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Doctors and Their Patients: Commitments to Caring

Root of the ProblemHumilityContrasts can be startling. The contrasts in physicians’ commitment…

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Not Ready to Die: Betrayed by Hospice

Belly of the BeastMy blog was covered in dust. Google Docs gathered…

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Swamped: America’s Health Care System Is Drowning in Misery

                                            High TideHardly anyone is happy. Patients aren’t getting the care they need.…

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Ebola: Chronicle of a Debacle Foretold

Paths to Caring?Ebola is a harrowing disaster in West Africa, killing thousands…

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Dying in America? Bureaucrats Care

Grim ReaperCeramic ghosts are grinning at the grocery store. Pumpkins are piled…

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Patience Is a Virtue

PatientsIt was a summer of heartbreaking images. Michael Brown’s body lying uncovered…

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End-of-Life Care? Maybe

Death Be Not ProudEnd-of-life discussions are the discussions du jour among the…

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Caring Relationships

Small is BeautifulJuxtapositions are thought-provoking. Comparing diverse ideas from several sources often…

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Visions of Care

To Ask The QuestionAmericans want doctors who care about them, not just…

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