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The Reading Room: "Treat the Patient, Not the CT Scan"

Hatshepsut
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For those who might be interested, this thoughtful piece ran in today's NY Times. I certainly know that there were many times during my husband's treatment when we desperately could have used some of the words of comfort Abraham Verghese advocates in this piece.
Hatshepsut
Treat the Patient, Not the CT Scan
Hatshepsut
Treat the Patient, Not the CT Scan
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