A novel take on healing the sick

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An analysis of the degree to which an understanding of literature could help doctors treat their patients. Rita Charon, professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University, contends that a knowledge of literature helps doctors understand that when a patient comes to visit them, there is a narrative thread to be found and that part of their job is just to listen as the patient relates their story.

Management dynamics, Offices & clinics of medical doctors, Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Care and treatment, Analysis, Practice, Physicians, Patients, Interdisciplinary research

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Search for a fractured past starts with a few photos and trinkets

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Helen Epstein has written a book about her quest to find out about her family's history before the Holocaust.

Portrayals, Family, Holocaust survivors, Epstein, Helen

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