Word: medicaler
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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In the last few years, while one third of the population has lacked adequate medical attention, thousands of doctors have twiddled impecunious thumbs in empty offices. The American Medical Association has talked much, done little. Last year revolt rocked the genteel profession when 430 doctors, with big names and big...
Answering this challenge, President Roosevelt last February published a detailed report of the nation's health prepared under the supervision of Josephine Roche who, as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (1934-37), formerly headed Government health activities. He also called a National Health Conference, which met last week in...
Said gracious Miss Roche, elaborating on her February report: "Fifty million Americans are in families receiving less than $1,000 a year. . . . The average cost of private medical care is $76 a person annually. . . . The total [yearly] cost of illness and premature death is $10,000,000,000. We cannot...
Answering Miss Roche, diplomatic Dr. Abell at first offered A. M. A. cooperation. Then suddenly the meeting lost its professional poise. Eminent Surgeon Cabot, of the Mayo Clinic, declared: "There are very large areas in this country where the practice of medicine . . . is medieval." Manager West arose and barked: "I...
Hankering after the good old days, but grateful for modern medical advancement, Hertzler's main grievances are against neurotic female patients, most assistant surgeons, meddling parsons, quacks, lawyers (malpractice suits "are dependent on the presence of a lawyer in a state of malnutrition"), believers in mental healing. During a...