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How Doctors Die: A Great Follow-Up Essay to a Great Essay
Dr. Ken Murray has offered a follow-up essay providing some statistical support for his claim that doctors really do die differently from the rest of us (that is, they tend to “go gentle into that good night”). Here’s a taste: … Continue reading
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Tagged advance directives, cancer, death, doctors, fear, fitness, health, illness, life, medicine, wellness
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No Matter How You Supplement, Cosmo, You’re Still Going to Die
A little reminder, from Ronald Bailey at Reason magazine, that there continues to be no evidence that vitamin supplementation improves health or increases longevity. Here’s his summary of two recent medical studies: One finding is that men in the prostate cancer study who took … Continue reading
I think that Henry David Thoreau would have liked Dr. Michael de Ridder
In Spiegel this weekend, Dr. Michael de Ridder advocates a return to simplicity in human death: no frantic rushing about, no elaborate rescue measures: Dying a simple death is no longer an option in our society, even in places where one might … Continue reading
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Trial Lawyer Chris Murphy Shares His Near Death Experience
And he learned something important: And:
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