Word: doctorates
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Hollywood's Jack L. Warner, who had been feeling poorly, dropped in to see his doctor for a checkup, felt better after having his gallstones...
...British (about 95% have signed up) were taking advantage of their chance to get medical care and let the government pay the doctor's bill. A check in Birmingham showed that 97% of the people tested actually needed glasses, and manufacturers of frames are two months behind in their orders. Two thirds of Britain's dentists have signed up under the act; many are swamped with drill-and-forceps work on the notoriously bad British teeth...
...patient's confidence in his doctor is an essential ingredient of successful medical practice. The recent report of the University Student Hygiene Committee and the continuing current of student sentiment against the Hygiene Department indicate that at Harvard this ingredient is lacking...
...Every time I tried to walk, I experienced a sharp pain in my back. The Hygiene Department diagnosed my trouble as a muscle sprain and recommended and provided massage. When the massage had no effect, I went to my own doctor. He took one brief look at my back--unaccompanied by X-ray or apparatus--and announced that I had dislocated a bone in my back. Putting it back in place was a relatively simple operation and eliminated the pain. He was amazed that any doctor could have examined me and failed to see what was wrong...
...Bock's answer seconded the committee's idea that an effort should be made for students to see the same doctor each time they come to the cinic...