It seems intuitive that connecting with others is a valued part of life. Still, in periods of challenge, in grief, in illness, in the universal experience of aging, the ease of social connection naturally ebbs and flows. How much, then, should we prioritize the pursuit of consistent social connectedness, in order to thrive? How important…
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Oral History and the Physician-Patient Relationship
John A. Carranza There has been much criticism about the time that physicians spend with patients in an average visit. Physicians simply do not have enough time to fully interact with their patients. Couple this with the rising demand for doctors to enter patient information and complaints into databases, and the patient suffers. While this…