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It was surprising to receive an email advising me that I had appeared on the front page…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Sheryl Heron, MD, MPH, FACEP, is vice chair of administrative affairs in the Emory University Department…
Sheryl Heron, MD, MPH, FACEP, knows cognitive bias firsthand—and not just because she’s delivering this year’s James…
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