One of the earliest fad diets was started by a Civil War surgeon
These days, fad diets are a dime a dozen. Words like Keto, Paleo and Atkins all have a totally different meaning than their original roots, all because their associated diets…
How the great impostor saved Korean War wounded while posing as a surgeon
Ferdinand “Fred” Waldo Demara Jr. wanted to be somebody — so he decided to be everybody. The man who could be called ‘The Great Impostor’ was at times an assistant…
Borne the Battle: Dr. Albert Weed, Green Beret medic to VA surgeon
This week’s Borne the Battle podcast features Dr. Albert Weed, whose career has taken him from enlisted Green Beret Army medic to an Army medical officer to VA surgeon. Weed discussed his name, and how his family’s military background and medical …