An Ounce of Cure by Alan E. Nourse « Biology in Science Fiction: Free Fiction

There’s a reason why people hate to visit the doctor.

Title: An Ounce of Cure

Author: Alan E. Nourse

Length: short story

First Publication: Imaginative Tales, 1955

What the Story is About: A tale for anyone who hates to visit the doctor. at Wikipedia: “a short, absurdist satirical piece on Nourse’s own medical profession: a middle-aged man goes to his doctor seeking treatment of his foot pain, but instead becomes trapped in a maelstrom of arcane diagnostic procedures and endless referrals to increasingly ridiculous specialists. ”

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