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Can I be a real man, a doctor, and a human at the same time?

Dr. Richard Cook
Physician
October 26, 2013

I am a man. Really I am. And men don’t cry, correct?

Well this one does, not very often, but when I do it is usually a good moment to pause and reflect on the circumstances. Just to check, you know, that I’m still a real man.

Shortly after the birth of our first child, I stayed up one evening to watch “Life Is Beautiful,” the wonderful Oscar winning film starring Roberto …

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Can I be a real man, a doctor, and a human at the same time?

Primary care doctors: It’s time to celebrate our generalization

Dr. Richard Cook
Physician
September 15, 2013

1984 was a great year — not just for George Orwell lovers, or for me as I embarked on my medical education. Daley Thompson won his second Olympic gold medal in the decathlon event, and in securing his place in athletics history also broke the world record. Picture the scene afterwards if you can, as journalists jostled to talk to the great man draped in Union flags and his gold …

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