Your Medical Mind

In their book, Your Medical Mind: How to Decide What is Right for You, Dr. Jerome Groopman and his wife, Dr. Pamela Hartzband say that each of us has a “medical mind,” a highly individual approach to weighing the risks and benefits of treatments. Are you a minimalist or a maximalist, believer or doubter, favor natural healing or the latest technology? Dr. Groopman and Dr. Hartzband weave vivid narratives of real patients with insights from recent research to demonstrate the power of the medical mind. Both spoke about their book at the Flanigan Lecture on June 11, 2012, in Kansas City. The authors discuss their presentation in this interview. (May 15, 2012)