{"id":10224,"date":"2017-02-24T13:57:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T13:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2017\/02\/24\/kevin-jones-can-embracing-uncertainty-lead-to-better-medicine\/"},"modified":"2017-02-24T13:57:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T13:57:00","slug":"kevin-jones-can-embracing-uncertainty-lead-to-better-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/kevin-jones-can-embracing-uncertainty-lead-to-better-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Jones: Can Embracing Uncertainty Lead To Better Medicine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a class=\"colorbox\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/02\/24\/516710048\/kevin-jones-can-embracing-uncertainty-lead-to-better-medicine?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=healthcare\">NPR\/TED STAFF<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/02\/24\/516710048\/kevin-jones-can-embracing-uncertainty-lead-to-better-medicine?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=healthcare\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/02\/22\/kevinjones_2015x-embed_wide-0f36bbd2ee3e188020568584cf9ea4033d092c2f.jpg?s=1400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>[embedded content]<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES516725578\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP STATICHTML\" --><\/p>\n<p><em>Part 3 of the<\/em> TED Radio Hour <em>episode <\/em><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/programs\/ted-radio-hour\/514152888\/spirit-of-inquiry\" target=\"_blank\">The Spirit Of Inquiry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Kevin Jones&#8217; TED Talk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, doctors just don&#8217;t have the answers. Surgeon Kevin Jones says having the humility to acknowledge this leads to better medicine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Kevin Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/healthcare.utah.edu\/huntsmancancerinstitute\/research\/labs\/kb-jones\/kevin-b-jones.php\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Jones<\/a> a professor at the University of Utah and surgeon at Primary Children&#8217;s Hospital and the <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/healthcare.utah.edu\/huntsmancancerinstitute\/research\/labs\/kb-jones\/\" target=\"_blank\">Huntsman Cancer Institute<\/a>, where he also directs the KB Jones Lab.<\/p>\n<p>His studies focus on a group of cancers called sarcomas, which are cancers of the flesh and bones. Jones is the author of the book <em>What Doctors Cannot Tell You: Clarity, Confidence and Uncertainty in Medicine.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/ed\/2014\/10\/24\/357811146\/curiosity-it-may-have-killed-the-cat-but-it-helps-us-learn\">Curiosity: It Helps Us Learn, But Why?<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES516725511\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" --><\/p>\n<div><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2014\/09\/12\/347109169\/how-far-can-curiosity-take-you\">How Far Can Curiosity Take You?<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES516725533\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" --><\/p>\n<div><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=1139307\">Teaching Curiosity<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES516725538\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" --><\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"CONTAINER MEDIUM NOBAR\" ID=\"CON516725512\" PREVIEWTITLE=\"RELATED NPR STORIES\" --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/speakers\/kevin_jones\">Related TED Bio: Kevin B. Jones<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES516725472\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" --><\/p>\n<div><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/playlists\/410\/how_scientists_learn\">Related TED Playlist: How Scientists Learn<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES516725484\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" --><\/p>\n<div><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/adam_grant_the_surprising_habits_of_original_thinkers\">Related TED Talk: Adam Grant On The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES516725476\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP EXTERNALLINK\" --><\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"CONTAINER MEDIUM NOBAR\" ID=\"CON516725473\" PREVIEWTITLE=\"WEB RESOURCES\" --><\/div>\n<p><strong><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\">Let&#8217;s block ads!<\/a><\/strong> <a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\">(Why?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/02\/24\/516710048\/kevin-jones-can-embracing-uncertainty-lead-to-better-medicine?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=healthcare\" class=\"colorbox\" title=\"Kevin Jones: Can Embracing Uncertainty Lead To Better Medicine?\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/02\/24\/516710048\/kevin-jones-can-embracing-uncertainty-lead-to-better-medicine?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=healthcare<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2017\/02\/24\/516710048\/kevin-jones-can-embracing-uncertainty-lead-to-better-medicine?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=healthcare\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2017\/02\/22\/kevinjones_2015x-embed_wide-0f36bbd2ee3e188020568584cf9ea4033d092c2f.jpg?s=1400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>[embedded content]<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES516725578\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP STATICHTML\" --><\/p>\n<p><em>Part 3 of the<\/em> TED Radio Hour <em>episode <\/em><a class=\"colorbox\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/programs\/ted-radio-hour\/514152888\/spirit-of-inquiry\" target=\"_blank\">The Spirit Of Inquiry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Kevin Jones&#8217; TED Talk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, doctors just don&#8217;t have the answers. 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