As Health Care Summit Nears, One Doctor Writes from the Front Lines Yesterday President Barack Obama made headlines by calling for a televised, bi-partisan meeting about the future of health care in this country. As the debate nears, we interviewed an author who works on the front lines of health care. Today’s guest on the Morning... »
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Washington Post review
“A gifted storyteller, Ofri provides vivid details that bring readers right into the exam room with her. From a paraplegic New Zealander to an aging Chinese couple who must make difficult choices about how to treat their degenerative illnesses, these patients’ stories are not... »
US News & World Report Interview
Danielle Ofri talks with Deborah Kotz–senior writer for U.S. News & World Report–about communication between doctor and patient. See the video here. »
Writing “Medicine in Translation”
“The first book I wrote about medicine, “Singular Intimacies,” did not start out as a book. It started out as a breather–an exhalation, you might say–after a decade of... »
Writing About Patients: Is it Ethical?
There is a veritable epidemic of doctor-writers out there. What is going on? Are doctors suddenly in the kiss-and-tell mode? What about confidentiality? Professionalism? HIPAA? As one of the aforementioned doctor-writers,... »
Media Bistro book launch
Media Bistro recently hosted a book launch for “Medicine in Translation.” Host Jason Boog and organizer Tatiana Ridley presided over more than fifty media executives, writers, editors, and designers... »
