Should We Attribute Patients' Conditions To 'Old Age'?
"I can't tell my patients the truth any longer because they get upset, as if I were insulting them."
- September 1,2024 | ISSN 1940-6967
- The National Association Of Medical Doctors
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In This Issue
- Should We Attribute Patients' Conditions To 'Old Age'?
- Medicare’s Cobra Effect: How A Well-Intentioned Policy Spiraled Into A Health Care Crisis
- 'Tenacious' Doctors Stopped Letby's Return To Ward
- Surgeon Removed Liver Instead of Spleen, Family Says
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- Doctor Found Liable For Botching Baby's Circumcision Tied To 6 Patient Deaths
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