Patients with Empathetic Doctors are at Reduced Risk of Early Death
Author: Kelly Earley
Submitted by: Catherine Hagele, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Patients reporting better experiences of empathy in the first 12 months after diagnosis have a significantly lower risk of death over the subsequent 10 years, compared to those who experienced low practitioner empathy.
Read the full article in Silicon Republic here.
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