Word: physicians
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham, the President's physician, was next, followed by others on the Presidential staff. The initiations, getting rougher all the time, continued for four hours. When they were over, 16 men and officers required medical attention...
...importance of prompt examination (the proportion of cancer patients who now delay going to a doctor-32%-is much smaller than surveys showed nine years ago). But doctors seem to be even less alert. The Memorial Hospital experts conclude: "The patient is seeking help earlier but the physician does not appear to be taking advantage of the opportunity...
...next two days were heavy with fog and rain. The Trumans passed them in relative quiet. With White House Physician Wallace Graham, an orchid fancier, the President clambered 1,000 feet up precipitous Corcovado Mountain behind the American Embassy. They found six orchid plants, one in bloom. Mrs. Truman and Margaret went out shopping, bought handbags, filigree jewelry and carved wooden animals. The President made a surprise appearance at the opera, drew a wild ovation...
...frequently by narcotics and abortion charges. When he was arrested last week he was out on bail while appealing one of each. Some laymen may find it hard to understand, but none of his troubles has yet affected his right to practice medicine and he is still a licensed physician in New Jersey...
...next month with President Truman. But he did not want to take a yellow-fever shot, just the same. He had been told that shots were optional. Now, as he was shoved into the White House clinic, he cried, "I don't believe in shots!" A White House physician stared at him coldly. Vaccaro was told that the President had changed the rules; all reporters had to be immunized...