Daniella Lamas

Pulmonary critical-care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston; and contributing opinion writer, The New York Times

Pulmonary and critical-care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times

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Critical care physician Daniela Lamas says making an advanced end-of-life plan when you’re young and healthy might not reflect how you feel when faced with death.

Lessons from the pandemic: Rethinking your advanced care plan

Critical care physician Daniela Lamas says making an advanced end-of-life plan when you’re young and healthy might not reflect how you feel when faced with death.

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