All Stories by Barron H. Lerner

Barron H. Lerner

Barron H. Lerner, MD, is a professor of medicine and population health at New York University School of Medicine. He is the author of five books, including The Breast Cancer Wars, One for the Road: Drunk Driving Since 1900 and The Good Doctor: A Father, A Son and the Evolution of Medical Ethics.

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When Doctors Act on Tradition and Emotion Over New Science

This week a major journal published new recommendations for treating high blood pressure and cholesterol. But doctors are often reluctant to change old habits.
- Barron H. Lerner
- Apr 4, 2014
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Frank Netter, MD: The Michelangelo of Medicine

A new biography tells the story of one of the most influential doctors of the past century, and his evolution as an artist.
- Barron H. Lerner
- Sep 17, 2013
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The First Female Celebrity to Embrace Parkinson's

The 1950s was not a time for open discussion of serious diseases—whether by celebrities or ordinary citizens.
- Barron H. Lerner
- Sep 3, 2013
How Clinical Trials Saved Women With Breast Cancer From Disfiguring Surgery

Bernard Fisher’s battle against the radical mastectomy
- Barron H. Lerner
- Aug 9, 2013
Answering to Patients Who Yell the Loudest

Considering the sometimes crucial but sometimes costly role of patient activism
- Barron H. Lerner
- Jul 23, 2013

When Doctors Act on Tradition and Emotion Over New Science