Literature

Book clubs for doctors help to humanize medicine (The Washington Times)

15 Mar 2010

COLUMBIA, Mo. | Doctors, nurses and other health care workers are tapping into their inner Tolstoys to better connect with patients. With increasing regularity, they're meeting in monthly book clubs to discuss medical-themed literature. Humanities courses are now required in many medical schools. "The humanities can remind them that they're dealing with very complicated, whole individuals with ...

Book clubs for doctors show human side of medicine (The Daily Record)

14 Mar 2010

Doctors, nurses and other health care workers are tapping into their inner Tolstoys to better connect with patients. With increasing regularity, they’re meeting in monthly book clubs to discuss medical-themed literature. Humanities courses are now required in many medical schools. “The humanities can remind them that they’re dealing with very complicated, whole individuals with their own needs ...

Kenneth Dover, a Provocative Scholar of Ancient Greek Literature, Dies at 89 (New York Times)

14 Mar 2010

Mr. Dover became known for his willingness to break taboos, from his frank descriptions of sexual behavior to his baldly stated desire to bring about the death of a vexing Oxford colleague.