Hollywood Needs a Medical Consultant. I Volunteer.
Hollywood Needs a Medical Consultant. I Volunteer. I’ve thought for years that Hollywood ought to hire me as a medical
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General updates, reflections, and news from Dr. Bebout outside of the Cabinet of Curiosities collection.
When Did I become the Older Doctor?
When Did I Become the Older Doctor? Patients sometimes ask me an interesting question when I’m referring them to another
The Heresies We Now Call Medicine
The Heresies We Now Call Medicine One of the things I find fascinating about the history of medicine is how
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When Medicine, Morality, and Ethics Collide
When Medicine, Morality, and Ethics Collide Medicine isn’t just about lab values and treatment plans. Sometimes it drags you into
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When Profit Outweighs Protection: Veterans, Coal Miners, and the Cost of Responsibility
When Profit Outweighs Protection: Veterans, Coal Miners, and the Cost of Responsibility Where do we draw the line between financial
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Why Medicine Draws Me In
Why Medicine Draws Me In This one’s not easy. Some memoir topics come quick—this one’s been rattling around in my
How the Cabinet Came to Be: My Journey into Collecting Medical Curiosities
How the Cabinet Came to Be What started with a few dusty old medical books turned into something much bigger.
Going Back to Med School… 1880 Style
Going Back to Med School… 1880 Style Modern medicine? I’ve got that covered. But late 19th-century medicine? That’s a whole
Hell on Earth: Inside Danvers State Mental Hospital
Hell on Earth: Inside Danvers State Mental Hospital Danvers State Hospital (Kirkbride Complex), circa 1893. Public domain. Cropped for presentation.