Teacher Stories
The Power of Stories and Early Relationships
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March 5, 2021
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When 4th grade teacher Miriam Marecek turned down the lights and lit the reading candle, magic happened. Pediatrician and journalist Perri Klass describes what it was like being one of Ms. Marecek's students and the impact it's had on her life and professional career. Now, as national medical director for Reach Out and Read, Dr. Klass, promotes books and reading aloud, together, starting at birth.
Teacher Stories
The Power of Stories and Early Relationships
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March 5, 2021
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When 4th grade teacher Miriam Marecek turned down the lights and lit the reading candle, magic happened. Pediatrician and journalist Perri Klass describes what it was like being one of Ms. Marecek's students and the impact it's had on her life and professional career. Now, as national medical director for Reach Out and Read, Dr. Klass, promotes books and reading aloud, together, starting at birth.
Teacher Stories
The Power of Stories and Early Relationships
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March 5, 2021
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When 4th grade teacher Miriam Marecek turned down the lights and lit the reading candle, magic happened. Pediatrician and journalist Perri Klass describes what it was like being one of Ms. Marecek's students and the impact it's had on her life and professional career. Now, as national medical director for Reach Out and Read, Dr. Klass, promotes books and reading aloud, together, starting at birth.
Talk Nerdy
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Childhood Vaccines w/ Perri Klass
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Feb. 15, 2021
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In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara Santa Maria is joined by NYU professor of journalism and pediatrics Dr. Perri Klass to talk about her new book, "A Good Time to Be Born: How Science and Public Health Gave Children a Future." They examine the profound impact that medical advancements like vaccines have had on infant mortality and public health. Also discussed: the often-overlooked women and minority practitioners who changed the course of human history.
Letter from Shanghai
The Hudson Review, Spring 2020
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Morality Tales: There's more than a bit of soul-searching needed when physicians bring patients' stories out of the clinic and onto the page
Harvard Medicine magazine​, Fall 2016
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Boredom: Could it be creativity's spark—or a cause for concern?
Harvard Medicine magazine: The Adventure Issue​, Spring 2015
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Fever Dreams: Childhood classics swathe familial illness, even death, in bravery, good deeds, and occasionally, magic
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Harvard Medicine magazine​, Fall 2013
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How Szechuan peppercorns can help you grow old and bond with your young
The Washington Post, August 14, 2015
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Shakespeare as a Life Coach
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The Wall Street Journal, August 8, 2014
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In Praise of Margery Sharp
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The New York Times, April 12, 2018
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The Plagiarism Jitters
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The New York Times, May 9, 2015
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She Wasn’t So Ungrateful After All
The New York Times, May 27, 2014
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Distractions May Shift, but Sleep Needs Don’t
The New York Times, March 9, 2009
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Making Room for Miss Manners Is a Parenting Basic
The New York Times, January 12, 2009
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What to Do When the Patient Says, ‘Please Don’t Tell Mom’
The New York Times, December 8, 2008
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If a Baby Has a Fever, Treatment All Depends
The New York Times, November 17, 2008
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Saving Tiny Tim: Pediatrics and Childhood Poverty in the United States
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The New England Journal of Medicine, June 9, 2016
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The Fast Food Fund
The New England Journal of Medicine | 360;3, January 15, 2009
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Close Calls
The New England Journal of Medicine | 359;10, September 4, 2008
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The Moral of the Story
The New England Journal of Medicine | 358;22, May 29, 2008
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Shifting Sands
The New England Journal of Medicine | 352;1, January 6, 2005
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