At the end of World War I, influenza swept the globe in a devastating pandemic that affected an estimated 500 million people and killed 20 to 50 million–more than the number of deaths attributed to the recent war (up to 11 million military and up to 6 million civilians).
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Dr. Gabriel Redel-Traub‘We Have No Superpowers’: A New Doctor’s Lessons From the PandemicDr. Gabriel Redel-Traub is one of 52 members of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine Class of 2020 …
Humane Endeavor
From the Division of Medical Humanities Newsletter: An interview with Atul Gawande touches on medical error and fallibility, healthcare reform, the joys of reading, and how his research on end-of-life …
Patient Autonomy & Shifting Medical Ethics
From the Division of Medical Humanities Newsletter: In an interview with Point of Inquiry, Barron Lerner, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and population health at NYULMC, “paints a global picture …
Close Observation: Nursing & Writing
From the Division of Medical Humanities Newsletter: What is it like to be both a nurse and a writer, and how does one inform the other? The Bellevue Literary Review, …
Reflections of a Young Doctor
From the Division of Medical Humanities Newsletter: Does asking medical residents to participate in reflective writing exercises help them to better connect with patients? New York magazine highlights a study, …
Oliver Sacks – “My Periodic Table”
From the Division of Medical Humanities Newsletter: A moving essay from the great Oliver Sacks serves as a primer for embracing life, and science, even as the end approaches: “And …