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Miriam Piven Cotler, professor emerita, in Letter to the Editor: Is Truth the Best Medicine for Dying Patients?

There are many truths in caring for patients or loved ones at the end of life. The message we give must be sensitive to the patient’s story, including his place in his illness, his actions and his words. This man wanted to watch his ballgame and be relieved of his pain. It was not a matter of truth versus dishonesty.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/23/opinion/letters/doctors-patients-death.html

The New York Times

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