Research & Library

The evidence behind the method.

CLARITY publishes and curates evidence relevant to medical advocacy, second-opinion decisions, and complex case navigation. Everything is free.

CLARITY originals

Published by the CLARITY team.

Recommended reading

What patients actually should read.

Not a padded list. If a patient asks CLARITY "what should I read," these are the answers. Also in the Advocate Index.

Book

Being Mortal — Atul Gawande

The single most-recommended book on how to think about complex medical decisions late in life.

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Book

The Checklist Manifesto

Gawande again. Why complex care systems fail, and the humble fix that keeps working.

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Book

How Doctors Think — Jerome Groopman

The cognitive shortcuts and biases behind misdiagnosis. Uncomfortable, essential.

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Book

An American Sickness — Elisabeth Rosenthal

How healthcare became business, and how to navigate it as a patient anyway.

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