Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures

Vincent Lam · 2006 CE · Short Story · Modern / American · Contemporary

Linked stories follow four Toronto medical students through training and residency to the 2003 SARS outbreak. The ethics of choosing who is treated and the toll of long hours run through each friend's career. A doctor's first book of fiction, written from within the profession.

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