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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

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Virtual visits can diagnose colds, flu , or allergies and help you manage symptoms at home. Determine the likely cause : The doctor will diagnose whether it’s likely a viral infection, bacterial illness, allergies, or another condition. Tell the doctor if you’ve had other recent illnesses or allergies.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

In particular, we talk about Katie’s and Jesica’s paper in NEJM titled “ Juggling Two Full-Time Jobs — Methadone Clinic Engagement and Cancer Care ,” which described the difficulty in managing cancer pain and methadone for opioid use disorder. Panelists Katie Fitzgerald Jones and Jessica Merlin have no relationships to disclose.

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

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Unpacking characteristics of spirituality through the lens of persons of colour living with serious illness: The need for nurse-based education to increase understanding of the spiritual dimension in healthcare. What Mattered Then, Now, and Always: Illness Narratives From Persons of Color. Tell me about your illness.

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

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Eric 01:04 So we’re going to be talking about transgender health in older adults and those with serious illness. It was also the time that in 2015, that people who were trans and famous really put being trans on the map at that time, too. Happy pride and thanks for the invitation, Alex and E. And great to meet Jace on here.

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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

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To be eligible in Canada patients must have a “ grievous and irremediable ” condition, including disability ; they do not have to have a terminal illness with a prognosis of less than 6 months. A planned expansion of MAID to include people with mental illness was placed on hold until March 2024. But that was separate from MAID.

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

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Heather: I do Alex, and I’m so happy to have this song request, it’s called The Eye by Brandi Carlile, which comes from a quite old 2015 album called The Firewatcher’s Daughter. Tell me about your illness. And then we ask those four key questions, tell me about you, tell me about your illness, that kind of aspect.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

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Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. But then recognizing that our relationships impact our health even outside the context of stress.

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