The IndoEuropean root WED, with its o-grade form WOD, meant to speak. Hence the Greek word for a song or lyric poem, an ode, ᾠδή, and derivatives such as odeon, […]
Day: July 14, 2017
Michael Mittelman: First understand your patient
I am an engaged and informed patient with multiple chronic conditions. I am a patient advocate and a health strategist, and I care deeply for the patient experience. I work […]
Kathleen Thomas: Hospital bombardment—the new weapon of war?
It’s been 18 months since I witnessed the decimation of our fully functional hospital in Kunduz, Northern Afghanistan by aerial bombardment. I still can’t find words to adequately describe the […]
Daniel Sokol: The Charlie Gard case—an ethicist in the courtroom
Daniel Sokol provides an ethicist’s point of view on the latest hearing in the case of Charlie Gard […]