Kim Kardashian’s Psoriasis
Kimberly Noel Kardashian, one of the most visible women in the United States today, suffers from psoriasis, a skin disease that causes raised red...
Rene Laennec, Founder of Modern Pulmonology
Which doctor do you consult when you are dying of a disease in which you are the world’s leading expert on the treatment of...
Dick Cheney: Sometimes Doctors Lie
This week former U.S Vice President Dick Cheney and his doctor came out with a new book in which they describe his five heart...
Michael E. DeBakey, Father of Modern Heart Surgery
“He was probably the greatest surgeon who ever lived” (The Journal of the American Medical Association, 2005).
Michael DeBakey personally performed more than 60,000 surgical...
Peter Huttenlocher, World-Famous Neurologist
The August 27, 2013 issue of the New York Times contains the obituary of Peter Huttenlocher, who died at age 82 of pneumonia, the...
Wilhelm Weichardt’s Treatment for Chronic Fatigue
When a person becomes extraordinarily tired to the point where he or she can’t get through the day, doctors do an extensive evaluation to...
Rose Knox: Profit from Brittle Nails
Rose Markward was born in Mansfield, Ohio in 1857. At the age of 26, she married a salesman named Charles B. Knox and moved...
Chris Klug, the Bravest Olympian
On February 15, 2002 in one of the most amazing feats of courage and athleticism, Chris Klug of the United States placed third in...
The Despicable Dr. Julius Reiter
One of the greatest tributes a physician can receive is to have a medical condition named after him. For example, I had the pleasure...
Antonio Vivaldi’s Asthma
Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice on March 4th, 1678. He became a famous opera and classical music composer because he had asthma. He...
Vera Caslavska: Marriage of Two Great Olympic Athletes
If you are envious of great athletes, read the true story of what happened when two Olympic athletes married. Vera Caslavska of Czechoslovakia (born...
Emily Dickinson, SAD Poet
Emily Dickinson was probably America’s greatest female poet, but during her lifetime she wrote only for herself. Because she felt that her work was...
Mamo Wolde, Olympian
In the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, 36-year-old Mamo Wolde won the marathon and took second in the 10,000-meter run. He spent the last...
Arthur Conan Doyle: The Power of Observation
Students in every medical school hear the same stories heard in every other medical school, but they usually believe that these stories happened to...
Patrick Henry’s Wife
The next time you go to Richmond, Virginia, visit the Patrick Henry House in nearby Hanover County and you will see a first-floor room...
Who Killed President Garfield?
Who really killed the 20th President of the United States, James Abram Garfield? On July 21, 1881, 200 days after being elected president, Garfield...
Who Killed George Washington?
On December 12th, 1799, 67-year-old George Washington rode for five hours on horseback on the snowy fields of his farm. The next day, he...
George Gershwin, Incorrectly Diagnosed with Depression
George Gershwin was arguably America’s greatest composer of Broadway musicals and movie film scores, and was always the bon vivant of every party he...
