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Social Workers as Leaders on Palliative Care Teams: A Podcast with Barbara Jones

GeriPal

We need to figure out how to create this community of palliative care social work scholars. It creates that community where you’re like, “Oh, I’m not alone. I can figure out how to provide care in this way. And I’ve got a whole community of people to support me.” ” Barbara: Right.

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Sexual Function in Serious Illness: Areej El-Jawahri, Sharon Bober, and Don Dizon

GeriPal

A lot of people, and we have some data to say that you might have distress, but sex is not one of the reasons for your distress when you’re first diagnosed. The breast cancer community seems to have coalesced around hyaluronic acid formulations. But people remember, they will remember you asked that question.

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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. Anna Edney: KFF Health News’ “ Two Patients Faced Chemo.