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A new study offers evidence for what Dr. Bernard Lown always knew – that building doctor-patient relationships is the key to healthy patients and a sustainable system.
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A new study offers evidence for what Dr. Bernard Lown always knew – that building doctor-patient relationships is the key to healthy patients and a sustainable system.
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Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation has been used for 20 years, and grown into a $4.5 billion industry. But is the procedure actually effective?
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Pharma companies could make money doing clinical trials of the spices in your kitchen cabinet. Dr. Vinay Prasad and colleagues explain how.
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The Lown Institute, in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has made the Lown Conference unique among health care meetings. Read this Health Affairs blog by Shannon Brownlee and Emmy Ganos to find out how!
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Ever wonder why you can’t get a straight answer about how much a test or procedure in the hospital? This new report has answers.
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It seems crazy to look at the international disparities in drug prices, and think that foreign countries are the ones doing something wrong.
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Despite the recommendations for shared decision-making on mammograms, we’re failing to fully inform patients about the costs and benefits of routine breast cancer screening.
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Medical student Charlene Gaw writes about what she learned, and what she was inspired by, at the Lown Conference.
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More than one-third of people receive treatments that aren’t beneficial in the last six months of their life. Why is it so difficult to get the end-of-life care that patients say they want?
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A new article in the Journal of Patient Safety offers tips for addressing barriers to right care and countering the culture of overuse from the clinician side.
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