About this Event
Bird's is thrilled to welcome Alexandra Sifferlin for an intimate seated conversation and book signing, celebrating her timely novel, The Elusive Body: Patients, Doctors, and the Diagnosis Crisis. Sifferlin will be joined in conversation with local health journalist, Laura Beil.
There are two ticket options. The event will begin with the seated discussion from 6–6:30 PM, accommodating 25 people ($40), followed by a book signing from 6:30-7 PM ($30). Both ticket options include one copy of The Elusive Body.
About the Book
A compelling, necessary, and timely investigation into the diagnosis crisis in the American healthcare system, from the patients living with undiagnosed illnesses, to the doctors searching for answers, and what their quests reveal about our flawed medical system
Millions of Americans live with conditions that elude diagnosis, often navigating a healthcare system that fails to recognize or effectively address their suffering. Journalist Alexandra Sifferlin has spent years investigating the diagnosis crisis in America—what it means to live without an accurate diagnosis and how both medical and patient communities are working to improve the diagnostic process. The National Institutes of Health’s Undiagnosed Diseases Network, a series of clinics of last resort where physicians and researchers work tirelessly to solve some of medicine’s most confounding cases, is at the forefront of change, showing what’s possible when healthcare providers and scientists are freed from the bureaucracy of a system beholden to insurance companies, and encouraged to work together with the aim of solving some of medicine’s most perplexing mysteries.
A correct diagnosis is more than a label; it’s a lifeline that opens doors to treatment options, financial support, and an understanding community. Weaving the profound, maddening, and uplifting stories of patients seeking answers to unexplainable symptoms, the doctors trying to help them, and the latest research on diagnosis, The Elusive Body illuminates the diagnostic journey, revealing why diagnoses matter and how they have the power to transform lives, the medical system, and even society, one case at a time.
About the Author
Alexandra Sifferlin is an editor leading health and science coverage for The New York Times Opinion desk. She is a former deputy editor of the health publication Elemental, and staff writer at Time, where she covered medicine and public health. Sifferlin lives with her family in Brooklyn, NY.
About the Moderator
Laura Beil is a health journalist in Dallas. A recipient of the Victor Cohn Prize for Medical Science Reporting, she has reported and hosted the podcasts Dr. Death, Exposed, Bad Batch and others that examine systemic failures in US health care. A former reporter at the Dallas Morning News, her work has also appeared in ProPublica, the New York Times, Texas Monthly, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health and Science News. She has received two Edward R. Murrow awards, two Gracies, and is a two-time finalist for a National Magazine Award. Her podcast Exposed was an audio award finalist from the Investigative Reporters and Editors.
Tickets
Book Talk + Signing: $40
Book Signing Line: $30
The "Book Talk + Signing" ticket reserves your spot at the seated discussion. Both ticket options include a signed copy of The Elusive Body.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Bird's Bookstore, 6025 Royal Lane, Dallas, United States
USD 32.48 to USD 43.30
