Life is short,said Hippocrates,the art long. Human lifespan has lengthened substantially in the 2400 years since the Father of Medicine wrote,but these gains have been dwarfed by the explosive discoveries that have revolutionized the art and science of medicine. The American Journal of Medicine
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