Jonathan Glass and Nick Boulis

How do you calculate risk in treating an “incurable” disease?

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About Jonathan Glass

Jonathan D. Glass is Professor of Neurology and Pathology, and the Director of the Emory ALS Center in the Department of Neurology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is widely known for his research on the pathogenesis and prevention of nerve degeneration in neurological diseases, and for his work in human and experimental neuropathology.

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Neurologist Jonathan Glass and neurosurgeon Nick Boulis ask: Should acceptable risk levels for experimental treatments be recalibrated for the terminally ill with no other options?

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