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Medical treatment has its limits. Empathy does not.

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“This is our sickest patient,” my co-intern began as she told me about one of her patients I would care for overnight. It was my first week of intern year, and I was assigned the overnight cross-cover shift for a busy cardiology service. Introducing myself as “Dr. Tredway” still rolled awkwardly off my tongue, but I had grown more comfortable throughout the week in my new role as a physician. I could field multiple pages about the forty-something patients I was responsible for each night. I proficiently prescribed bowel regimens and repleted electrolytes. I carried a code blue pager, but it had not chirped once. Continua a leggere →

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Deborah, la dottoressa che cura i pazienti con il Pronto soccorso poetico

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Un’ambulanza. Un lettino. E una dottoressa dai capelli rossi e lo sguardo di chi sa ascoltare. Niente flebo, defibrillatori e bombole di ossigeno però: qui le urgenze si curano a colpi di versi letterari. E’ il “Pronto soccorso poetico”, il presidio sanitario per l’anima da duemila pazienti all’anno, ideato da Deborah Alma, scrittrice inglese che a bordo di un’ autolettiga degli anni ’70 acquistata su eBay viaggia da nord a sud della Gran Bretagna prescrivendo poesie contro il mal di vivere.  Continua a leggere →

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Medical Students Learn to Tell Stories about Their Patients and Themselves

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A small group of third-year medical students and interdisciplinary faculty sit around a table. The students look weary—stethoscopes slung around their necks, white coats slightly rumpled, pockets overflowing with smartphones, pens, scraps of paper, a half-eaten candy bar. They are not sure what to expect, but they are glad to sit down. Continua a leggere →