The Last of the Mohicans
A freshman’s account of starting at the Escola Paulista de Medicina
Alexandre
The Inaugural Anatomy Lecture
A 1953 address evoking anatomy’s tragic history and the respect owed to the cadaver
Insulin Tea
An on-call tale of the “insulin tea” sweetened by a diabetic patient
Black Humor
An autopsy-room tale about the tattoo I AM IMMORTAL
Everything Is at Stake
Game theory, conflicts of interest, and cooperation, from John Nash to the tragedy of the commons
Portrait of the Perfect Physician
Precepts from 1595 on the moral virtues and conduct of the good physician
The Velpeau Law: “The Duality of Rare Events”
An emergency-room anecdote that gives a playful name to the duality of rare events
How Every Physician Should Be
A graduation letter on medicine as an art practiced with love and respect
Right of Reply
A pessimistic letter on the devaluation of physicians and Irany Novah Moraes’s optimistic reply
The History of the Medical Prescription
The mythical and Latin origins of the Rx symbol on the medical prescription