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Palliative Care in A Conflict Zone: Help Us Support Our Hospice and Palliative Care Colleagues in Ukraine

GeriPal

The All-Ukrainian Associate of Palliative and Hospice Care was founded in 2011 and is currently working to provide support and direct supplies to hospices and palliative care wards in the country. During a war, cancer and other serious illnesses do not disappear, and neither should our support. By Alex Kazberouk and the GeriPal Team.

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Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model

BMJ

Increased prescribing of certain groups of medications, such as insulin, immunosuppressant drugs, and medications for long-term respiratory illnesses, may hint that these patient groups experienced disproportionate anxiety over medication procurement during the pandemic.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

If you are interested in learning more and meeting a community of folks interested in hospital-at-home, check out the hospital-at-home user group at hahusersgroup.org or some of these publications: Hospital-Level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Int Med. Just one last comment there.

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