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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

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This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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Exploring the Nature of Chronic Pain with Haider Warraich

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So take a listen and if you are up for it, check out some of Haider’s other books including Modern Death: How Medicine Changed the End of Life and State of the Heart: Exploring the History, Science, and Future of Cardiac Disease. . Haider is a physician at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the VA in Boston. This is hurting me.