Benjamin Franklin and the Traditions of American Diplomacy

Every generation forgets Benjamin Franklin's diplomatic contributions to its peril, the author writes. He outlines this American in Paris’ major diplomatic achievements and offers important lessons for today.     

Hussein bin Talal: Soldier-King

King Hussein had come to embody his country and bequeathed a much more robust state than the one he inherited, the author argues.     

Fatal epiglottic abscess after radiotherapy for laryngeal carcinoma

ABSTRACT: Acute epiglottitis is a rare condition, especially in adults, largely owing to the widespread vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae. Traumatic epiglottitis as a result of thermal or caustic insults is documented. Epiglottic abscess formation is described as a sequela of epiglottitis in some cases. The development of epiglottic abscess from epiglottitis secondary to radiotherapy has previously been described in the literature; however, there are no reports of fatalities due to epiglottic abscess after radiotherapy. We present an unusual case of an adult sudden death due to epiglottic abscess formation subsequent to radiotherapy for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.