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Outside the box

Here's where to find that really odd info that doesn't fit elsewhere... Although it might seem vague, this may be the quintessential Wilderness page. The essence of Wilderness medicine in pushing medicine beyond the walls of a clinic, and trying to learn from the world around us. Some of the most important advancements in medicine have come from other fields, endoscopy was pioneered by a keen photographer, the functioning of the nephron was elucidated by an engineer, and the thermophillic bacteria found in volcanoes have become key to the diagnosis of viral illness. So take a look at whats going on...