Is Medicine More Art or Science?

Is Medicine More Art or Science? (0:46)

Doctors can't depend solely on science when assessing a patient, says HealthMaker Henry Masur, MD, chief of the National Institutes of Health's critical care medicine department. Watch as he describes how doctors make judgement calls in diagnosis.

Henry Masur, MD

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About Henry Masur, MD

Henry Masur, MD, has been Chief of the National Institutes of Health’s Critical Care Medicine department since 1989. Dr. Masur is an expert in the fields of HIV-related infections and of critical care related to infectious disease. He leads the District of Columbia Partnership for AIDS Progress and is Clinical Professor of Medicine at George Washington University.

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