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 [...]
24Dec11
Xmas Spirit….or Bah! Humbug?
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Posted in charity, health care finance, health disparities, medical ethics, transplant
Tagged immigration, living donors
Tagged immigration, living donors
6Mar11
Whoops!
20Jan11
Cheney’s Got Heart
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?
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Posted in aging, medical education, technology, transplant
Tagged Cheney, congestive heart failure, heart transplant, LVADs
Tagged Cheney, congestive heart failure, heart transplant, LVADs
17Jan11
Mississippi Learning
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Posted in advocacy, charity, health disparities, patient experience, transplant
Tagged coercion, living donors, Mississippi, prison
Tagged coercion, living donors, Mississippi, prison
14Feb10
Gift of Life?
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 [...]