As the Jewish New Year begins later this month, I will join Jews in reflecting on beginnings. I was married earlier this year, and celebrate my birthday on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. Since ...

Dr. Abraham Verghese teaches medical students at Stanford University's School of Medicine. But he has another calling: author. His novel "The Covenant of Water" (Grove/Atlantic), a multi-generational ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Abraham Verghese is vice chair of education at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He's actually an expert in bedside ...

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BYU professor Kerry Muhlestein presents at BYU Education Week on Thursday, Aug. 22. (Addie Blacker) BYU professor of ancient scripture Kerry Muhlestein spoke at an Education Week session on Thursday ...

When asked to describe the south Indian state of Kerala, the word that springs to mind for Dr. Abraham Verghese is this: “Water – 44 rivers, countless streams and lagoons and hundreds of miles of ...

Correspondent. "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours" Tracy Smith is an award-winning correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours," who joined CBS News in 2000. Smith has covered a ...