This essay was first published at Fugitive Leaves, the blog of The History Medical Library of The College of Physicians […]
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This essay was first published at Fugitive Leaves, the blog of The History Medical Library of The College of Physicians […]
On September 12, 1846, a poet-prince married a “rather plain, thin, faded, hysterical woman [who] was loved for herself as […]
By Lara Freidenfelds
The dentist peered in my child’s mouth, then turned to me. “Hey, Mom, you did a good job, no cavities!” I brought my kids for a check-up recently, and our wonderful pediatric dentist warmly complemented me. But why on earth did he call me that? And why did it irk me?