To the Heart of the Heart
Suzanne Koven turns her ear to “Heart: A History” by Sandeep Jauhar.
Suzanne Koven is a primary care physician and writer in residence at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Her work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The New England Journal of Medicine, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Rumpus, and other publications. Her website is www.suzannekoven.com.
Suzanne Koven turns her ear to “Heart: A History” by Sandeep Jauhar.
Suzanne Koven applies a clinical lens to “Sick: A Memoir” by Porochista Khakpour.
Suzanne Koven reviews David B. Morris's "Eros and Illness."
Suzanne Koven examines “The Finest Traditions of My Calling: One Physician’s Search for the Renewal of Medicine” by Abraham M. Nussbaum.
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