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...book, Groopman doesn’t shy away from his own experiences, devoting a chapter to his protracted search for an explanation of his debilitating hand pain. Groopman chronicles his circuitous journey from doctor to doctor, including a year spent seeing one physician, who he claims fabricated a diagnosis...
...that referendum but ultimately became a failed President, a point affirmed at the end of 1999 when he suddenly announced that Vladimir Putin, a former KGB man from Leningrad and Yeltsin's Prime Minister, would take over. In the final, pathetic chapter, Yeltsin evidently agreed to vanish from the political scene as long as Putin didn't pursue corruption cases against him. Putin then undid much of what Yeltsin had accomplished--tolerance (usually) of a free press, for example--and began to mold a Russia that is stronger, surer of itself yet more like the unforgiving Soviet state. Russia...
...that referendum but ultimately became a failed President, a point affirmed at the end of 1999 when he suddenly announced that Vladimir Putin, a relatively unknown former KGB man from St. Petersburg before becoming Yeltsin's Prime Minister, would take over. In the final, pathetic chapter, Yeltsin quietly agreed to vanish from the political scene as long as Putin agreed not to pursue corruption cases against Yeltsin and his family. Putin then undid much of what Yeltsin had accomplished - for example, a tolerance (usually) of a free press - and began to construct a Russia that is stronger, more sure...
Despite the excitement of starting a new chapter in one’s life, moving on from the military is no simple prospect. Particularly during a war, student veterans encounter constant reminders of what life was like not long ago. “Especially at the Business School, you sit in your plush surroundings and there really is an overwhelming sense of guilt,” said Gildroy. “At times you question if you should be sitting in the classroom or fighting in Iraq...
...founder of Partners in Health, an organization devoted to improving health care for the poor. Kim’s talk, entitled “Missing Medicines: Making University Drugs Accessible to the Global Poor,” was sponsored by over a dozen groups including the Harvard chapter of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) and the Harvard AIDS Coalition (HAC). The event was part of a UAEM National Day of Action to raise awareness about the connection between university research and global health. To illustrate the impact students can have on drug affordability, Kim discussed the student activism that...