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Elaine Schattner

writer, health care advocate, physician

Elaine Schattner

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After A Lymphoma Diagnosis, Lloyd Blankfein Has Reason For Optimism

After A Lymphoma Diagnosis, Lloyd Blankfein Has Reason For Optimism

Blankfein meets all three requisites for a positive outcome: a “curable form” of lymphoma, access and, presumably, expert-guided care.

On The Death Of David Carr, And Cancer Survivorship

On The Death Of David Carr, And Cancer Survivorship

Carr’s story highlights the need for improved survivorship care. As his recent autopsy disclosed, he died with an aggressive form of lung cancer and heart disease.

Uncertainty Rules (on Eyjafjallajokull, volatility and a patient’s prognosis)

Uncertainty Rules (on Eyjafjallajokull, volatility and a patient’s prognosis)

As pretty much anyone traveling in Europe this week can tell you, it’s sometimes hard to know what will happen next. Volcanologists – the people most expert in this sort of matter – simply can’t predict what the spitfire at Eyjafjallajokull will…