New Review of Critical Decisions
A review of Critical Decisions was recently published in The American Journal of Bioethics. You can check it out here.
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A review of Critical Decisions was recently published in The American Journal of Bioethics. You can check it out here.
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In this two-minute video, I explained why it can be hazardous to take a guess at what your lifetime risk is of experiencing cancer. I describe a study I conducted with, among others, Angie Fagerlin. This is one of my favorite studies, because it is really counterintuitive and raises important questions about health communication and medical decision-making….
At long last, my new book Critical Decisions is out there, ready to reach (fingers crossed!) a wide and appreciative audience. I’m really excited about this book. It pulls together ideas that have been smoldering in my brain for two decades — research, reflections and experiences (AKA “stories”). In the book, I relate the fascinating…
Here is a link to a podcast of my recent appearance on People’s Pharmacy, an NPR show that hopefully reaches you where you live. (If it doesn’t, you should ask your radio station to pick it up. It is a great show.) In this podcast, Joe and Terry lead me on a wide ranging conversation,…
Colon cancer is often preventable with timely screening. One way to be screened is through a procedure called colonoscopy, where a physician examines your colon with a camera to look for precancerous polyps. Unfortunately, some physicians are not as thorough as they should be and overlook growths they should be removing. It might be time…
The first test tube baby was born July 25th, 1978 in the north of England. Louise Brown was called the “baby of the century” by some and a “moral abomination” by others. It wasn’t Brown who critics accused of being immoral, of course. She was just a blameless infant. Instead, it was her doctors who…
Critical Decisions is officially released right after Labor Day. Here is a Q&A on Duke Today to whet your appetite in the meantime. Q: We’ve probably all been there. You are sitting in a paper gown as a doctor describes your prognosis. Sometimes the next steps are treatable and straightforward. Other times, decisions can literally be…