The doctor's dilemma
(2010)

Nonfiction

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PUBLISHED
[United States]: Neeland Media LLC, 2010
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9781596257429 (electronic bk.) MWT11908701, 1596257423 (electronic bk.) 11908701
LANGUAGE
English
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Martin Jarvis, Paxton Whitehead, Jane Carr, Roy Dotrice, Gregory Cooke, Kenneth Danziger, Jennifer Dundas Lowe, Simon Templeman, Douglas Weston

First staged in 1906, "The Doctor's Dilemma" is a play that revolves around a community of doctors, most specializing, unbeknownst to them, in different types of expensive, fraudulent treatments. Dr. Ridgeon, who has actually discovered a vaccine for tuberculosis, is conflicted about administering his limited remedy, for the husband of a woman he is in love with can pay, but his kind yet poverty-stricken colleague Dr. Blenkinsop cannot. Shaw's drama highlights the medical predicament of his day, that of treating patients with unnecessary practices to earn a living. A well-written, verbose play characteristic of Shaw, The Doctor's Dilemma still resonates with today's audience because of its thoughtful commentary on the continuing problem of providing adequate healthcare to the poor

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