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• A comment on Talk: Abraham Verghese: A doctor's touch

  Sep 28 2011: Something to think about. The science of medicine is and has always been an art -- not a business. De-personalizing medicine puts us all at a disadvantage -- it deprives the patient of proper care and deprives the doctor of the opportunity of understanding and learning.

• A comment on Talk: Sunni Brown: Doodlers, unite!

  Sep 28 2011: Nice. I agree wholeheartedly. Doodling is also a great reliever of tension and stress. That's probably one of the reasons why we think or absorb concepts and ideas better when we doodle. I also think there's some deeper meaning to it at times. Visual expression of the subconscious mind -- somewhere in the realm of self awareness and meaning -- the nesting ground of truly personal art.
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  A comment on Talk: Stacey Kramer: The best gift I ever survived

  Oct 13 2010: Thank you. This is a timely and moving talk. For me, as a doctor, talking to patients whose lives have been altered as such is something I could never get used to (lest I grow numb). The experience is different each time but the lessons are all valuable. There are survivors, there are fighters and there are those at the other end -- but all muster courage when they find peace within themselves, It's all about our perspectives... the way we view our predicaments, our challenges -- our gifts. I pray the message gets across to those for whom it is intended. "Hope in spite of everything to give life meaning."
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  A comment on Talk: Eric Dishman: Take health care off the mainframe

  Sep 23 2010: The problem with healthcare is not just mainframe thinking about medicine but also our general attitude towards what health really means. Medicine and medical practicioners are geared mostly towards treating illnesses not prevention. It is painful to admit the truth that our medical practice is crisis-driven, reactive and ultimately collapsing uder the weight of different specialties and sub-specialties. I honestly believe that healthcare in any country would be better off if we try to reverse this trend.