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Timing of difficult medical conversations shapes patient outcomes
Original: How timing shapes one of the hardest conversations in medicine
Researchers at the University of Colorado are examining how the timing of one of medicine's hardest conversations — discussing serious diagnoses and end-of-life care with patients — affects outcomes. Clinicians often struggle with when to raise these topics, and the work suggests earlier, better-timed discussions can ease decisions for patients and families facing grave illness.
Why now: New university research on how doctors should time serious conversations with patients has drawn attention in the medical community.
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