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...definitely different than any other year that I’ve been here,” Haviland said. “At the same time, the intensity will be there because no one is eliminated yet.”—Staff writer Jake I. Fisher can be reached at jifisher@fas.harvard.edu...
Elliot S. Fisher ’74, one of the co-authors of the study, said that the results highlight the dramatic differences in how hospitals care for end-of-life patients. Given that a great deal of medical literature shows a lack of correlation between more aggressive medical care and the prolonging of life, Fisher said, the findings indicate that the failure to standardize end-of-life care can be immensely costly to the health care system...
...There is a real opportunity for substantial savings in the care of patients with serious illness,” Fisher said. “We spend twice as much with no gain in survival...
...Fisher said that while most end-of-life care is currently determined by the health care systems, patients should be able to align their own care with their individual preferences...
...inductees represent 17 different concentrations, with 9 concentrating in the social sciences, 8 in the humanities, and 7 in the natural sciences, according to Coakley. “I feel pretty honored to be among people who are so smart and accomplished,” said Marina Fisher ’09, one of the juniors to be inducted into the society. There will be another election in the fall and one next spring to bring the total number of inductees to 10 percent of the graduating class. “Being in the Junior 24 is traditionally and historically...