Nice Rewards for Nice Flu Shots!

Got all these nice presents/rewards -- just for getting those Flu & Covid shots! It was a shoulder-to-shoulder affair -- one side (i.e. shoulder) got the covid shot and the other side got the flu thingee!

Addition to the Collection: 'Complete Home Medical Guide'

Found this hefty tome ('American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide') out on the street in one of those book boxes.  It's from 1999 but in almost new condition -- so I just couldn't resist ... 🙂

Full title: "American College of Physicians Complete Home Medical Guide", 1st ed. (1999) with CD-ROM.

Just Call Me ... Health Care?

Here's something we learned from the Europeans: You don't go to a ‘Dot-Com’ for Healthcare!!!  

P.S. Just call me, Carl Marks ... 😉

Depressing Historical Factoid of the Day

From Magill's Medical Guide:

"Meanwhile, Spanish physician Michael Servetus published a treatise in 1553 describing how circulation of blood to the lungs and back (often called the lesser circulation) might occur. Unfortunately, because he also included religious views, all copies of his writings that could be found were destroyed, and he was burned at the stake. Eventually, in 1694, a copy of his book was found; his circulation theory matched later findings." [6th ed., v. 1, p.369]

All-Time Favorite UIC Announcement

 Aaaaaaaiiiiiieeeee:

"Human Cadaver Workshop for Massage Therapists"

Don't they have rubber dummies? My student-dentist had three rubber dummies for patients before he got me. What's wrong with that?

At the Dental Clinic with a New Friend

I had an appointment at the UIC Dental Clinic today. Apparently before the students get to work on real-live patients, they practice on a bunch of rubber dummies -- rubber heads to be precise -- that conveniently fit into the neck-rest of the chair. I kind of like this guy -- with his mustache and beard, he looks kind of Beatnik.