1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 What happens when doctors have to make life-or-death decisions in an evidence-free zone — and patients are left to navigate the unknown? In episode 5 of “Uncertainty in Medicine&quot;, we bring you three gripping, real-life stories: a neurosurgeon weighing impossible risks in the operating room, a palliative care doctor facing a young man’s quiet resolve to die, and a patient whose long-awaited kidney transplant vanishes in a single phone call. These are high-stakes moments where instinct takes over, control slips away, and the only way forward is a leap of faith. Find show notes, transcripts, and more at thenocturnists.org, and subscribe to&amp;nbsp;our substack. The &quot;Uncertainty in Medicine&quot; series is generously funded by the&amp;nbsp;ABIM Foundation, by&amp;nbsp;the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, and the&amp;nbsp;Gordon &amp;amp; Betty Moore Foundation. The Nocturnists is supported by&amp;nbsp;The California Medical Association&amp;nbsp;and donations from listeners like you. This episode is sponsored by a new podcast that fans of the Nocturnists are sure to love. Unleashed: Redesigning Health Care features clinician-innovators who have changed care on the front lines. Their stories, their voices, their ingenuity. Learn more at&amp;nbsp;unleashedpodcast.org. Host: Emily Silverman, MD Uncertainty Correspondent:&amp;nbsp;Alexa Miller Series Illustrations by&amp;nbsp;Eleni Debo The Nocturnists http://thenocturnists.org <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/36381010/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/187705205