“To have a group of cloistered clinicians away completely from the broad current of professional life would be bad for teacher and worse for student. The primary work of a professor of medicine in a medical school is in the wards, teaching his pupils how to deal with patients and their diseases.” Would BeSchoolDealsTeacherGroupsTeachingStudentsDiseaseMedicinePatientCurrentsMedicalPrimariesBroadsProfessorsPupilsProfessional LifeMedical SchoolClinicians Book:The educational essays Source: The educational essays
“When I'm engaged in a story my health is not a big deal, but when I'm not doing anything, if you sit me down, I can get tied up in my own medical dramas. So I much prefer to work.” IfsI CanStoriesBigsMy OwnDealsDramaMedicalEngagedTiedBig DealTied Up Author:Katherine Boo
“Over 120 Aboriginal communities run their own health services - some have been doing so for 30 years. They struggle with difficult medical problems. They also try to deal with counselling, stolen generations issues, family relationships, violence, suicide prevention.” TryingYearsHas BeensProblemRunningDifficultCommunityDealsStruggleIssuesViolenceGenerationsSuicideMedicalStolenPreventionAboriginalFamily RelationshipHealth ServicesMedical Problems Author:Malcolm Fraser
“We offer such false hopes to people that every medical problem can be fixed even when you're starting to deal with an 80- or a 90-year-old body that is breaking down in multiple ways and doesn't have that resilience. And so it doesn't surprise me that someone who is completely unprepared for death may say, "Doc, do everything."” PeopleWayYearsMayProblemBodyDealsOffersSurpriseStartingResilienceMedicalFixedMultipleBreaking DownSurprise MeUnpreparedFalse HopeMedical Problems Author:Katy Butler
“In order to deal with all the medical cost demands and other challenges in the U.S., as we look to raise that revenue, the rich will have to pay slightly more. That's quite clear.” LooksOrderChallengesDealsPayRichClearCostDemandRaisesMedicalRevenue Author:Bill Gates