Abraham Verghese: A doctor's touch

About this film

Modern medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool: human touch. Physician and writer Abraham Verghese describes our strange new world where patients are merely data points, and calls for a return to the traditional one-on-one physical exam.

Directors & creators

TED.com

Subjects

TEDTalks;TED;Talks;communication;culture;health;health care;medicine;science;TEDGlobal 2011;2011

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