Jorge Rodrigues Simao | ACADEMY PUBLIC POLICIES

14. Estimating Curability

Nov 23, 2012 |

The first thing that some patients (or their loved ones) think when they are told that they have cancer is that they might die soon. This is natural. In fact, few people die of cancer soon after they are diagnosed, although...

9. How common are anxiety disorders?

Nov 12, 2012 |

The statistics of anxiety disorder cases are difficult to determine with precision, and different sources cite different percentages. However, in multiple transcultural, international studies, it appears that at any given point...

1. Introduction

Sep 25, 2012 |

A real story Six years ago, after several months of visiting several medical specialists and undergoing blood tests, CTs, EEGs, and audiograms, a neurologist finally diagnosed his only son, A., with autism. At first he...