This book group uses literature to explore aspects of medicine, bioethics, and philosophy. The contemporary issues examined will include death and dying, euthanasia, doctor-patient relationships, stem cell research, aging, morality in medicine, and health care policy. Lawrence White is a medical doctor, bioethicist, writer and pharmacologist.
Books will be discussed along with medical and ethical topics:
Topic: Mental Illness — Darkness Visible William Styron $15.00
Topic: Medical Diagnosis — How Doctors Think Jerome Groopman $15.95
Topic: Heath Care for the Elderly and Health Care Rationing — Everyman Philip Roth $13.00
Topic: Death and Redemption — The Death of Ivan Illych Leo Tolstoy $10.00
Topic: Medicine and Money — The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot $15.00
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