He went to Edinburgh Medical School, then at the height of its fame as the most important in the world. He passed out as a licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons there in 1833 and graduated in medicine the next year. Having two brothers serving in the Bengal Army in India, he wanted to join the Army from a young age. His parents objected, as they did not think his health was strong enough ...

With an optically active langasite (LGS) crystal as the electro-optic Q-switch, we demonstrate an efficient Q-switched laser with a repetition rate of 200 kHz. Based on the theoretical analysis of the interaction between optical activity and electro-optic property, the optical activity of the crystal has no influence on the birefringence during Q-switching if the quarter wave plate used was rot...

Introduction: The main mission of military medicine in the worldis to support the health and treatment of the military in relationto issues, risks, injuries and diseases that arise due to the specificoccupational conditions. The current study was carried out withthe aim of determining the required skills of military physiciansto define and determine the required training modules.Methods: The st...

Recently, the use of military metaphors when discussing dementia and in particular Alzheimer's disease has increased, both in medical literature and mainstream media. While military metaphors are a recent adoption when used to describe dementia, in oncology there has been longstanding debate about the usefulness of such metaphors. This article reviews the history of military metaphors in medici...

Submitted by: Mehmet T. Koylu, MD, Gokcen Gokce, MD, Yusuf Uysal, MD, Engin Araz, MD, Omer Orkun, DVM, Ayse Cakmak, DVM, Serpil Nalbantoglu, DVM. From the Department of Ophthalmology (Koylu), Tatvan Military Hospital, Bitlis, and the Department of Ophthalmology (Gokce), Kayseri Military Hospital, Kayseri, and the Departments of Ophthalmology (Uysal), Microbiology (Araz), Gulhane Military Medici...

The US military conducts missions that range from major ground combat operations to disaster and humanitarian relief efforts. A primary goal of military medical professionals is disease prevention, which can be made more difficult in the context of short preparation times and prolonged deployment duration. The military uses a 6-component approach to deployment medicine, emphasizing preparation,...