When People Seem to Want to Be Sick
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Richard Gunderman, MD, PhD, is an Atlantic health correspondent. He is professor of radiology, pediatrics, medical education, philosophy, liberal arts, and philanthropy, and vice-chair of the Radiology Department, at Indiana University. His most recent book is X-Ray Vision.
"I have often beheld two such sages almost sinking under the weight of their packs." More »
What's good for patient satisfaction may not be good for medicine. Awash in marketing, the key questions to consider when choosing a hospital More »
Improving one isolated health parameter such as blood pressure does not necessarily make us healthier overall. Studies will not supplant the basic principles of living well. More »
What the fanciest hospital suites forget More »
There are mental and physical consequences, but we should strive to live more truthfully, regardless, to best understand reality. More »
Medical education isn't just about conveying information as efficiently as possible. A lecture, done right, gets to the heart of why a lesson is worth learning. More »
Goodness is its own reward. But as a bonus, it makes us healthier. More »
Education is not an industrial process; it is a human one. More »
$780,000 is of no moral significance. More »
These days, students can hire online companies to do all their coursework, from papers to final exams. Is this ethical, or even legal? More »
The Institue of Medicine calculates that the U.S. system wastes $750 billion annually, but the practice of medicine and approaches to reform are uniquely immune to standard economic analyses. More »
Incentivizing with money is a self-fulfilling prophecy of cynicism. We must promote compassion, courage, and wisdom among our physicians before we "make a sordid business of this high and sacred calling." More »
As institutions of medical education make conscious efforts to promote an ethos of innovation, so too are we all reminded of the efficiency, productivity, and creativity born of diversity. More »
A heart attack can have salutary effects. In some instances, it helps us to reexamine our lives and reorder our priorities. The same is true for medicine. More »
