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Doctors Without Orders: The Mystery of Patients Who Fail to Follow Prescriptions

Slate, March 21, 2008 Noncompliance—the technical term for failing to follow the doctor’s orders—continues to defy both explanation and solution, despite many people’s best efforts.

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Take a Chill, Pill: Why Oral Cancer Drugs Are Not All They’re Cracked Up to Be

Slate, October 21, 2008 Pill-formulated cancer drugs are increasingly popular. But although patients seem to prefer these at-home drugs, they also raise questions and present unexpected challenges.

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Appetite for Instruction: Big Pharma Should Buy Your Doctor Lunch Sometimes

Slate, June 2010 Why Big Pharma should buy your doctor lunch sometimes.

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Ink Well: Should Prisons Have Government-Sanctioned Tattoo Shops?

Slate, September 16, 2010 By reducing the use of dirty needles, legal tattoo shops could help prevent the spread of hepatitis and other diseases.

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