Uncle Sam, M.D.
Outside EditorialsUncle Sam, M.D. by Dr. Scott Gottlieb
A good read helping to provide background on the need to separate issues of safety concern, particularly over treatments for non-lethal disease, from the role of surfacing and communicating as much information as possible so that patients fighting life-threatening diseases like cancer can make the most informed choices possible. The key is that in Dr. Gottlieb’s article, the patients should be making the choices about which promising and potentially life-saving therapies they want to use in their informed fight against their disease.
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