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Articles by Joshua Briscoe
Patients as Markets
Writing for The Hastings Center, Adriane Fugh-Berman argues that we shouldn’t give symptom-free people medications for Alzheimer’s disease. Why would anyone even think to do that? Well, if you can intervene earlier in the disease, maybe you can prevent symptoms. However, that idea stands on shaky ground: The Alzheimer’s Association, in fact, recently proposed new diagnostic criteria that define Alzheimer’s “biologically,” using plasma biomarkers for amyloid plaque.
2022 in Review
As the year winds down, I wanted to share some of my favorites from 2022. It’s a memento mori for me that I won’t read anything close to everything I want to read; alas! But I read where my path takes me. What were your favorite articles, podcasts, and books from 2022?
‘I don’t want to die’ — New revelations on how Canada ushers the vulnerable to medically aided death
Sign in or Subscribe Now for audio version Audio: Listen to this article. Available only to New Atlantis and Apple News+ subscribers. “I find that the act of offering the option of an assisted death is one of the most therapeutic things we do,” Stefanie Green tells me. She sees it in the faces of her patients — they’re “relieved.” Sometimes it actually means they’ll choose to live longer, to keep fighting, because now they know they can end their suffering if it becomes intolerable.
Remaining Human: Avoiding the Uncanny Valley
Kazuo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun At some point in the future, or perhaps an alternate present, “artificial friends” are as abundant as smartphones. Kazuo Ishiguro tells a story from the perspective of one such AF named Klara as she journeys from her store to live with a sickly girl, Josie. The story weaves together the ineffability of human connection, the struggle with our own limitations, and questions about what really makes us who we are.
Is Death a Goal of Care?
I occasionally care for people who want me to help them die. It’s not common but it happens. They’re usually in extremis, in the hospital or hospice, and want “a shot” or “something extra” to expedite their death. Sometimes they’re very direct: “I want to take something to end it more quickly, like they do in Oregon.” Sometimes it’s the family members who ask.
Dying, But Not Alone
In April, the New York Times published a news article that was essentially an advertisement for physician-assisted suicide. “It’s less a question of uncontrollable physical pain,” the article explained.
Scratching the Surface of Suicide in Head and Neck Cancer
The American Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The AMA designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM per course. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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