Thursday, November 8, 2007

"Army's aggressive surgeon is too aggressive for some"

The NY Times covered a compelling story about one of war's hidden stories: treating the wounded. Under John Holcomb's auspices:
"Army surgeons have become aggressive users of a controversial drug called Factor VII, which promotes clotting in cases of severe bleeding. He has also guided a redesign of the transport system for wounded soldiers, encouraging helicopter pilots to take the severely injured to the hospitals best able to treat them, even if they are not the closest..."
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Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .