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Ethicslab Podcast: Psychiatric Disability and Life Threatening Non-Adherence, featuring Dr. Carol Taylor, Dr. Michael Pottash, Dr. Laura Guidry-Grimes and Dr. Sarah Kleinfeld

In the Ethicslab podcast, Dr. Carol Taylor, Dr. Michael Pottash, Dr. Laura Guidry-Grimes and Dr. Sarah Kleinfeld reflect on the stories of patients with psychiatric disability,…

December 27, 2018

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“Advance Directive-ish”, Dr. Michael Pottash Writes on the Better Healthcare Blog

Dr. Michael Pottash writes about problems with advance directives, and provides specific guidelines for doctors, patients and families to take into account, for them to be.…

October 27, 2018

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Global Podcast: The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics

In the Global Podcast, the Global Communications Group explores the relationship between the arts and international relations through the work of The Laboratory for Global…

September 4, 2018

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“The Power of your Suffering Is in How You Tell your Story”, Aminatta Forna in PBS NewsHour’s My Humble Opinion

Aminatta Forna spoke about trauma in the "In My Humble Opinion" segment of PBS NewsHour. She responds to what she considers an overuse of the word "trauma", stressing, instead,…

March 19, 2018

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Natascha de Vasconcellos Otoya Interviewed Professor John McNeill

Natascha De Vasconcellos Otoya, History PhD student and one of our 2021-2022 Research Fellowships recipients, interviewed Professor John McNeill about his work on global…

November 29, 2017

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“Selective Empathy: Stories and the Power of Narrative”, Aminatta Forna on World Literature Today

Aminatta Forna reflects on the power of storytelling, and how it both allows us to understand the worlds of other people, while also reflecting "entire range of views,,…

November 6, 2017

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“Literature’s Lessons for Medical Students”, Daniel Marchalik’s Reflections on the MedStar Health Blog

Drawing from his trajectory studying both medicine and literature, Dr. Daniel Marchalik reflects about the value of applying literature to the medical field in this post on the…

September 18, 2017

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“The Future of Genetics—How Far Is Too Far?”, Claire McDaniel and Daniel Marchalik’s Entry on The Doctor’s Book Club

In this entry on The Doctor’s Book Club, Dr. Daniel Marchalik and Claire McDaniel explore Siddhartha Mukherjee’s The Gene: An Intimate History, which traces the long history…

August 10, 2017

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“The Other Side of Research in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”, Claire McDaniel and Daniel Marchalik’s Entry on The Doctor’s Book Club

In this entry on The Doctor’s Book Club, Dr. Daniel Marchalik and Claire McDaniel delve into the history and evolution of bioethics, and its impact on the individuals involved…

July 3, 2017

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Dr. Michael Pottash Writes about Clinicians’ Word Choices on the Better Healthcare Blog

Dr. Michael Pottash writes about the use of nonspecific words amongst clinicians when communicating prognosis to patients, families and other medical providers, and suggests that…

April 22, 2017