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Policywise

When is medical care futile?

November 22, 2019November 21, 2019 Clarice 0 Comments Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Dr. Andrew Childress, Medical Care, Medical Futility, prolonging life

Nearly everyone has a to-do list of some kind that reflects goals that are important to them. When making choices about life-sustaining treatment (ventilators, dialysis

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Medical care: More than just the doctor and patient

May 16, 2018May 15, 2018 Clarice 0 Comments Access, health policy, Insurance, Leah Fowler, Medical Care

How does medical care get delivered? If portrayals of doctor visits in the movies and on television tell us anything, it’s as simple as this:

From the Labs features a visualization of a novel approach to study gene function in the fruit fly. Image courtesy of the study authors/Cell Reports, 2021.