Whereas his wife survived, Peter Laurberg died. Peter Laurberg was worldwide one of the leading thyroidologi...

obituary: peter laurberg

Obituary - In Memoriam: Prof. Peter Hausen

We were deeply saddened by the news that our scientific mentor, Prof. Peter Hausen, passed away on May 28th of this year. Peter Hausen began his scientific career as a Ph.D. student with Werner Schäfer at the former Max-Planck-Institute (MPI) for Virology in Tübingen, completing his thesis on the molecular biology of the mouse encophalomyelitis virus in 1961. After a stay at the Weizmann Instit...

Mortality from Parkinson's disease in England and Wales 1921-89.

Mortality from Parkinson's disease in England and Wales was re-examined using published government statistics. The 300% increase in the crude mortality rate between 1921 and 1989 was largely attributable to the increase in the elderly population who suffer a higher prevalence of the disease. The dramatic fall in 1940 and rise in 1984 were artefacts caused by changes in certification. Age-specif...

Obituary: Gail D. Adams, Ph.D. 1918–2010

Gail D. Adams was one of the founding members of both AAPM and ACMP. He helped shape the profession that all of us enjoy today. Gail had a major impact on scientific and professional activities. His pioneering efforts were felt in all areas of medical physics and radiation oncology. Gail was very clinical and he participated as a partner of the radiation oncologist in the radiation treatment pr...