Alumni Speak Out
Alumni Speak Out is a forum for graduates of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to share their views on a variety of medical issues. Got something reasonable to say? Submit your essay to quarterly@med.wisc.edu.
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Doctors Must Defend Reform
By Richard E. Rieselbach, MD '58 (pictured at left), Richard A. Dart, MD, and Ian H. Gilson, MD
Members of the Wisconsin chapter of the American College of Physicians recently launched an educational mission to ensure that patients get the facts about health care reform to counter the storm of politically motivated distortions on the horizon. We believe that our patients deserve the opportunity to access the facts underlying this chance to achieve a social mission akin to Medicare and Social Security. Read More
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Are Soccer Kids Heading for Disaster?
By E. Richard Stiehm, MD '57
As we head into fall and girls soccer season, some haunting Madison memories spur me to sound the call for soccer helmets to replace soccer "heading" for boys and girls.
Soccer players, even youngsters, use their unhelmeted heads to advance the ball (a move known as heading), much like boxers use their heads to stop the opponent's fists. Flying soccer balls and flying fists are BAD for the brain! Read More |