The Importance of Medical Touch

By CAITLIN KELLY
NYT Live
It can show gentleness and compassion or carelessness and incompetence.
Published date: October 8, 2018 at 12:00PM
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HPV Vaccine Expanded for People Ages 27 to 45

By DENISE GRADY and JAN HOFFMAN
NYT
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Gardasil 9, a vaccine against nine strains of the human papillomavirus for older age groups.
Published date: October 6, 2018 at 02:55AM
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New Approach to Breast Reconstruction May Reduce Pain and Weakness for Some

By RONI CARYN RABIN
NYT Live
The technique places implants on top of muscle, instead of under it.
Published date: September 17, 2018 at 12:00PM
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Are We Being Misled About Precision Medicine?

By LIZ SZABO
NYT
Doctors and hospitals love to talk about the cancer patients they’ve saved, and reporters love to write about them. But deaths still vastly outnumber the rare successes.
Published date: September 11, 2018 at 10:00PM
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Alternative Cancer Treatments May Be Bad for Your Health

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
NYT
People who used herbs, acupuncture and other complementary treatments tended to die earlier than those who didn’t.
Published date: July 23, 2018 at 11:48PM
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The Strategic Lies of Oncologists

By SUSAN GUBAR
NYT
Is it ethical to break cost-controlling rules for a patient’s benefit?
Published date: June 21, 2018 at 12:00PM
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My Brief Trip to Cancerland

By JENNIFER WEINER
NYT Sunday Review
"I’m so sorry,” the radiologist said. Then panic.
Published date: May 11, 2018 at 11:00PM
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