The Kate McMahon Lecture Delivered by Dean Robert H Ebert MD
This is the full text of the Kate McMahon Lecture delivered by Dean Robert H Ebert MD of Harvard Medical School at Simmons College, Boston, on October 19, 1967. Much has been written in recent years about medicine and the physician. In keeping with the “Madison...
Another Hurdle Cleared at the Supreme Court!
Thanks to the Supreme Court, healthcare reform has cleared another hurdle. At 10:21 AM yesterday, as I was writing this week’s letter a banner appeared on my screen: NPR:Breaking News–Supreme Court Rules Obamacare Subsidies Are Legal Just seven words but...
The Moral Injury of Avoidable Death
Last week I passed on a story my friend Dr. Doug Beers told me about a case of avoidable death as a result of medical “overkill.” It was a distressing story, but Doug recently told me another story that disturbed me more. We were sitting on the dock at my place on...
Overkill Can Be Deadly
Dr. Doug Beer, my former colleague and longtime friend, told me a story about the way healthcare overkill can actually kill a patient. Doug, who practices internal medicine at Emanuel Hospital in Portland, Oregon, and I were talking about cancer treatment during a...Case Study – Elizabeth Mcarthy
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