Many problems can be solved through following clinical guidelines and algorithms. In this
essay, however, I explore the importance of narrative by connecting an ancient Middle …

I'm 14 years old and my band, The Dynasty, is playing at the Seaford Summer Canteen. It'sa
fiercely hot and humid midsummer night-a “close” one, as we call it in lower Delaware. The …

Rishi Manchanda, MD, MPH, is an Internist and Pediatrician who co-founded HealthBegins
(http://www. healthbegins. org/), a network for health care professionals interested in …

In the past, there were such things as doctor-priests, extraordinary people who established
special relationships with those who were ill. They were known as shamans. Shamans …

238 it was becoming indescribably overwhelming. My mother became increasingly taciturn
and depressed as she used a PEG tube for nutrition, required frequent mouth suctioning …

In an editorial entitled,“Assessing Clinical Discoveries,” 1 Ian McWhinney challenged the
Annals and other journals to make space for novel ideas that are grounded in the wisdom of …

In the past, there were such things as doctor-priests, extraordinary people who established
special relationships with those who were ill. They were known as shamans. Shamans …

From the# 1 New York Times best-selling author of the Medical Medium series, a revised
and expanded edition of the book that started a health revolution. Anthony William, the …

Clearly the science of medicine has progressed by leaps and bounds over the last twenty
years—from computerized surgery to genetic modification. Yet medicine is more than just a …

I recently came across an article from my residency training titled “The Seven Sins of
Medicine.” 1 Based on a 1948 lecture by Richard Asher, MD, the article proposes that …