I now ask patients what their goals are. I present surgical and medical options and make sure the patient understands — and then I ask them more questions.

Wracked with chronic pain and unable to stand or sit for any length of time should result in disability benefits, but it doesn’t work that way.

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At a time when health systems are strained and human connection can feel fragmented, two of the nation’s most respected mental health organizations have...