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The autopsy reviews confirm irrefutably that Kennedy was hit in the back of his neck. They ought to still the argument raised by a rough autopsy sketch in the Warren Commission report; prepared by Commander James J. Humes, it placed Kennedy's back wound too low to be consistent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: WHO KILLED J.F.K.? JUST ONE ASSASSIN | 11/24/1975 | See Source »

In an operation that takes a half-hour, Waugh makes an incision in the front of the ankle, saws off the top of the talus, or anklebone, and cuts a wedge-shaped opening in the bottom of the tibia, the larger of the two lower leg bones. He then inserts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Artificial Joint | 6/30/1975 | See Source »

Horror Stories. But neither side would budge on the issue of working schedules. The doctors objected to a hallowed hospital tradition: occasional work weeks of 100 hours or more, including tours of continuous duty that last for 36 hours or longer with only brief breaks for catnaps. As a result...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Doctors on Strike | 3/31/1975 | See Source »

The state's case against Dr. Kenneth C. Edelin appears to rest on the premise that the hysterotomy operation was a birth and not as abortion, in spite of either the patient's of the doctor's intention. A hysterotomy involves incision into the womb and detachment of the placenta...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Edelin: Toss the Case Out | 2/12/1975 | See Source »

To make reinstallation easy, silicone plugs were inserted in the openings of the tubes; a flap of skin was closed over the ends. Litwak's first patient and four subsequent ones are now home recovering from their operations, their hearts working at full capacity. Furthermore, they may be better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Plug-In Heart Pump | 2/10/1975 | See Source »

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