

He received a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree in 1955 from the University of Pennsylvania. He married Ann Morton on Jin Lynden, New Jersey. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1951 from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. He attended high school in Long Island, New York. He wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science.Īlan Nourse was born to Benjamin and Grace (Ogg) Nourse. Nourse.Alan Edward Nourse was an American science fiction (SF) author and physician.

He's fifty-five, you know." "has anyone studied his filtration fraction?" "might be a peripheral vascular spasticity factor" The Project Gutenberg eBook of An Ounce of Cure, by Alan E.

No better Pituitary Osmoreceptorologist in the ci ty" "a Tubular Function man should look at those kidneys first. Bittenbender at the University might be able to answer the question. "no doubt in my mind that it's a" "But we can't ignore the endocrine implications, doctor" "You're perfectly right there, of course. Heads met in a huddle words and phrases slipped out from time to time as the discussion grew heated. Three days later he was waiting in the hallway downstairs again. "Wouldn't do much good to give you medicine if your trouble isn't organic, now, would it?" The Psychoneuroticist studied his sex life, while the Psychosociologist examined his social milieu. "Always have to rule out these things," the doctors agreed. The Therapeutic man happened to be in Atlantic City at a convention and the Rheumatologist was on vacation, so Wheatley was sent to Functional Clinic instead.

Before they were finished he had been seen by both the Mitral men and the Aortic men, as well as the Great Arteries man and the Peripheral Capillary Bed man. Substances were p opped into his right arm, and withd rawn from his left arm as he marveled at the brilliance of modern medical techniques. A few hours later he was being thumped, photographed, and listened to. Wheatley was late to Mitral Valve Clinic the next day because he had gone to Aortic Valve Clinic by mistake, but finally he found the right waiting room. We'll see if we can't arrange an appointment with him after you've seen me tomorrow." Mr. Epstein is one of the finest Therapeutic men in the city. Always best to let the expert handle the problem in his own field." He paused, stroking his chin for a moment. "Give you something for it? Well now, we aren't Therapeutic men, you understand. It's not nearly as bad, but I wondered if maybe you" Dawn broke on the doctor's face. "WellIthat is, my toe is still bothering me some. Everything is going to be all right," the doctor said.
