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Perspectives

Uncharted Territory

Joel Zivot, MD, MA, JM, offers thought-provoking insights at the intersection of medicine, law, and bioethics.

Uncharted Territory
A Nitrogen Gas Execution Would Be Unduly Cruel

It also may put others in the room at risk

January 23, 2024
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Uncharted Territory
The Physician in the Israel-Hamas War: A Doctor's Duty

We must strive to keep the apolitical nature of medical practice top of mind

October 23, 2023
A photo of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.
Uncharted Territory
Pharma and Physicians: The Anthropology of Gift Giving

Personal relationships create the most powerful obligation to reciprocate

April 18, 2023
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Uncharted Territory
Why Is Dr. Oz Eyeing Washington?

The story of physician burnout may be at play

December 6, 2021
A photo of Mehmet Oz, MD
Uncharted Territory
The Legal Stakes of a Lab Leak

China could be on the hook for a trillion dollars, but the U.S. isn't blameless

June 13, 2021
Workers in positive pressure suits work in a Biosafety level 4 lab
Uncharted Territory
Buddhist Wisdom and Human Poop

And what we can learn from both

March 28, 2019
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What Kim Kardashian Can Teach Us About Drug Pricing

Her $4-million diamond is acceptable, but a $600 drug isn't?

March 14, 2019
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