Off-topic-St. Jude and Childhood Leukemia (Smithsonian) Childhood Leukemia Was Practically Untreatable Until Dr. Don Pinkel and St. Jude Hospital Found a Cure
(Completely off-topic, and an utterly fascinating read.) http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/childhood-leukemia-untreatable-dr-don-pinkel-st-jude-180959501/?no-ist How did this all...happen? Long before it became a fundraising juggernaut and one of the world's most ubiquitous charities, St. Jude must have gone through a time of trial and worry and doubt, when its success was not inevitable. Who, or what, was responsible for turning the corner? Evans didn't miss a beat. "The moment of breakthrough was 1968," he said, "and a clinical trial called the Total Therapy V Study." Then a note of awe crept into his voice. "It all came about because of one man: Don Pinkel." This was news to me. In Memphis, everyone's heard of Danny Thomas--and deservedly so. He's buried in a mausoleum on the hospital grounds, with an important boulevard named after him that cuts through downtown. But Don Pinkel? The Total Therapy V Study of 1968? - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
