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Oliver Sacks, neurologist and acclaimed author, dies at 82
Aug 30, 2015 · Oliver Sacks, the famed neurologist and author who was called the “poet laureate of medicine” died in his New York City home on Sunday. He was 82. Sacks revealed he had terminal cancer in...
The Letters of Oliver Sacks | The New Yorker
Sep 23, 2024 · In 1968, the medical community was galvanized by the news that people with Parkinson’s could be helped by a new drug called levodopa, or L-dopa. Sacks wondered whether “DOPA,” as he called it,...
Oliver Sacks - The New York Times
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Collected letters of Oliver Sacks offer glimpse into neurologist's …
Nov 2, 2024 · Readers get a new glimpse into his mind this year, nearly a decade after his death, thanks to a handsome new collection of the doctor’s letters compiled and annotated by his longtime editor, Kate...
The Oliver Sacks I Knew and Loved Once Saw Himself as a Failure
Oct 19, 2024 · The Oliver Sacks that most of the world knew — the one I fell in love with after we met in 2008, when he was 75 — was the beloved neurologist and the author of many best-selling books, admired...
Oliver Sacks’s Lifelong Search for Recognition - The Atlantic
Dec 16, 2024 · In an early letter, the 27-year-old Sacks recounts hiking in remote Canada and coming upon a man struggling with a leg injury. “I’m a doctor, can I help?” Sacks recalls asking him.
Oliver Sacks Latest Articles - The New Yorker
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'Awakenings' author, neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at 82 | AP News
Aug 31, 2015 · NEW YORK (AP) — There was the blind man who had the disastrous experience of regaining his sight. The surgeon who developed a sudden passion for music after being struck by lightning. And most famously, the man who mistook his wife for a hat.
Oliver Sacks Podcast, Documentary, Music & Videos | Watch
Stream Radiant Minds, Audible's new Oliver Sacks podcast, watch the Ric Burns documentary "Oliver Sacks: His Own Life" and listen to music.