Enlarge this image When a former patient died from a lethal combination of methadone and Benadryl, Dr. Ako Jacintho got a letter…
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Virtual Reality Helps Hospice Workers See Life And Death Through A Patient’s Eyes
by Kathleen Burge December 27, 2018YouTube Sign up for the CommonHealth newsletter to receive a weekly digest of WBUR’s best health, medicine and science coverage. You wait…
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How Working On Christmas Became A Privilege For 2 Young Doctors
by John Henning Schumann December 25, 2018Enlarge this image Katherine Streeter for NPR Katherine Streeter for NPR In what has become a holiday tradition for Shots, we’re encoring…
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Bill Of The Month Update: Skier To Get $6,358 Refund After Surgery For Broken Leg
by Jordan Rau December 24, 2018Enlarge this image Sarah Witter had two operations to repair bones in her lower left leg after a skiing accident last February.…
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Commentary: How Patients Have Transformed A Medical Meeting About Breast Cancer
by Elaine Schattner December 16, 2018Enlarge this image Patients and advocates have become an important part of the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Noam Galai/Getty Images…
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Enlarge this image Isela was denied life insurance because her medication list showed a prescription for the opioid-reversal drug naloxone. The Boston…
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A Trauma Surgeon Who Survived Gun Violence Is Taking On The NRA
by Terry Gross November 28, 2018Enlarge this image Protesters gather beneath a banner featuring Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, during a rally outside the…
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How Doctors And Nurses Cope With The Human Toll Of Gun Violence
by Mara Gordon November 14, 2018Enlarge this image Clinicians and first responders who care for victims of gun violence can suffer what’s called vicarious trauma. Image Source/Getty…