Critical Decisions

Video Introduction to Critical Decisions

Byadmin November 20, 2012

Here is my latest Critical Decisions video. This one gives a broad introduction to the reasons I wrote the book.

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Does Larry Summers Have the Social Intelligence to Be Federal Reserve Chair?
Byadmin September 3, 2013

I know, I know: I usually write about health and healthcare; why should anyone care about my opinion on whether Larry Summers should be Federal Reserve Chair? As it turns out, my work on doctor/patient communication has given me insight into the danger of judging job candidates—be they physicians or Federal Reserve chairs—based purely on…

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Ethics | Health Care Cost

Should Your Doctor Pray With You?
Byadmin March 18, 2013

“I can fix this.” The neurosurgeon was nothing if not confident. “The cyst is pushing on your spinal cord. If it continues to expand, it will damage your nerves and you may lose the ability to walk. But I can remove the cyst, and cure you.” The patient was a business school professor, a man…

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Critical Decisions

Marketplace Interview with Tess Vigeland
Byadmin November 12, 2012

I had the great pleasure of speaking with Tess Vigeland, host of Marketplace Money. We discussed my book Critical Decisions in the context of what shared decision making means about patients paying attention to the cost of their medical care. Listen to the whole segment, because she is a great interviewer. And find out why…

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Critical Decisions | Health Care Cost

How To Tell Someone That She Is Dying
Byadmin July 11, 2014

Elizabeth’s breast cancer had already spread to her bones and was now invading lymph nodes in her right armpit, causing painful swelling that kept her up at night. Today, however, as she walked into her oncologist’s office, Elizabeth felt like things were under control. “All right, so how is your arm?” the oncologist asked. “Actually,…

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Critical Decisions

Review of Critical Decisions
Byadmin February 6, 2013

“Revolutions are often fought over dichotomies—the king versus the people, the bourgeoisie versus the proletariat, and, of course, the autonomous patient versus the paternalistic doctor.” So observes Peter Ubel in the conclusion of Critical Decisions: How You and Your Doctor Can Make the Right Medical Choices Together. Who decides? Doctor or patient? For decades, too…

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Try To Guess Which Chemotherapy Saves The Most Lives
Byadmin2 December 19, 2025December 19, 2025

You have metastatic cancer and must decide upon a chemotherapy. Here are your options, drawn from real clinical trial data. Chemo 1: Will increase your life expectancy from 12 to 15 months. Chemo 2: Increases your chance of being alive at one year by 12%. In other words, one out of every eight patients receiving…

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Video Introduction to Critical Decisions

Does Larry Summers Have the Social Intelligence to Be Federal Reserve Chair?

Should Your Doctor Pray With You?

Marketplace Interview with Tess Vigeland

How To Tell Someone That She Is Dying

Review of Critical Decisions

Try To Guess Which Chemotherapy Saves The Most Lives

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