Archive : Winter 2007
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 JANUARY 1: Viagra and other erectile dysfunction (ED) medications will no longer be covered by most Medicare prescription drug plans. Exceptions will be made for ED drugs approved for such nonrecreational uses as treating pulmonary hypertension.
THROUGH MARCH 2007: Artist Ted Meyer, who as a child battled a genetic disorder that necessitated the removal of his spleen, has turned surgical scars into beauty marks. “Scarred for Life,” at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C., showcases his monoprints taken from the scars of people who have undergone surgery for lung removal, a liver transplant and more.
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MASTER OF DISGUISE—For 15 years, Robert Barron created masks for the Central Intelligence Agency, helping agents disappear into the shadows. Since his retirement in 1993, he has used his talent for a different purpose: bringing men, women and children disfigured by trauma, disease and congenital defects out from hiding. Made of silicone and painstakingly hand painted, Barron’s removable prosthetic ears, noses, fingers and faces—held in place by magnets, adhesives or screws—are nothing short of transformational.
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Photo by Sheri Gablin |
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