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Anthony L. Back

Seattle
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Patient Comprehension via Explanatory Communication

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By Anthony L. Back, Marian Grant, Diane E. Meier, LaKesha N. Anderson
| JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
Patient Comprehension via Explanatory Communication To the Editor Although a recent Insights article titled “Improving Patient Comprehension Through Explanatory Communication”1 provided important information, we are writing to correct an inaccurate recommendation.
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Patient Comprehension via Explanatory Communication-Reply

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By LaKesha N. Anderson, Christy J.W. Ledford, Anthony L. Back, Marian Grant
| JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
Patient Comprehension via Explanatory Communication—Reply In Reply In their letter about our recent article,1 Dr Back and colleagues highlight a particular sentence in the Table: “Palliative care is not hospice care and it is not giving up,” and indicate that this phrasing may be problematic due to its use of negation.
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How psilocybin helped clinicians with Covid despair

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By Patricia Murphy, Andy Hurst , Anthony L. Back
| KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA)
During the pandemic, many doctors and nurses struggled with their mental health. A new study from UW Medicine turned to psilocybin as a potential antidote to Covid despair. Dr. Anthony Back led the study, and talked with Patricia Murphy about what he found. Watch UW Professor David Baker accept his Nobel Prize at 10 am Tuesday, here We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.
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