Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient. Ambrose Bierce guessharmpatient Change image and share on social
I think America is really in denial about the degree to which residents, particularly foreign medical graduates, man the county hospitals of this country, and but for their services, I'm not sure how exactly we could manage. Abraham Verghese americacountrycounty share on social
After I spent my compulsory army service in the 'top secret office' of the Medical Forces, where I was fortunate to be exposed to clinical and medical issues, I enrolled to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Ada Yonath armyclinicalcompulsory share on social
For the mind disturbed, the still beauty of dawn is nature's finest balm. Edwin Way Teale balmbeautydawn Change image and share on social
Getting out of the hospital is a lot like resigning from a book club. You're not out of it until the computer says you're out of it. Erma Bombeck bookclubcomputer Change image and share on social
You know what they call the fellow who finishes last in his medical school graduating class? They call him 'Doctor.' Abe Lemons callclassdoctor Change image and share on social
I studied at the Hebrew University Medical Faculty, graduated, and was an Israel Defense Forces' combat physician on a Navy ship. Aaron Ciechanover combatdefensefaculty Change image and share on social
I've been focused on detecting nuclear terrorism at ports, in cargo containers, and I developed and built detectors that are extremely cheap and also very sensitive. My other big development is a system to produce medical isotopes that are injected into patients and used to diagnose and treat cancer. Taylor Wilson bigbuildcancer share on social
I had a sense of debt to the medical profession and to surgery particularly. I would not be as ambient as I am without it. Jeffrey Tate ambientdebtmedical Change image and share on social
I am as non-accepting of medical quackery and unscientific approaches as anybody else. I've grown up as a card-carrying scientist, and I know the power of science to answer questions, and for many questions I don't know of anything better than scientific approaches to answer them. Dean Ornish acceptanswerapproach share on social