Atul Gawande

Bradley Manning, Solitary Confinement and Occupy 4 Prisoners

Bill Quigley | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Aclu, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Amnesty International, Pelican Bay Hunger Strike, Daniel Ellsberg, Solitary Confinement, Sarah Shourd, Human Rights, Atul Gawande, New Yorker, Center for Constitutional Rights, United Nations Human Rights Council, Human Rights Watch, Occupy Wall Street, Quantico Marine Base, San Quentin, Torture, Bradley Manning, Crime News
Bill Quigley

One of the major complaints of prisoner human rights activists is the abuse of solitary confinement in prisons across the U.S.

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WATCH: Stephen Colbert Tells Atul Gawande

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Lists, Video, Checklist Manifesto, Gawande Checklist, Gawande, Atul Gawande, Dr Gawande, Making Lists, Doctor Gawande, Gawande Lists, Books News

"We are failing because of inability to meet the basics," Dr. Atul Gawande told Stephen Colbert on "The Colbert Report" last night. Dr. Gawande's ne...

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Is Health Care Inflation Inevitable? What Are the Consequences?

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Labor Costs, Commonwealth Fund, Rising Costs, Gdp, Hewitt Associates, Columbia University, Medical School, University of Chicago, Atul Gawande, Health Care, Home News
Stanton Peele

Cable news commentators regularly announce that the United States has, "by far," the best health care system in the world, while Republicans work to halt any modifications by Obama. Bon santé!

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New York's Palliative Care Information Act: A Sea Change in End-of-Life Care

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lung-Cancer, Atul Gawande, Desiree Pardi, Palliative Care, David Paterson, New England Journal of Medicine, Conversation, Palliative Care Information Act, Pcia, Healthy Living News
Barbara Coombs Lee

Word came Sunday night from Compassion & Choices New York that Governor Paterson had signed our bill, the Palliative Care Information Act, (PCIA) ...

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It's the 'Life' in End-of-Life That Matters

Aaron E. Carroll | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hospice, Neonatal-Health, Atul Gawande, Babies, Research, End of Life Care, Health Care, Nicu, Delivery Room, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Death & Dying, Healthy Living News
Aaron E. Carroll

I was on rotation, and a couple came in after a botched attempt at a home delivery. One by one, the baby's systems shut down. As instructed, I just kept adding stuff to keep him alive. Nothing was working. I was 26, depressed, and started to cry.

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Atul Gawande, New Yorker Writer: I Didn't Accept Warren Buffett's Partner's $20,000 Check

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warren Buffett, New Yorker, Atul Gawande, Dr. Atul Gawande, Charlie Munger, Media News

A New Yorker writer said he did not personally accept a $20,000 check from Warren Buffett's partner for an article he wrote about health care in McAll...

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How To Fix Health Care: Be More Like Grand Junction?

Ann Imse | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Colorado Politics, Grand Junction-Colorado, Atul Gawande, Mcallen Texas, Denver News
Ann Imse

During this week's bipartisan summit, Obama and Congress would do well to consider the city of Grand Junction, Colorado, where nearly every resident has health coverage.

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Checklists Alone Won't Change Health Care: The Full Story

Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Checklist Manifesto, Atul Gawande, Safe Patients Smart Hospitals, Health Care, Books, Checklists, Hospitals, Books News
Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D

Checklist can work, but it's not enough to merely hand doctors a piece of paper, we must respect and acknowledge each member of the care team and measure results.

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Amazon, Macmillan Buy Buttons, Gavin De Becker's eBooks, And More Free eBooks

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bestsellers, Ereaders, Macmillan, Atul Gawande, Gavin De Becker, British Library, Checklist-Manifesto, Free eBooks, Ipad, Gift of Fear, Amazon, Books News

The latest developments on the Amazon front include Macmillan, free eBooks and an exclusive deal with a bestselling author. Last week, we were on th...

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Jon Stewart Author Interview: Atul Gawande On 'The Checklist Manifesto' (VIDEO)

Comedy Central | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Surgery, The Checklist Manifesto, Atul Gawande, Jon Stewart, Surgeons, Books, The Daily Show, Books News

Jon Stewart had author and surgeon Atul Gawande on The Daily Show last night to talk about his new book, "The Checklist Manifesto." The book tells the...

