Patrick Tracey’s first book, Stalking Irish Madness: Searching for the Roots of My Family’s Schizophrenia, is a memoir, a research document, a medical ethnography, and certainly a page-turner. As Tracey says, “There’s many, many ways to write a book about schizophrenia. But I had my story to tell and to tell it this certain way.” The story Tracey has to tell is one that begins … [Read more...] about Stalking Irish Madness: Patrick Tracey
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Did You Know…
Ivan Magill, born in Larne, Co. Antrim in 1888, is acknowledged as a father of modern anesthesia. Magill, who started working with anesthetics at the end of the First World War, invented ingenious techniques that allowed patients (mostly soldiers needing reconstruction of shattered faces) to breathe during operations. Prior to this, anesthesia was as likely to be administered … [Read more...] about Did You Know…
Operation Smile Hosts World Summit in Limerick, Ireland
Operation Smile, founded by Irish-Americans, Dr. William Magee and his wife, Kathy, held its annual four-day World Summit conference in Limerick, Ireland, October 24-27. Operation Smile provides free reconstructive facial surgery to children born with birth defects in developing countries. The conference brought together the world's leading authorities in medicine, business, … [Read more...] about Operation Smile Hosts World Summit in Limerick, Ireland
Dr. Fogarty’s Fantastic Voyage Through the Human Heart
"Tom Fogarty epitomized American ingenuity and has made a lasting and beneficial impact on society." As a child he built model airplanes. As an adult he has saved lives with his medical inventions. ℘℘℘ In this age of skepticism, it's reassuring to know that at least two cherished American myths – Horatio Alger s model of the self-made man and the image of the visionary … [Read more...] about Dr. Fogarty’s Fantastic Voyage Through the Human Heart