by Girish Anand | Jun 24, 2009 | Health Care Reform, Random Musings
Sir Luke Fildes lost his eldest son Phillip on Christmas Eve 1877 while a doctor spent a compassionate vigil at the child’s side. In commemoration, Sir Fildes painted “The Doctor” (above) in 1891 to depict “the physician in our time.”...
by Girish Anand | Feb 11, 2009 | Random Musings
My headline is a little misleading. What I’m referring to is a survey showing that 39 percent of physicians would not encourage their children to pursue the same profession. When you factor in other health care professionals, however, the figure drops to 20...