. Clinical medicine. lize that they are groveling inthe filthy bed of the stream, and that Lifeflows on above it, sometimes muddy anddisturbed, but, commonly, clear and even. While the constant and persistent de-mand for higher wages to meet the in-creased cost of living can be understood,it attacks the problem at the wrong proper thing would be, to lozver theincreased cost of living—by eliminatingthe profiteers, by preventing the exporta-tions of foodstuffs to a degree that leavesour own requirements poorly provided for,by assuring sufiicient production. We are overfond of investigati
. Clinical medicine. lize that they are groveling inthe filthy bed of the stream, and that Lifeflows on above it, sometimes muddy anddisturbed, but, commonly, clear and even. While the constant and persistent de-mand for higher wages to meet the in-creased cost of living can be understood,it attacks the problem at the wrong proper thing would be, to lozver theincreased cost of living—by eliminatingthe profiteers, by preventing the exporta-tions of foodstuffs to a degree that leavesour own requirements poorly provided for,by assuring sufiicient production. We are overfond of investigation. Nomatter what kick is raised, if only thehowl is sufficiently insistent, committeesof investigations are appointed—by Con-gress, by the State legislature, l)y the coun-ties and the municipalities—which pro-ceed to Investigate, at the tax payersexpense. Investigations cost money—andthe investigators get it. Unfortunately,nothing ever comes from such expenditurebut words and (sometimes) more Inexcusable Blunders in Diagnosis and Treatment By WILLIAM J. ROBINSON, M. D., New York City Chief of Genitourinary Department, Bronx Hospital and Dispensary; Editor of The Critic and Guide, TheAmerican Journal of Urology and Sexology. Author of Treatment of Sexual Importance, etc. THAT there has been a great improve-ment in the practice of regular medi-cine within the last decade, both as con-cerns diagnosis and treatment, only thevery ignorant and the very cynical willdeny. But, that there still is room—enor-mous room—for improvement, even themost optimistic and the most credulous willadmit. It is not, however, with the naturallimitations of medicine that I wish to dealin this article, it is not on the mistakes andfailures due to our present state of knowl-edge—or, rather, ignorance—that I wish todwell; no, I want to devote a few para-graphs to a more profitable topic; namely,to mistakes due to carelessness, due tofailure to utilize the knowledge that we
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