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Jun 2023
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Tragedy, Hope, and a Medical Mystery: 'T...

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Dr Eric Topol and Dr Robert Harrington interview Dr Abraham Verghese about his fiction writing methods and Oprah's enthusiasm for his latest novel.

This podcast is intended for US healthcare professionals only.

To read a full transcript of this episode or to comment please visit:

https://www.medscape.com/features/public/machine

Eric J. Topol, MD, Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

Abraham Verghese, MD, Physician, author, and educator; Professor and Vice Chair, Theory & Practice of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California

The Covenant of Water, Abraham Verghese, MD; https://www.abrahamverghese.org/books/

Robert A. Harrington, MD, Arthur L. Bloomfield Professor; Chair, Department of Medicine, Stanford University; Chair, Department of Medicine, Stanford Medical Center, Stanford, California

Discussions on topics at the core of cardiology and the practice of medicine with Dr Robert A. Harrington and guests on The Bob Harrington Show

https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington

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Medscape's Chief Cardiology Correspondent Dr John M. Mandrola's This Week In Cardiology

https://www.medscape.com/twic

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