WHO: NBC chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman
WHAT: Speaking about former Vice President Dick Cheney’s heart transplant, she speculated whether or not a person his age deserved a heart transplant. “(T)his has raised a lot of ethical questions, moral questions, about whether the Vice President, in fact, should have received his heart against — ahead of other people. And, raises the question, how old is too old to receive such a precious transplant?”
THE CURE: Stop “implanting” fears of real-world death panels.
