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The Physician's Heart

Rating 4.0
Word count
192K words
Chapters
132
ISBN
9787516925751

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Summary

Serving the Heart is a companion volume to the bestselling medical humanities book Warm Doctors. It is divided into six chapters—The Doctor's Heart, Doctor and Patient, The Physician, Healthcare Reform, The Way of Medicine, and Medicine and the Nation—and includes essays such as "May Every Patient Be Treated with Tenderness," "Please Give Doctors a Reason to Take Risks," "For Whom Do Doctors Shed Tears," and "Let Patients See the Doctor's Face."

Through outspoken commentaries and moving stories from inside and outside hospitals, the book reveals the captivating grace and selfless dedication of medical professionals and portrays the deep bonds between doctors and patients, offering a broad medical perspective and profound humanistic concern. Renowned cartoonist Xu Pengfei created comic illustrations for the book, enhancing its appeal and readability.

Editor's review

In an era of rampant health information, Healing Hearts: The Doctor Within reads like a sobering dose of good medicine. Drawing on his unique perspective as a frontline medical journalist for many years, Bai Jianfeng weaves profound medical ethics and humanistic care into true, concrete, sometimes even brutal stories from clinical settings. This is not merely a book about medicine, but a reflection on people, on life, and on how to strike a balance between technology and humanity. Rather than piling up dry theories, it vividly presents core issues such as doctor-patient relationships, the dilemmas of the healthcare system, and the choice of life's value, guiding readers to see past the surface of disease and look directly at the essence of medical practice—that all-important "heart of the healer." Its value lies not only in popularizing medical knowledge but in inspiring public consensus on bioethics, offering a valuable emotional foundation and rational framework for building more harmonious doctor-patient relationships. Reading this book is a systematic review of one's own views on health and a profound education in life.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • General readers with a sustained interest in doctor-patient relationships and social healthcare issues
  • Healthcare practitioners or students in related fields seeking professional resonance and humanistic reflection
  • Readers who enjoy in-depth nonfiction and hope to understand complex social issues through stories
  • Individuals reflecting on the meaning of life and the value of health, seeking humanistic inspiration that transcends illness itself

Not a good fit for

  • Utilitarian readers expecting specific treatment plans or quick health tips
  • Readers seeking light entertainment or purely literary reading experiences

Reading tips

  1. It is recommended to read slowly, allowing time for independent thought and digestion after each case or chapter.
  2. Read alongside current medical news or your own healthcare experiences to see how the book's views reflect reality.
  3. Pay attention to the author's narrative approach as a recorder, and consider how he uses details to present complex ethical dilemmas and glimmers of humanity.

