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Daniela J. Lamas

Daniela J. Lamas

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Who Deserves an Organ? The Dilemma of Severe Mental Illness.

Who Deserves an Organ? The Dilemma of Severe Mental Illness.

Patients’ mental health problems can make transplant decisions even more fraught.

12.10.2025 40

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Daniela J. Lamas

I Asked Doctors About Vaccine Chaos. Here’s What They Said.

Physicians are having tough conversations about vaccines.

21.09.2025 20

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Every Doctor Faces This Dilemma

Some physicians agree to patients’ requests for unproven treatment or altered vaccine schedules.

21.04.2025 40

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Why Are So Many Young Adults Getting Cancer?

Rising cancer rates in young adults deserves a federal study.

05.04.2025 50

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Kennedy Wants to Cure Chronic Disease. Here’s What He’s Up Against.

Ending chronic disease requires major social change.

09.03.2025 30

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The F.D.A.’s New Boss Will Face an Age-Old Dilemma

All eyes on Dr. Marty Makary.

06.03.2025 5

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What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Motherhood

Advertisement Supported by Guest Essay By Daniela J. Lamas Dr. Lamas, a contributing Opinion writer, is a pulmonary and critical care physician at...

28.11.2024 30

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TV Medical Dramas Have Pristine Endings. They Should Be Messier.

On television, medical stories end with a diagnosis and a return to normalcy. In reality, they are far more complicated.

09.10.2024 10

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Inflammation May Be the Root of Our Maladies

How one drug might work for weight, fertility and dementia.

16.09.2024 10

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Daniela J. Lamas