Faculty Bibliography

A look at problems that can eat away at a relationship is offered, and counseling strategies are discussed. A couples workshop on sexuality and intimacy is assessed by two marriage counselors

A short story about the effect fatherhood had on a mystery writer is presented

KW - Television programs [Television Program] -- Perri Klass ponders the sudden popularity of medical comedies on TV, and compares it to an earlier wave of medical dramas in the 1950s and 1960s. While 'Marcus Welby, M.D.' was serious, 'Doctor, Doctor,' 'Northern Exposure' and 'Doogie Howser, M.D.' take a lighter approach

A pediatrician describes how hard it is to tell parents of an ill child bad news in a personal account. There is no such thing as a good way to break bad news; however, it has to be done

Kawasaki disease, which is a relatively new syndrome, is discussed. The symptoms and one child's treatment for it are discussed

Perri Klass reviews 'Someday,' Andrew H. Malcolm's account of growing up in his family and of his researches into the medical ethics of discontinuing life support, and their juncture at his elderly mother's hospital bed