Jerome Groopman: 3 books
by Jerome Groopman
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2008
On average, a physician will interrupt a patient describing her symptoms within eighteen seconds. In that short time, many doctors decide on the likely diagnosis and best treatment. Often, decisions made this way are correct, but at crucial moments they can also be wrong -- with catastrophic consequences....
The Anatomy of Hope
How People Prevail in the Face of Illness
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2003
An inspiring and profoundly enlightening exploration of one doctor’s discovery of how hope can change
the course of illness
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, human beings have believed that hope is essential to life. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Harvard Medical School professor and...
Your Medical Mind
How to Decide What Is Right for You
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
An entirely new way to make the best medical decisions.
Making the right medical decisions is harder than ever. We are overwhelmed by information from all sides—whether our doctors’ recommendations, dissenting experts, confusing statistics, or testimonials on the Internet. Now Doctors Groopman...