From uniforms and branding to wall decorations and command seals, Navy Medicine is steeped in symbolism. Oak leaves, acorns and caducei adorn the collars and sleeves of Navy medical personnel. Red ...

In my April, What’s Your Diagnosis? column, I introduced some of you to the great Persian physician, Rhazes, known as the “Father of Pediatrics.” For this blog, I thought we would go back a bit closer ...