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Gevorg Tamamyan
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This is WHO
There is a lot being said about the World Health Organization these days. Criticism. Political tensions. Funding crises. Countries leaving. Endless speculation about what WHO is, what it failed to do, and what it should become. Some of that criticism…
Charles Balch Treated Thousands of Patients. He Says That’s Not His Greatest Work.
If you try to list everything Charles Balch has done, you quickly realize the list does not help you understand the man. He has led some of the most important institutions in oncology. He has built systems that are now…
Alberto Costa: The Father of Seven Children
“I mean, while I was reading the book you gave me about Umberto Veronesi,” I said, “there’s this expression: As you set out for Ithaca, hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. You wrote…