Elderhood and the Pulitzer Prizes
On the afternoon of Monday, May 4 2020, I was in clinic – well, pandemic clinic. I was sitting at my home desk talking to a patient via Zoom on my...
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Podcasts and Pandemic
Yesterday, as I was talking to a patient about how he might exercise during the pandemic, I suggested he pair the (far less desirable or interesting to...
Paul Kalanithi Reader: January 2016’s Great Reads, And Why
This month I focus exclusively on writings by and about the writer-neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi, who died last year at age 37. I didn’t know him, and I...
Oliver Sacks, 1933-2015
These days, there are a lot of doctor writers. A handful have become household names. One or two dozen more have significant talent and impact, mostly in...