Technology destroys doctor-patient relationships

October 22, 2010

In front of an audience of nearly 100 people at the Anlyan Center on Cedar Street, Nuland, a worldclass surgeon and author, argued that new technology and the rapid advance of science is distancing physicians from their patients. In his talk, sponsored by the Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, Nuland emphasized the importance of empathy when dealing with the ill. (Yale Daily News)