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I Thought I Saved My Patient’s Life. He Didn’t Agree.

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.

Central Dogma has Lost its Dog

The Central Dogma of Biology. Biological information flows along a one-way street, or does it? A new paper questions the validity of long-held tennents.

Psychiatry Has an Identity Crisis, and It’s a Problem for Patients

A subspecialty of medicine, psychiatry is caught in a scientific and philosophical wilderness and is attempting to find its way.

Fighting Age-Related Macular Degeneration

A new study confirms supplements slow macular degeneration, an eye condition that can cause blindness.