War Tourism
War. War never changes. And neither does humanity’s response to it: anger; disgust; a desire to help; and for some, the lust for thrills. The idea of war tourism is not new. Historians and journalists have been described...
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Author
Christopher Laube
Allowing the Ship to Sink: The Closing of Tufts Children’s Hospital
In the 19th century, medicine was primarily concerned with adult health; managing symptoms and trialing various treatments. The health of children was treated in much more of a “c’est la vie” manner: kids would get sick, and hopefully...
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Is There a Doctor On Board?
“Is there a doctor on board? We have a medical emergency in row 12.” Your heart skips a beat as you look up from your copy of the New England Journal of Medicine. You quickly unbuckle your seatbelt...
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Treating the Sick While Sick
As children, many of us were kept home when ill, both to facilitate recovery and to avoid spreading our colds to other kids. Many of us have probably been sent home by a manager when we tried to...
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