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Normalcy, Introspection, & the Experience of Serious Illness: Bill Gardner, Juliet Jacobsen, and Brad Stuart

GeriPal

I just love her conclusion because what she realizes is when you’re first diagnosed… This is research. That’s what normal means when you’re first diagnosed, wanting to go back to before the illness. He really helped me a lot through the shock and awe of being diagnosed with cancer. Brad: Yeah.

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

GeriPal

But if you actually look at the number of palliative care physicians in the province of Ontario and look at the number of people who are newly diagnosed with cancer, the possibility that there’s adequate access to good palliative care is just very remote. So that would be wonderful.

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KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: RFK Jr. Upends Vaccine Policy, After Promising He Wouldn’t

Physician's Weekly

Kennedy then appointed new members, including vaccine skeptics, prompting alarm from the broader medical community. Sarah Karlin-Smith: Wired’s “ The Bleach Community Is Ready for RFK Jr. Kennedy Jr. Panelists Anna Edney Bloomberg News @annaedney @annaedney.bsky.social Read Anna’s stories.