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Daniela J. Lamas

Daniela J. Lamas

The New York Times

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People Say They Want to Die at Home. I Think About It Differently.

We have built a culture that views a death in the I.C.U. as a failure.

28.09.2026 10

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Daniela J. Lamas

I Told My Patient She’d Never Go Home. I Was Wrong.

When we doctors rush to provide certainty about how a patient’s disease will progress, we risk foreclosing possibilities.

03.08.2026 30

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Daniela J. Lamas

Would You Want to Know Your Baby’s Genetic Future?

A National Institutes of Health study will evaluate whether to screen tens of thousands of healthy infants for genetic diseases.

22.06.2026 40

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Daniela J. Lamas

They Thought They Had Only Months to Live. Then Things Changed.

For some patients, cancer is becoming like a chronic illness.

10.05.2026 40

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My Patient Was Dying. His Wife Refused to Accept It.

How doctors can better navigate difficult patients and families.

01.02.2026 50

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The Medical Case That Still Haunts Me

A doctor grapples with a patient’s incomprehensible medical decision.

30.11.2025 50

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

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

12.10.2025 80

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

Physicians are having tough conversations about vaccines.

21.09.2025 60

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Daniela J. Lamas