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...view of operations and enable overworked nurses to watch patients without having to be at the bedside. TV is also employed to extend the reach of physicians, allowing them to see and diagnose patients at a distance. Boston's Logan International Airport, one of the world's busiest, has been linked to Massachusetts General Hospital by a system called Tele-Diagnosis. Those in need of care report to the airport examining room, where a nurse takes a preliminary history and establishes contact with the hospital. Once this is done, the doctor can examine and question the patient directly...
There have been many such experiences in the life of the 5' 5'', 120-pound Galeski, who has to be the busiest and gamiest athlete at Harvard. The junior from Richmond, Virginia, is a varsity wrestler, captains the Crimson rifle team, and is a coxswain for crew...
Some heavy drinkers have taken to booking appointments in advance, anticipating trouble after parties or holidays. The clinic's busiest days are Sunday and Monday. Clients (30% of whom are women) are enthusiastic: "It really works," says Mrs. Billie Clarke of Atlanta. "The first time I went in there I would have paid for a mercy killing. Cost is no object-thank goodness there's something for relief for us drunks...
...battered customers are getting back on the line again. Since the first of the year, turnover on the New York Stock Exchange has averaged more than 17 million shares daily-32% above the record-high average of 1968. Within the past two weeks, the N.Y.S.E. has recorded both its busiest day (21,681,000 shares) and second busiest day in history; total volume last week rose above 100 million shares for the first time. This gigantic volume has been associated with neither a panic nor a wild speculative bout, but with a steady price advance that last week lifted...
With more than 2.1 million people crammed into its 73-sq.-mi. residential areas, Singapore is one of the world's most tightly compacted cities. Singapore Harbor, the world's fourth busiest, is jammed with freighters and oil tankers. Jurong Industrial Estate contains 275 plants that turn out everything from ships to toothbrushes. Another 112 factories are planned or under construction. But despite such dire pollution indicators, Singapore is a breath of fresh air in the miasma of Asian cities, some of which are among the dirtiest on earth...