“the patient in the hospital bed is just the icon”

July 23rd, 2018 | 1 min read

Abraham Verghese has a moving and pointed reflection about the ubiquity of technology in the hospital:

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Matthew Loftus teaches and practices Family Medicine in Baltimore and East Africa. His work has been featured in Christianity Today, Comment, & First Things and he is a regular contributor for Christ and Pop Culture. You can learn more about his work and writing at www.MatthewAndMaggie.org

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“the patient in the hospital bed is just the icon”

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