Iberian Travels, Part 3
During one of the amazing lunches at our Madrid boarding house, Pedro and Alvaro struck up a conversation with a pair of Spaniards seated across the table. The friendly pair had been…
Iberian Travels, Part 2
By the time our train stopped at the border between Portugal and Spain to be checked by customs officers (a hassle no longer required when traveling between countries of the European Union),…
Iberian Travels
The Iberian Peninsula is a vague corner of Europe for me. I’ve traveled there only twice, my trips decades apart. On the last one I jetted to Madrid and caught a high-speed…
Italian Holiday
As I mentioned here earlier, my Air Force assignment in Germany provided plenty of time for me to breeze around Europe. And, like all airmen of any rank, I had a precious…
Werner Forssmann, a Personal Tribute
When I wrote the story of Werner Forssmann catheterizing of his own heart, I ignored my more personal debt to Forssmann’s striking accomplishment. That personal debt was sparked some years ago, on…
Donald Trump’s Final Grade
A number of articles I’ve seen, along with opinions from certain syndicated columnists, make the case that the Covid-19 pandemic defeated Donald Trump. I have trouble swallowing that. The virus clearly shifted…
Cardiac Catheterization, Part 3
Earlier, when I was teaching and discussing the cardiovascular system with medical students or nurses, I would at times tell them of Werner Forssmann’s epic experiment of self-characterization, but I knew of…
Cardiac Catheterization, Part 2
Life changing events, if they occur at all, often are difficult to pinpoint. Not so with Dr. Werner Forssmann. The arc of his life swerved abruptly on that day in 1929, when…
The First Cardiac Catheterization
Some medical discoveries fade as they settle into history. Others glow brightly. Here’s a little quiz for you. The poliomyelitis virus was a nasty crippler and killer that terrorized the world until…
First Book Winner
Our first book winner has emerged. T.D. lives in the Kansas City area and has chosen to receive the novel. The Colors of Medicine is heading her way. My next post will…
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