Simon Whitney

Simon Whitney

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Simon Whitney, MD, JD is an ethicist, family doctor and author. His books include From Oversight to Overkill and he has been published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the American Journal of Bioethics and other journals.

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Our irrational fear of risk is holding back life-saving medical research
Ethicist and doctor Simon Whitney argues that society's overly cautious approach to medical research is blocking breakthroughs.
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