As that lucky guy because today i get to meet Abraham Verghese and him to you and just a quick aside this i hadnt planned and met dr. Verghese this morning and you know ive been doing these events for about six years now and i met darcy and it kind of embarrassing because i started crying. I cant explain the effect that hes had me as a doctor and a reader. So its just a little bit. But dr. Verghese, his book, the covenant of water has spent nine months on the New York Times bestseller list, which is incredible for two reasons. Number one, it came out nine months ago, and number two, its 715 pages long and know and we live in america in 2024. Were not in russia in 100 years ago. So at 750 page book to be on the vessel, it is pretty, pretty cool. And you know, aside from being a literary luminary, hes a thought leader. The world of medicine, as you know, hes chair professor, vice chair of of the school of medicine at that place up the road. The road, stanford. So before we talk about the
And him to you and just a quick aside this i hadnt planned and met dr. Verghese this morning and you know ive been doing these events for about six years now and i met darcy and it kind of embarrassing because i started crying. I cant explain the effect that hes had me as a doctor and a reader. So its just a little bit. But dr. Verghese, his book, the covenant of water has spent nine months on the New York Times bestseller list, which is incredible for two reasons. Number one, it came out nine months ago, and number two, its 715 pages long and know and we live in america in 2024. Were not in russia in 100 years ago. So at 750 page book to be on the vessel, it is pretty, pretty cool. And you know, aside from being a literary luminary, hes a thought leader. The world of medicine, as you know, hes chair professor, vice chair of of the school of medicine at that place up the road. The road, stanford. So before we talk about the governance of water, just like you to share a little bit how t
Now wmur news 9 daybreak. Erin we have had some cold weather out there. Yesterday it was just freezing. Sean yes. And this morning were getting a little bit of rain added to that mix. Kevin no sweater vest yet. Sean no. Waiting in the wings. Kevin we start out with scattered or lighter rain showers from the mid 30s to 40s. The more organized activity is pushing to our east but you can see the showers left behind before we turn brither and drier. Highs in the 50s even lower 60s with developing sunshine this afternoon. Much more in your forecast through the end of the week but lets take a look at your morning ride joined live by 95. 7s deb davidson. Good morning, deb. Right now as you start your morning commute just some minor slowdowns due to the rain moving in. On 93 northbound in the concord area we have Road Construction the exit 12 northbound offramp is closed due to major reconstruction. So give yourself extra time. On 293 between exits five and three and the exit four onrather tha
Now on bbc news, a long awaited review into three medical treatments has found women werent warned about the risks and when things went wrong doctors didnt believe them. The baroness cumberlege review, published this week, listed failings in how patients have been treated by the healthcare system, spanning a period of more than 50 years. Reporter Anna Collinson talked to some of those affected. In to some of those affected. The larger one on the le werent in the larger one on the left. They werent warned about the risks. The more we found out about this the more we found out about this the more its made us actually quite angry. When things went wrong they werent believed. I listened to doctors who treated me as an historical parent and thought well, i must be going mad. Now a long awaited reviews as many lives have been ruined because the Health System didnt listen to women. Mash has robbed me of the person i used to be. My life is completely different. The review focuses on the pregna
I want to issue a full apology to those who have suffered and their families. Angry crowds in serbia storm the Parliament Building in protest at the re introduction of lockdown measures. And johnny depp faces a second day of questioning in his libel claim against the Sun Newspaper at the high court in london. Hello. The uk chancellor rishi sunak is set to announce a range of measures later aimed at boosting the british economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Among the steps includes a £2 billion scheme to create more jobs for young people. The fund will subsidise six month work placements for those on universal credit aged between 16 and 2a, who are at risk of long term unemployment. The chancellor is also expected to announce a temporary stamp duty holiday for home buyers in england and Northern Ireland. Theres speculation mr sunak may also introduce a temporary vat cut to help the hospitality sector, which has been hit hard in the pandemic. And the chancellor could give eve