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...cells rather than tissues or organs, introduced in the mid-19th century by the German pathologist Rudolf Virchow, brought on just such a radical change in perspective. So too did the germ theory, based on British surgeon Joseph Lister's application of Louis Pasteur's work to prevent wound infections. Each was the result of thousands of meticulous observations made over many years. Virchow's studies were done in a university setting; Lister's in a laboratory that he and his wife set up in the kitchen of their home, where they worked tirelessly until they were ready to test...
...woman was still conscious, expressing regret for her suicide attempt and love for her husband. Dr. Garen Wintemute, the E.R. chief, and his colleagues connected intravenous lines, inserted a chest tube to keep her lungs from collapsing and took X rays before cleaning and sewing up the small wound next to her breastbone. In the midst of their lifesaving struggle, Wintemute reflected on a disconcerting fact: how much easier it is to inflict serious--even fatal--injury with a firearm than with just about any other hand weapon...
...shown, for example, that some people who are legally entitled to buy guns are very likely to commit crimes with them, and that denying them the right to buy weapons can actually reduce crime. "I realized," says Wintemute, "that the most effective way to treat a gunshot wound was to keep it from happening in the first place...
...recent advances in operating-room techniques and a more sophisticated understanding of how the body reacts to severe burns. "Patients who 20 or 30 years ago would have died now survive the injury," says Lisa Staiano-Coico, dean of research at Cornell University Medical College and the team's wound-healing specialist. "Now the issue becomes one of how do we ameliorate the burn wound, how do we improve the rate of healing with less scarring. Now it's gone beyond survival...
...late in our conversation that I start to see shades of "Mickey" emerging. It's subtle-Rawson is calm and reserved where the coach in Rocky was acerbic and tightly-wound-and yet its definitely there. But I never do attempt to confirm the rumor. It seems like there's only so much to be gained from talking about the past...