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Check, Please: Atul Gawande's The Checklist Manifesto

Kathryn Schulz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Atul Gawande, Medical Costs, Health, Complications, Book Reviews, Medical Error, Checklists, Checklist-Manifesto, Better, Book, Healthcare Reform, Medicine, Books News
Kathryn Schulz

To the usual list of new year's resolutions, most of them having to do with bettering ourselves in one way or another, I invite you to consider adding a new one: let's quit making so many mistakes.

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My 2009 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Tea Party, Lobbyists, Progressives, Al Franken, Secession, Reform, Mccain, Alan Grayson, Awards, Farrah Fawcett, Steele, Arianna Huffington, Death Panel, Sarah Palin, Turncoat of the Year, Enough Already, Emanuel, Surge, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Argentina, Single Payer, Sotomayor, Rick Perry, Turncoat, Teabagger, Statue of Liberty, Health Care, Michael Steele, Public Option, Democrat, Sanford, Democrats, Biden, 2009, Barack Obama, Progressive, Rahm Emanuel, Health, Sonia Sotomayor, Best Comeback, Appalachian Trail, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Farrah, Worst Politician, Healthcare, Under the Bus, Nude Hiking Day, Mark Sanford, President, President Obama, Bill Owens, Cheney, Kate Jackson, Filibuster, Secede, Democratic, Obama, Iraq, Vitter, Most Original Thinker, Fair, Grayson, Republican, Lieberman, New Yorker, Atul Gawande, Mclaughlin, Clinton, Bummest Rap, Inauguration, Farrah Fawcett Majors, Most Stagnant Thinker, Most Defining Political Moment, Arlen Specter, Bill Clinton, Teleprompter, Michelle Obama, John McCain, Wall St, Specter, Biggest Loser, Franken, Person of the Year, Most Boring, McLaughlin Group, Texas, Worst Lie, Capitalist of the Year, Lobbyist, Poster, Swimsuit, Best Photo Op, Arianna, Wall Street, Biggest Winner, Chris Weigant, Gawande, Palin, Best Politician, Charlie's Angels, Under a Bus, Medicare, Afghanistan, Fairest Rap, Pu-Litzer, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Welcome once again to our year-end wrap-up and awards ceremony. Honesty dictates that I immediately genuflect to The McLaughlin Group, from whom I have stolen all these award categories.

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New Yorker 2009 Roundup

Nicholas Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Diary of an Aspiring New Yorker, Atul Gawande, New Yorker, Brain, Wall Street, Humor, Fiction, Malcolm Gladwell, Health Care, 2009, Irrationality, New York News
Nicholas Brown

It's resolution time. The new year has come and the booze-fiends are taking some time off, the philanderers are planning quality family time and delet...

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Progressive Group: Deval Patrick Should Nominate Dr. Atul Gawande As Interim U.S. Senator

Think Progress | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Massachusetts Senator, Gawande, Massachusetts Interim Senator, Massachusetts Special Election, Atul Gawande, Atul Gawande Interim Senator, Politics News

Next week, the Massachusetts state senate is expected to pass legislation giving Gov. Deval Patrick the authority to appoint a temporary successor to ...

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The Health Care Conversation We'd Rather Not Have: How Other People's Money Protects Us from Difficult Choices

David Paul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Security, Heathcare Reform, Aging, Atul Gawande, Other Peopes' Money, Dr. Andrew Weil, Medicare, Single Payer Healthcare, Health Care, Politics News
David Paul

Each Medicare patient feels entitled to have it with few strings attached. But the truth is that it is one more tax-funded program. Just like the stimulus money. Just like the wars. Just like everything else.

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Common Misunderstandings About Health Care Reform

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Myrna Ulfik, Atul Gawande, Cancer, Lupus Research Institute, Medical Research, Wall Street Journal, Politics News
Kate Kelly

An opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal last Friday caught my attention because of the way it illustrated the many common misunderstandings about health care reform.

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The Road from McAllen to El Paso

Harold S. Luft | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Atul Gawande, Obama Health Care, Health Care, Healthcare, El Paso, Texas, Health, Politics News
Harold S. Luft

Research has shown that more access to, and time with, primary care physicians can lead to better management of chronic illness and less interventional work and costs.

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The Rally to Reform Health Care and Its Costs

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Atul Gawande, Health Care Costs, Health Care Rally, Politics News
Miles J. Zaremski

Research suggests that cost and quality are inversely proportional. Are we surprised?

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