Dr. Dan's Last Word on Babies and Other Humans

Several years ago, while I was rounding at one of the Brigham and Women''s Hospital nurseries, a new father shared a funny story with me.

Early the previous morning, this new father went to the hospital lobby in search of coffee and bagels. While waiting in line at the coffee shop, the father noticed a man enter the lobby. He was struck by the odd appearance of this man. In the mids...