WILLIAM B. BEAN, Walter Reed. A biography, Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 1982, 8vo, pp. xiv, 190, $12.95. I enjoyed reading Dr Bean's life of Walter Reed. Its style and content fall somewhere between the writings of Paul de Kruif and Gwyn Macfarlane's life of Howard Florey. In fact, there are striking resemblances to Macfarlane's book, as the author has been to enormous trouble...

WILLIAM B. BEAN, Walter Reed. A biography, Charlottesville, University Press of Virginia, 1982, 8vo, pp. xiv, 190, $12.95. I enjoyed reading Dr Bean's life of Walter Reed. Its style and content fall somewhere between the writings of Paul de Kruif and Gwyn Macfarlane's life of Howard Florey. In fact, there are striking resemblances to Macfarlane's book, as the author has been to enormous trouble...

Sheik Umar Khan, a doctor in Sierra Leone, knew the risks. “I am afraid for my life, I must say, because I cherish my life,” he said. “Health workers are prone to the disease because we are the first port of call for somebody who is sickened by the disease. Even with the full protective clothing you put on, you are at risk.” His words came before he contracted Ebola virus and died on 29 July. T...

The purpose of the Second Global Summit on the Health Effects of Yogurt was to review and evaluate the strength of current scientific knowledge regarding the health benefits of yogurt. To begin, the historical and current patterns of yogurt consumption were reviewed. Then, the evidence base for the benefits of yogurt for maintaining health throughout the life cycle, including optimal body compo...

The UK government’s decision to stop direct flights to west Africa because of the Ebola virus epidemic was not based on science, MPs have said, arguing that flights should be restored immediately. A report by the Public Accounts Committee into the Department for International Development’s handling of the Ebola outbreak said that “political decisions” had hampered the response to the epidemic. ...

Media outlets are frequently reporting about the disproportionally large number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in nursing homes. Most discussions understandably seem to focus on an urgency “get something done” fix this problem. In response, multiple potential policy reforms for long-term care industry have been recently proposed. Missing from public discussion is need “public perception reform” h...

Emergency and wilderness medicine expert. Born Jan 4, 1951, in Plainfield, NJ, USA, he died of brain cancer on June 23, 2021, Los Altos, CA, aged 70 years. As an early pioneer medicine, Paul Auerbach regularly encountered gaps the field, including insufficient academic resources or collaborating organisations. Yet “he was kind man who wasn’t just going to identify gaps”, said Andra Blomkalns, R...

We are happy to present a new issue of the Proceedings Shevchenko Scientific Society. Medical Sciences, No. 1, 2022. First all, we grateful Armed Forces Ukraine for this possibility, as today is 100th day heroic resistance Ukrainians in criminal Russian war. proud our defenders who fighting biggest threat humanity 21st century. 12 million have been forced leave their homes, 1,123 educational in...

В современную эпоху актуальным социальным идеалом в контексте отечественной культурной исторической памяти является легендарная личность Д. М. Карбышева. Важнейшими его качествами, оказавшими влияние не только на жизнь и деятельность, были высокое стремление служить Родине, нацеленность победу, принципиальность бескомпромиссность, обостренное чувство правды справедливости, мужество отвага. связ...