Balancing Honesty and Hope: The Art of Truth-Telling in Medicine

J Rheumatol. 2024 Mar 15:jrheum.2024-0162. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2024-0162. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACT"Is there any hope I can walk again?"I looked up to see an elderly man lying in the hospital bed struggling to put on his portable hearing aid. I gently removed his blanket to help untangle the wires, exposing his frail body in the process.PMID:38490669 | DOI:10.3899/jrheum.2024-0162
Source: Journal of Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Authors: Source Type: research