BOSTON MAGAZINE December 1984 What’s Up, Doc? Real, Live Family Practitioners By Alfie Kohn Dr. Manuel Lowenhaupt strides into the examining room and sticks out his hand. “Nice to meet you. I think I know the rest of your family.” Nineteen-year-old Brenda Wilkins (a pseudonym, as are all patients’ names in this article) gives a perfunctory greeting and launches into … Read More