Category Archives: Provider-Patient Relationship

The poetry of hands-on healing, and the failure to do so
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Posted on by November 21, 2016
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In 2013, Rafael Campo–then associate professor of medicine at Harvard–won the Hippocrates Open International Prize for Poetry and Medicine.  First, let us be grateful that there is such a thing, a thing to draw beauty out of what isn’t always. … Continue reading →

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Thought-provoking Guardian article on narratives (including patient testimony) and literature on medicine
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Posted on by April 27, 2016
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Over at The Guardian, Andrew Solomon has a worthy article called “Literature about medicine may be all that can save us: A new generation of doctor writers is investigating the mysteries of the medical profession, exploring the vital intersection between … Continue reading →

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