2021-11-25
51 分钟Patients in the U.S. healthcare system often feel they’re treated with a lack of empathy. Doctors and nurses have tragically high levels of burnout. Could fixing the first problem solve the second? And does the rest of society need more compassion too?
Hey there, Steven Dubner.
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Our episode this week is one of my very favorites from the vault, published nearly a year ago.
It's called how do you cure a compassion crisis?
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Today's episode is really interesting.
There are two ways we could start it, but I can't decide which is better.