Learning from the wounded the civil war and the rise of american medical science, published by u. N. C. Press. Dr. Devine has produced a book that challenges many of not most of our assumptions about the state of medicine in the civil war. Learning from the wounded draws on close readings of reports issued by hundreds of army and you and Union Positions who treated the wounded and dissected the dead. Despite considerable limitations in training, these doctors rose to the challenges before them and made the most of this unprecedented opportunity to study and report not only on new methods of treat ment but also new findings on the nature of disease, healing, indeed on Human Anatomy itself. In the process the war allowed physicians to elevate their skills, knowledge and methods to the level of europeans. Devines study is breathtaking in spoke scope be according to one of the committee members. As ambitious, compelling as an original asand anything in the informed by the third. Authors ow
Downpoursl some heavy close to the metro area. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning just a southeast washington across into prince georges county. Showing some signs of weakening but all afternoon weve been seeing showers and storms form up north of the metro area. I would not be a bit surprised if nothing else Something Else to not form up and make its way towards fedex. Im not predicting it will it is not impossible. Rain dropped the temperature. Still around 90 or higher in many areas. Exceptionally humid on this thursday evening. Heat index that 88 at reagan national. 90 degrees in quantico right now. Still a tough night ahead. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the next few hours but it will be muggy and hazy and very warm as you go through the overnight. The labor day forecast coming up in a couple of minutes. Maureen a maryland man is behind bars tonight all because of a tweet. Authorities say the man threatened to kill all the white people in laplata. Brad has details on this distu
With another extreme wind chill. Well have a look at what you can expect for the mummers parade and also talk about some rain coming into the picture for the weekend. Well do it all in just a bit. Iain. Domenica thank you i heard you can hear it in the studio firework are going off. Live look behind me a live picture the firework are lighting up the sky over the delaware river. The first of two new years eve shows just got started. I can hear those fireworks from here. Fox 29s brad satin live in penns landing. Brad, whats going on . Reporter iain you can hear them from here as well. Theyre right above us right now. We have some folks from wayne pa these guys who claim that they are made for the camera. Here for the firework. Lets show you the big crowd here. It certainly gotten colder in the last hour thats for sure. One of two firework shows going on. The theme for this one at sick is the salute to the big screen. Classic movie songs pirates of the caribbean. Lone ranger, rocky all sy
Over on our sister station cbs3. Its going to look great. We got to see the fireworks at 6 oclock and they were really spectacular. A lost people out here taking a look at them and just saying even after year, which were great, nobody thought they could top last year, they did and they were really wonderful to look at. A lot of kids out here for that early spectacular and of course well have a big crowd at midnight. But the 6 oclock fireworks really lit up the sky. You were here to see in it person. I was. I was back at the studio and i could tell you they also looked great on television. Even if you cant get down here to penns landing to join us tune to cbs3 and youll see a show you will absolutely love. You werent alone. Kathy orr was also here at 6 oclock. Shes down next to the blue cross river rink with more and, kathy happy new year to you. Good to be back with you again this year. El were, its wonderful to be with you chris and jessica. Happy to you and everyone watching. Yes, we
Jersey wnca. These cases could very well be connected to one at a popular Hamilton Township restaurant. Good evening im lucy noland. Im iain page. Now Health Officials are warning anyone that walked into a number of businesses you could be at risk. Our Chris Oconnell is live in Hamilton Township tonight. Chris . Reporter iain, those two people who came down with hepatitis a did come down with the virus after eating at a Mercer County restaurant where a worker there food worker was diagnosed with the virus last month. The two latest cases, one of the patients worked here as a part parttime Fitness Instructor at hamilton area wmca. Another patient worked in a Hamilton Township hair salon. Now both patients dined at rosass catering in trenton around the time when a food worker there with hepatitis a was working there. Although its not certain thats where the latest cases came from. This is a big scare here in Hamilton Township. Customers flocked into the department of health after that sc