Avicenna
The Philosopher of the Arabs and his influence on medieval medicine
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If the Gossip Used Sieves…
A parable on rumors: the test of truth, kindness, and necessity
The Last of the Mohicans
A freshman’s account of starting at the Escola Paulista de Medicina
The Inaugural Anatomy Lecture
A 1953 address evoking anatomy’s tragic history and the respect owed to the cadaver
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
The History of the Medical Prescription
The mythical and Latin origins of the Rx symbol on the medical prescription
The Symbol of Medicine: Tradition and Heresy
Why the staff of Asclepius, not the caduceus of Hermes, is medicine’s true symbol
The Roads of Life
A philosophical reflection on the two roads of good and evil in existence