j EK„ HOEHK'S ARTICLE CONTINUED
| Froquint medical '•’iscoveries nro
being nn^o these days. Frobobly th1
most int -ousting thing is tha new
painless chi 1C birth procedure, which
• is not t’ ■•■•ning out to bo as success
ful as \r a first hoped, but which
works beautifully in selected cases
Few doctors, however, era using this
method betuse of the extra time
r.n^ care involved, Y/here. this method
jjis used, quite n large foe Is chargee
jj In Los /i,.Hles, fort land, and Seattle
l| only r h l^ful of doctors are usln*3
Jthe new caudal motho-’ as it is ailed,
While I was outside, o*ur X-ray
machine was completely overhauled
by n Gen :ral Electric expert. We
now have the newest book ,iust pub
lished. on X-ray technique. By fol
lowing it we are enabled to domore
extensiv and successful X-ray work.
All hosoitr.ls in the States are
short of nelp an^ flooded with work
and the 1octcrs still in private
practice arc at their wit's end try
ing to got their work done. Home
calls
practically c thing of thu
vnte cases .'.re. out. Lack of experi
enced help make 3 hospital sorvic
less satisfactory, but everyone s
trying to do his best under the
circumstances. For a short time I
-visited the medical school fromv/ V*h
I graduate'1 and found that air os
.million dollars have been spent m
ibuildings an^ equipment since. I l rt
The service flag hanging in the
chapel has almost 500 stars on it
Familiar faces are rare, and I f It
almost like a stranger in my own
Alma Mater.
At the Governor’s request, I vr I
given n high air travel priority, I
because of the Infantile Paralysis
cases here, and possibility of an
epidemic.
Now that I an back in I aimer, I
can say that while there are men
;nlee things in the States, Alas!;
still holds first place in my he .’t
and I an glad to be home again, aie
advantages of Alaska far surpass"he
disadvantages, and life is mores nc
and peaceful than it is Outside.
David Hoohn, M. 1.
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