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Can't speak for other people, but the fascination for me is a combination of decisions that are difficult and universal and then watching to see how subject mat
by screature2 12y ago
Can't speak for other people, but the fascination for me is
a combination of decisions that are difficult and universal and then watching to see how subject matter experts (who view this stuff on a day to day basis) choose for themselves.
I think this invariably results in deeply moving meditations on mortality and dignity from both sides of the table (care provider and patient). Or maybe I'm just suffering a recency bias from this: http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2015/03/stanford-neurosurgeon-writer-paul-kalanithi-dies-at-37.html http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2015/03/stanford-neuro...
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- hkmurakami 12y agoThere's also a factor of compliance and regulation that affects what doctors are able to say to their patients.