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You’re in your 30s. You work hard. You strive to master your craft. You support your extended family. You are liked by both your co-workers and boss. Problem: You unexpectedly become unhealthy–you find out your kidneys are failing. Solution: Regular kidney dialysis can keep you alive, by filtering toxins out of your blood. Problem: Dialysis [...]
Is innovation best when it’s planned or achieved through trial and error?
The former VP is a shadow of his former self. Medical technology is keeping him alive. Should he get a heart that could go to someone else?
What the Mississippi “kidney sisters” teach us about politics and medicine.
One of the joys of practicing at an academic center is that I get to do many different things in my job. The foundation of my work is seeing my own patients in a large group (more than thirty doctors!) primary care practice. Two months a year, I take my turn rotating on the hospital [...]