The Lost Art

Ethics and Morality

The Ethics of Organ Transplantation

L.S. Dugdale, MD on June 18, 2024

Organ donation saves lives. But it's ethically complex.

Organ donation saves lives. But it's ethically complex.

Religion

Why You May Want to Get Religion

L.S. Dugdale, MD on March 14, 2024

There may be a way to live longer, happier, and healthier lives with a commitment of just a couple of hours a week.

There may be a way to live longer, happier, and healthier lives with a commitment of just a couple of hours a week.

Ethics and Morality

Do We Need God to Have Hope?

L.S. Dugdale, MD on November 20, 2023

How to conceptualize hope, whether you're religious or not.

How to conceptualize hope, whether you're religious or not.

Chronic Illness

Seeking Authentic Hope?

L.S. Dugdale, MD on August 21, 2023

Learn to practice the kind of hope that empowers us against despair.

Learn to practice the kind of hope that empowers us against despair.

Dreaming

Is Your World Collapsing? Practice Radical Hope

L.S. Dugdale, MD on May 22, 2023

Exploring the imaginative capacities that help us navigate cultural demise.

Exploring the imaginative capacities that help us navigate cultural demise.

Ethics and Morality

The Ultimate 'Get Out of Jail Free' Card? Organ Donation

L.S. Dugdale, MD on February 9, 2023

Donate a kidney and get out of jail? A new proposal in Massachusetts.

Donate a kidney and get out of jail? A new proposal in Massachusetts.

Suicide

What Canada’s Euthanasia Law Can Teach the World

L.S. Dugdale, MD on December 20, 2022

Physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia, and Canada's controversial policy choices.

Physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia, and Canada's controversial policy choices.

Moral Injury

It Takes a Village to Repair Moral Injury

L.S. Dugdale, MD on October 20, 2022

Doctors know best? What clinicians should learn from military veterans.

Doctors know best? What clinicians should learn from military veterans.

Moral Injury

How to Repair Moral Injury Before You Burn Out

L.S. Dugdale, MD on August 24, 2022

Burned out? You might be "morally injured."

Burned out? You might be "morally injured."

Loneliness

Why You Shouldn't Eat Alone

L.S. Dugdale, MD on May 24, 2022

Feeling lonely but still eating alone? Invite an acquaintance to share a meal.

Feeling lonely but still eating alone? Invite an acquaintance to share a meal.

Health

Refusals to Treat the Unvaccinated Violate Health Care Ethics

L.S. Dugdale, MD on March 14, 2022

Don't want the COVID-19 shot? The doctor might not want you.

Don't want the COVID-19 shot? The doctor might not want you.

Health

To Cure Sometimes, to Relieve Often, to Comfort Always

L.S. Dugdale, MD on January 23, 2022

Doctors and patients or providers and consumers? A vital conversation about the art of dying.

Doctors and patients or providers and consumers? A vital conversation about the art of dying.

Loneliness

Healing Holiday Loneliness, One Neighbor at a Time

L.S. Dugdale, MD on December 17, 2021

Want to change the world this holiday season? Make time for a neighbor.

Want to change the world this holiday season? Make time for a neighbor.

Religion

Nonexistence Does Not Scare Me

L.S. Dugdale, MD on October 5, 2021

Afraid of death? Here's why religion might be more powerful than psychoanalysis.

Afraid of death? Here's why religion might be more powerful than psychoanalysis.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

The Importance of Preparing for Death

L.S. Dugdale, MD on September 21, 2021

A revival of the medieval "art of dying" texts can show us the way.

A revival of the medieval "art of dying" texts can show us the way.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Avoiding Bad Deaths with an Ounce of Prevention

L.S. Dugdale, MD on July 28, 2021

Want to prevent a bad death? Then learn to live an examined life.

Want to prevent a bad death? Then learn to live an examined life.

Beauty

How Perceiving Beauty Can Make Us Better Doctors

L.S. Dugdale, MD on June 29, 2021

Tired of pondering your own troubles? Attention to beauty changes the way we see and relate to others.

Tired of pondering your own troubles? Attention to beauty changes the way we see and relate to others.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

On Wasting the Pandemic

L.S. Dugdale, MD on May 10, 2021

Don't waste the pandemic. Reflect now on what it means to live well with a view to the end game.

Don't waste the pandemic. Reflect now on what it means to live well with a view to the end game.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

COVID-19: Lonely Dying and Dying Alone

L.S. Dugdale, MD on April 5, 2021

How can we protect the most vulnerable from COVID-19, while also allowing them to flourish?

How can we protect the most vulnerable from COVID-19, while also allowing them to flourish?

Coronavirus Disease 2019

The One Who Cares

L.S. Dugdale, MD on January 4, 2021

The task is to determine who among our neighbors lives in isolation and decide to do something about it. Are you up for the challenge?

The task is to determine who among our neighbors lives in isolation and decide to do something about it. Are you up for the challenge?