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Book review: Tony Holohan memoir holds few revelations and little if any contrition
Erstwhile chief medical officer famous for his role during the Covid pandemic has written a worthy and humane book, but certainly not a particularly gripping one
Tony Holohan understands the hurt that can be caused by a bad bedside manner. Around a decade ago, Ireland’s then chief medical officer (CMO) visited his terminally ill wife Emer in St James’s Hospital and found her talking incoherently with a high temperature.
Worried that she might have contracted sepsis, he pushed the call button. “Thank God you’re here,” he exclaimed when a nurse arrived, only to be coldly ordered to “Calm down.”
“I still ...
