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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 24-May-2023 13:52:59 UTC Robert McNees

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   Dr. Taussig lost her hearing around the time she graduated from med school. She used lip-reading and hearing aids with patients, and her fingers in place of a stethoscope.

   Not to mythologize how she dealt with the loss of her hearing, but colleagues remarked that her touch was sensitive enough to detect some forms of heart irregularities.

   Image: Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives