Selling Certainty
In a sea of skeptics, this physician was one of fibromyalgia patients’ few true allies. Or was he?
In a sea of skeptics, this physician was one of fibromyalgia patients’ few true allies. Or was he?
Eric Boodman STAT Oct 2021 30min Permalink
The system for testing pharmaceuticals in the US relies on contractors adhering to strict guidelines. But one of them chose profits over protocols.
Brendan I. Koerner Wired Oct 2021 35min Permalink
The patient lasted just minutes after being taken off life support. By then it was too late.
Joe Sexton, Nate Schweber ProPublica Oct 2019 30min Permalink
How well-meaning donations end up fueling an unproven, virtually unregulated $2 billion stem cell industry.
Caroline Chen ProPublica May 2019 30min Permalink
The American medical experiment in Guatemala that left hundreds with STDs.
Sushma Subramanian Slate Feb 2017 25min Permalink
The doctors, patient, and ethics behind the experiment.
Sam Kean The Atlantic Aug 2016 25min Permalink
“For every other kid in the room, the science experiment probably amounts to just another classroom activity, but for the Nashes the project is a reminder of Molly’s own fight for life and the controversial cutting-edge medicine that saved her.”
Amanda M. Faison 5280 Aug 2005 Permalink
Should modern medicine shift its end-of-life priorities, focusing less on staving off death and more on improving a patient’s last days?
Atul Gawande New Yorker May 2011 50min Permalink