#484 The Anatomy of Hope

How do people prevail in the face of serious illness? Hope, or despair, can make a huge difference in survival. For some patients, hope and tenacity can result in a medical miracle. According to Dr. Jerome Groopman, “If you speak to physicians who’ve been treating patients over decades, each one will be able to tell you about medical miracles. They happen; they’re not common, but they occur.” Tune in for our conversation with Dr. Groopman about the anatomy of hope. Guest: Jerome Groopman, MD, who holds the Dina and Raphael Recanati Chair of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and is Chief of Experimental Medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is author of The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness.