A Strange Museum Takes a Strange Turn
Attempts to limit access to the Mütter Museum’s collection of medical oddities disrespect the living and the dead.
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Attempts to limit access to the Mütter Museum’s collection of medical oddities disrespect the living and the dead.
The Mütter has long been known as "disturbingly informative" and uniquely Philadelphian. Now its new leaders want it to be about health, not death — and supporters are fighting for its life.
/PRNewswire/ --Jefferson's CEO Joseph G. Cacchione, MD announced today that Baligh R. Yehia, MD, MPP, MSc, FACP will become the President of Jefferson Health...
Psychologist: Why suicide and medical aid in dying are truly different As a board-certified clinical psychologist for the last four decades who has counseled both patients who were dying and those who wanted to end their life prematurely via suicide, I can tell you unequivocally that there is no comparison between the two. But don’t just take my word for it. Jeff Gardere The American Association of Suicidology, a suicide prevention, medical research association whose membership includes mental health and public health professionals, issued a position statement in 2017 concluding: “[S]uici...