by Ann Beach | Apr 22, 2026 | Medicine
Winter, 1885, on an icy pond in Ohio, in the middle of a hockey game, Oliver, a 15-year-old neighborhood bully, whacked 17-year-old Wilbur in the face with his hockey stick. Nobody is sure if it was an accident or on purpose. (Wilbur’s dad’s diary says, Oliver “threw...
by Ann Beach | Apr 12, 2026 | Medicine
I’m glued to the Masters this weekend, and if you’re a golfer, or live in Georgia, you are, too. Did you know that several of these professional golfers, all of them great athletes, are competing in the face of significant medical problems? Rory McIlroy, last year’s...
by Ann Beach | Mar 20, 2026 | Medicine
Those of you who are doctors will clearly remember dissecting your cadaver in Gross Anatomy class. So much to memorize, so many structures to learn, so much careful dissection to do! What if your professor gave you an elephant to dissect?! That’s exactly what happened...
by Ann Beach | Mar 12, 2026 | Medicine
It was the winter of 1919, and Teddy Roosevelt was a sick man. Always vigorous, active, and unstoppable, he was uncharacteristically ill. He’d been plagued by “inflammatory rheumatism” for the last 2 ½ months. First, he developed acute swelling and pain of both...
by Ann Beach | Feb 26, 2026 | Medicine
You’ve spent the last two weeks glued to the Winter Olympics and now, those of you who are in the medical field wonder how you can become a volunteer doctor (or other medical professional) on the US Olympic Team. The bottom line is, it’s about as rigorous and...
by Ann Beach | Feb 19, 2026 | Medicine
I’ve been enthralled watching the Winter Olympics! The physical feats seem impossible, and the mental strength required is impressive. From a medical perspective, the likelihood of injuries is high, including serious injuries. And bringing people from all over the...
