CBD Is All the Rage Among PatientsJune 27, 2019 |
It’s launching their physicians into uncharted territory. Corner-store cannabidiol “scares the bejesus” out of Dr. Jacqueline French. French, a neurologist, tries to steer her patients away from sprinting to the neighborhood bodega to buy versions of the hemp derivative that’s better known as CBD
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After a motorcycle accident that almost took off his foot, Johns Hopkins bioethicist Travis Rieder became dependent on the pain medication he had been prescribed. Though he managed to wean himself off the drugs, the experience prompted him to write “In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids.”
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Medical Schools Are Starting to DiversifyJune 17, 2019 |
But they’re learning hard lessons along the way. The numbers are encouraging, but only a start, educators say
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Alabama Moves to State-Ordered CastrationJune 12, 2019 |
A new law for child sex offenders harkens back to a time when much less was known about human sexuality
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Secret recordings captured physicians’ concerns that more children seemed to fare poorly after heart surgery. Their hospital kept doing the operations
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Is Our Health Care Spending Worth It?May 21, 2019 |
Putting a price on longevity or well-being is tricky, but not impossible
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Doctor, We Need You in the Writer’s Room, StatMay 15, 2019 |
Daniela Lamas, MD, writes ‘I took a break from the I.C.U. to write on a medical drama. It was a chance to imagine a world where the outcomes followed the script I wanted.’
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Imagine yourself stuck in the hospital. Would you rather your doctors be well-rested, with a limit on how many hours they can work? Or would you rather they work longer shifts, seeing you through the critical hours of your illness and with fewer handoffs of your care?
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