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Elaine Schattner

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For Patients, Social Media Provides Perks and Perils

For Patients, Social Media Provides Perks and Perils

Is There A Better Place To Decide What’s Right For Patients?

Is There A Better Place To Decide What’s Right For Patients?

Why The Movie About Henrietta Lacks Matters Today

Why The Movie About Henrietta Lacks Matters Today

‘Until 20,’ A Film About A Young Cancer Patient’s End-Of-Life Decisions

‘Until 20,’ A Film About A Young Cancer Patient’s End-Of-Life Decisions

Lip Service To Patients And Caregivers, Or Respect? The Significance Of An FDA Panel’s Review

Lip Service To Patients And Caregivers, Or Respect? The Significance Of An FDA Panel’s Review

To Educate Great Physicians, Focus On Science, Ethics And Future Learning Skills

To Educate Great Physicians, Focus On Science, Ethics And Future Learning Skills

‘The Knick’ Shines A Light On Early Medical Innovation

‘The Knick’ Shines A Light On Early Medical Innovation

Patients Shouldn’t Be Used As Hostages, Vulnerable To Sudden Drug Price Increases

Patients Shouldn’t Be Used As Hostages, Vulnerable To Sudden Drug Price Increases

Creating Herd Immunity To Doctors Behaving Badly

Creating Herd Immunity To Doctors Behaving Badly

Ebola, Experimental Drugs and Informed Consent: Should Those At Risk Simply Take What The Doctor Orders?

Ebola, Experimental Drugs and Informed Consent: Should Those At Risk Simply Take What The Doctor Orders?

Promoting Empathy: What’s Troubling About a Celebrated Hospital Video

Promoting Empathy: What’s Troubling About a Celebrated Hospital Video

Can Anyone Be a Patient Advocate?

Can Anyone Be a Patient Advocate?

Talking About Physician Burnout, and Changing the System

Talking About Physician Burnout, and Changing the System

The Placebo Debate: Is It Unethical to Prescribe Them to Patients?

The Placebo Debate: Is It Unethical to Prescribe Them to Patients?

The X-Rays of Others

The X-Rays of Others

Henrietta’s Cells Speak

Henrietta’s Cells Speak

How to Avoid Death in the ICU

How to Avoid Death in the ICU

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