A Humanism of the Abyss
At a moment when people who don’t share our identity feel alien, Oliver Sacks’s classic book about reaching catatonic patients has much to teach us.
Staying Human
Advancing science and medicine for, not on, human beings
Advancing science and medicine for, not on, human beings
At a moment when people who don’t share our identity feel alien, Oliver Sacks’s classic book about reaching catatonic patients has much to teach us.
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In its quest to meet the “gold standard,” academic medicine has put Covid patients at risk.
Why we need an option that will be morally acceptable to all Americans