The Difficult Career of an Early Medical Columnist: A Centenary

Charles G Roland

. 1974 Apr;62(2):132–136.

The Difficult Career of an Early Medical Columnist: A Centenary ^{^*}

Charles G Roland ¹

PMCID: PMC198775 PMID: 4596961

Abstract

The medical column is not a new phenomenon. William H. Stone, M.D., in 1873 in English Mechanics and the World of Science began “Our Medical Column.” This article describes the reception accorded Dr. Stone's column by his professional colleagues.