Medical advances made during wars will help doctors treat the injured victims of the Boston bombings. Christian Science Monitor /Getty Images The bombs that made Boston look like a combat zone have also brought battlefield medicine to their civilian victims. A decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has sharpened skills and scalpels, leading to dramatic advances that are now being used to treat the 13 amputees and nearly a dozen other patients still fighting to keep damaged limbs Continue reading
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War medicine now is helping Boston bomb victims
The bombs that made Boston look like a combat zone have also brought battlefield medicine to their civilian victims. A decade of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has sharpened skills and scalpels, leading to dramatic advances that are now being used to treat the 13 amputees and nearly a dozen other patients still fighting to keep damaged limbs after Monday’s attack. “The only field or occupation that benefits from war is medicine,” said Dr. Continue reading
Marijuana as Medicine Needs Rules to Drive By
Illustration by Dante Hong Carlos By Robert Frichtel 2012-07-01T22:30:32Z Lets start by stating that driving while impaired by drugs or alcohol is a crime and must be punished. Continue reading