Long surgical training hours test stamina and care
In a reader letter, Dr. John M. Simons reflects on residency demands in operating rooms. The piece defends long schedules as essential for exposure to surgical rigor and patient care continuity, noting few complaints beyond home-life strain and no widespread abuse or burnout in the era.
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Curiously Odd Health Fixes From a 1991 Bombeck Parody
A Witty roundup notes bizarre health ideas with unlikely cures and risky side effects. Upside down flight for back pain, 70 volt shocks for infidelity, diet contracts to Nazi fund, Frisbee finger, underwear rash due to elastic bleach, and love boosting immunity amid Mother Teresa films, per Erma Bombeck satire.
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