Although pulmonary medicine only began to evolve as a medical specialty in the 1950s.
One of the first major discoveries relevant to the field of pulmonology was the discovery of pulmonary circulation. Originally, it was thought that blood reaching the right side of the heart passed through small ‘pores’ in the septum into the left side to be oxygenated, as theorized by Galen; however, the discovery of pulmonary circulation disproves this theory.
While in preparations for my presentation about the Judaist experience in my country, Uganda, the Twin towers in Newyork which happened to be the venue of my presentation were blown up just in a flash, in what appeared to be religiously motivated terrorism. I carried the effect of this grave experience on my heart until I returned to my country and I couldn’t rest until I shared it with some of my colleagues back home.
Muslims and Christians are the two dominant religions in Goma. But, if we notice peaceful cohabitation, they do not agree when it comes to the Gospel and the Quran. The Bible and the Quran argument story come once again to confirm these allegations. So during public preaching delivered by a pastor as it’s a common scene in Congo, people were gathered in big numbers in circular form to listen to the pastor
Cultural issues are pretty high in my country (South Sudan), and in one incident, a man from the Madi tribe accidentally killed another man from the Acholi tribe causing a row between the two tribes. When the matter was reported to the police, the family of the deceased refused the case to be handled by the police rather preferred to settle the matter traditionally
Most of them are prepared to be submissive to their husbands, never to talk back, never question, never object, so many “nevers”, are all a woman needs to do in order to sustain her marriage in a typical rural setting in Uganda. When you move within the rural villages, you will not miss out on coming across women seated in small groups sharing tips on how to make their marriages better
Before becoming a woman councilor in our community, I used to fear entering a bank. I would look at those magnificent buildings with glass windows and every time I passed by a bank, I would see my reflection, as a villager who did not deserve to enter a bank. I had resigned within myself that banks are meant for educated people, those with high social status, and not villagers like myself.
Historically, drugs were discovered through identifying the active ingredient from traditional remedies or by serendipitous discovery. Later chemical libraries of synthetic small molecules.
Community Memorial Hospital is the ONLY hospital in the state of New York to achieve One of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement in 2016.