As healthcare systems across Europe deal with an increasing prevalence of cognitive impairment, family doctors are emerging as key players in assessing and supporting patients' decision-making ...

In January 2024, The New York Times Magazine published a provocative article titled: "Should Patients Be Allowed to Die From Anorexia?" This seemingly extreme question reignited a debate among doctors ...

A new mathematical model sheds light on how the brain processes different cues, such as sights and sounds, during decision making. The findings from Princeton neuroscientists may one day improve how ...

In early 2020, organizations sent people to work from home. At the Gates Foundation, our employees scattered around the country and the world. It was understandable; we wanted to be with our families, ...

Smart leaders with vast data still make bad decisions. But others, under similar pressure, make game-changing ones. In 1982, Johnson & Johnson swiftly recalled 31 million bottles of Tylenol after ...

Many seriously ill patients receive much of their care at home from one or more family members. However, shared decision making (SDM)—the collaborative process whereby clinicians and patients work ...

These words, from Nelson Mandela, speak volumes about the difficulties we face in the often-fraught process of decision-making. A decision is essentially a choice. Whether that choice involves major, ...