444. How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis?

Patients in the U.S. healthcare system often feel they’re treated with a lack of empathy. Doctors and nurses have tragically high levels of burnout. Could fixing the first problem solve the second? And does the rest of society need more compassion too?

Episode 444 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, hosted by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher, titled "444. How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis?" was published on December 17, 2020 and runs 48 minutes.

December 17, 2020 ·48m · Freakonomics Radio

Summary

Patients in the U.S. healthcare system often feel they’re treated with a lack of empathy. Doctors and nurses have tragically high levels of burnout. Could fixing the first problem solve the second? And does the rest of society need more compassion too?

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