About the publisher

Hualing Publishing House China · Founded in 1989

Founded in 1989, Hualing Publishing House is a comprehensive professional press whose main readership consists of older adults and those working in the field of aging. In addition to compilations of policies and regulations on aging, academic monographs on aging-related issues, and guides to later life, it publishes a range of traditional culture titles for general readers, covering classics, culture, Eastern philosophy, and theory. These include Zhu Ziqing's Classic Essays, Wang Guowei's Lectures on Dream of the Red Chamber, Lü Simian's Lectures on Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Guo Yu's edition of the Book of Changes (Revised Edition, Vol. 1). In health and medicine, the press addresses elderly care with practical works such as the Family Caregiving Handbook for Older Adults with Dementia. It also introduces works by Joseph Campbell, including The Inner Reaches of Outer Space and The Art of Reading Joyce. With 179 titles in its catalog, the press draws on authors such as Zhu Ziqing, Wang Guowei, Lü Simian, Cao Cao, and Joseph Campbell, and has developed a distinctive profile in both popularizing traditional culture and publishing caregiving resources for older adults.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 医者的心(自序)
  3. 第一章 医心
  4. 请对医生好一点
  5. 给医生一个冒险的理由
  6. 像爱护亲人一样爱护医生
  7. 愿尊医重卫蔚然成风
  8. 一瓶葡萄糖引发的误会
  9. 一张字条为何感动医生
  10. 善缘相续皆欢喜
  11. 培植医患信任的“善根”
  12. 愿手术台充满温暖
  13. 医生的眼泪为谁流
  14. 让病人看见医生的脸
  15. 愿每位患者都被温柔相待
  16. “胶囊宾馆”传递人性温度
  17. 良医当有工匠心
  18. 一束光的力量
  19. 医生,请多一点耐心
  20. 第二章 医患
  21. 莫让纱布遮住信任
  22. 用良法为救人者撑腰
  23. 还医生一间安静的诊室
  24. 让“医闹”付出失信代价
  25. 魏则西留下的生命考题
  26. 善终也是一种权利
  27. 请呵护医生的善意
  28. 包容医学的不完美
  29. 信任是最好的托付
  30. 医生看病更要看人
  31. 呼唤更多全科医生
  32. 全科医生不是“低端医生”
  33. 别被西方标准牵着鼻子走
  34. 验光配镜的烦恼
  35. 看病体验感不是“奢侈品”
  36. 满足人民健康新期盼
  37. 第三章 医者
  38. 医生为啥这么“拼”
  39. 医生“累并快乐着”
  40. 别让医生“两头燃烧”
  41. 有一种情怀叫“舍家”
  42. 医生,你的姿势有多美
  43. 用制度保护奋斗者的健康
  44. 愿礼遇医生成为常态
  45. 莫让医学生吃苦又吃亏
  46. 你愿意让子女学医吗?
  47. 不能沦为论文的“奴隶”
  48. 评职称须破除“唯论文”
  49. 医生不流动,患者下沉难
  50. 医生会被机器取代吗?
  51. 留住乡村医生的心
  52. 让乡村医生“后浪推前浪”
  53. 培养高质量的健康守门人
  54. “大师摇篮”看协和
  55. 群星璀璨,照亮医学的天空
  56. 一颗糖丸一座丰碑
  57. 离开白求恩的日子
  58. 但愿天下无疾苦
  59. 柳叶刀上铸医魂
  60. 心中有光 天下无盲
  61. 第四章 医改
  62. 病虽罕见,爱不能罕至
  63. “机器互认”应成惯例
  64. 狗洗澡与人看病
  65. 医生岂能为病人欠费“背锅”
  66. 让医生的技术更值钱
  67. 用治水思维治理药品
  68. “北京样本”不是“孤本”
  69. 莫让耗材再“耗财”
  70. 掀翻号贩子的奶酪
  71. 守规则才有高效率
  72. 倾听支架的叹息
  73. 外国人为啥点赞中国医疗
  74. 医联体,“联体”更要“连心”
  75. “争上游”与“向下流”
  76. 社区医院建设重在接地气
  77. 半夜生病愁煞人
  78. 从“签而不约”到“签而有约”
  79. 从“医不叩门”到“主动上门”
  80. 医改如逆水行舟
  81. 三明医改星火燎原
  82. 打通老年人就医“梗阻”
  83. 为老年人留一扇温暖的窗
  84. “窗帘之约”凝聚“敬老之力”
  85. 让老年人长寿更健康
  86. 健康老龄化是长远大计
  87. 激活银发浪潮的发展潜力
  88. 第五章 医道
  89. 坚持中西医并重不动摇
  90. 让中医古籍“活”起来
  91. 莫让针灸成“古董”
  92. 让道地药材不负绿水青山
  93. 遵循规律,让中医药永远姓“中”
  94. 守正创新,为中医药注入源头活水
  95. 中西医并重,让古老瑰宝重焕光彩
  96. 发挥优势,为健康中国贡献力量
  97. 走向世界,让“中国处方”造福人类
  98. 让中医儿科大显身手
  99. 用疗效证明中医实力
  100. 提升中医药的话语权
  101. 让中医药文化更有魅力
  102. 唤醒更多沉睡的经典名方
  103. 让中医代代薪火相传
  104. 中医的底气来自哪里
  105. 给你一个相信中医的理由
  106. 瞧瞧咱的“中医答卷”
  107. 一张抗疫良方的贡献
  108. 第六章 医国
  109. 医生是健康科普主力军
  110. 医生不能等人生病
  111. “健康礼包”经济学
  112. 奏响健康中国“进行曲”
  113. 将爱国卫生运动融入日常生活
  114. 持续提升全民健康素养
  115. 共绘健康乡村新画卷
  116. 莫让“财神跟着瘟神跑”
  117. 筑牢公共卫生防线
  118. 涵养全民健康素养
  119. “救命神器”彰显生命尊严
  120. 谁掏空了你的身体
  121. 莫忘“舌尖上的健康”
  122. 树立科学文明的饮食观
  123. 珍惜粮食,合理膳食
  124. 管住孩子“第一口烟”
  125. 还孩子一双明亮的眼睛
  126. 莫让“宅生活”毁了眼健康
  127. “看得见”更要“看得清”
  128. 解除后顾之忧,释放生育潜能
  129. 补齐普惠托育服务短板
  130. 牢牢掌握抗疫的战略主动权
  131. 极不平凡的历程 来之不易的成果
  132. 后记

FAQ

Is this book fiction or nonfiction?
Healing Hearts is a work of nonfiction based on extensive real cases and in-depth interviews, belonging to the category of documentary writing. The author narrates from a journalist's perspective, combining authenticity with literary appeal.
Is the content too professional for ordinary readers to understand?
The author deliberately avoids abstruse technical terms, focusing instead on conveying the humanistic core and ethical reflection within medicine through stories. Ordinary readers can fully understand and resonate with it.
What is the core message the book aims to convey?
At its core, it calls for the return of the humanistic spirit in medicine and explores how, in an age of rapid technological advancement, to safeguard the respect, understanding, and empathy for life that underlie medical practice—the "heart of the healer" to which the title refers.

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About the author

白剑峰 Author

Bai Jianfeng is an author about whom limited public information is available. His writing centers on social fiction, medical themes, and essays, and three of his works are included here: Nuan Yi (Warm Physician), Yi Xin (The Physician's Heart), and Hui Jia (Going Home). Judging from the titles and the common categories, his work tends to revolve around medical settings, the inner world of physicians, and family feeling, combining narrative drive with humanistic care: he presents the warmth and coldness of social life in fictional form, and records experiences of medical practice and returning home in an essayistic style. Though the number of works is small, they show a sustained attention to the relationship between medicine and human feeling, and will appeal to readers interested in medical literature and realist narrative.

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