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Medical Lessons

Vicious Verbiage Targets Cancer Patients’ Voices, at Cardiobrief

Vicious Verbiage Targets Cancer Patients’ Voices, at Cardiobrief

Harsh Words, and Women’s Health at Risk

Harsh Words, and Women’s Health at Risk

Counterfeit Drugs, A New Concern for Patients

Counterfeit Drugs, A New Concern for Patients

Oh, No Methotrexate!

Oh, No Methotrexate!

Breast Cancer Stats: Notes from the 2012 ACS Report, and a Key Question

Breast Cancer Stats: Notes from the 2012 ACS Report, and a Key Question

What Causes Breast Cancer? Reviewing the IOM Report on BC and the Environment

What Causes Breast Cancer? Reviewing the IOM Report on BC and the Environment

New Music from an Orchestra of Radioactive Isotopes

New Music from an Orchestra of Radioactive Isotopes

3 Differences between Prostate and Breast Cancer Screening

3 Differences between Prostate and Breast Cancer Screening

Notes on Kris Carr and Crazy Sexy Cancer

Notes on Kris Carr and Crazy Sexy Cancer

Looking Back on ‘The Normal Heart,’ and Patients’ Activisim

Looking Back on ‘The Normal Heart,’ and Patients’ Activisim

Don Berwick, Head of CMS, on the Value of Patient-Centered Care

Don Berwick, Head of CMS, on the Value of Patient-Centered Care

Give Doctors a Break

Give Doctors a Break

Get Off My Case

Get Off My Case

In Defense of Primary Care, and of Sub-Sub-Sub-Specialists

In Defense of Primary Care, and of Sub-Sub-Sub-Specialists

Live-Blogging a Book, and the Earthquake

Live-Blogging a Book, and the Earthquake

May I Call You ‘Doctor’?

May I Call You ‘Doctor’?

Considering the Significance of a Doctor’s White Coat

Considering the Significance of a Doctor’s White Coat

Why It’s a Good Idea to Get a Second Opinion, and Maybe a Third, But Rarely a Fourth

Why It’s a Good Idea to Get a Second Opinion, and Maybe a Third, But Rarely a Fourth

Honoring MLK by Advocating Gun Control

Honoring MLK by Advocating Gun Control

Why the Term ‘Patient’ Is So Important in Health Care

Why the Term ‘Patient’ Is So Important in Health Care

On a Velázquez Portrait, and the Value of Expertise

On a Velázquez Portrait, and the Value of Expertise

Lessons from the Wakefield Case

Lessons from the Wakefield Case

After Breast Cancer, Get a Gym Membership!

After Breast Cancer, Get a Gym Membership!

First Inspection of Google’s Anatomy

First Inspection of Google’s Anatomy

The U-Shaped Curve of Happiness

The U-Shaped Curve of Happiness

Science Takes a Double Hit in the Press, Maybe

Science Takes a Double Hit in the Press, Maybe

The Cost of Room Service and Other Hospital Amenities

The Cost of Room Service and Other Hospital Amenities

A Video About a Patient Who Might Have Too Much Information

A Video About a Patient Who Might Have Too Much Information

A Play About the Life and Work of Dr. Rosalind Franklin

A Play About the Life and Work of Dr. Rosalind Franklin

No Quick Fix

No Quick Fix

Notes on Cholera, Old and New

Notes on Cholera, Old and New

Copiapó Dreaming – The Copper Miners’ Tale

Copiapó Dreaming – The Copper Miners’ Tale

Five Ways to Improve the Quality and Success of Breast Cancer Screening by Mammography

Five Ways to Improve the Quality and Success of Breast Cancer Screening by Mammography

What’s Missing in the Recent Mammography Value Study

What’s Missing in the Recent Mammography Value Study

No More Clipboards

No More Clipboards

Another Take On An Ordinary Day

Another Take On An Ordinary Day

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