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As A Nurse With Cancer, I Saw The Value Of Patient-Facing Materials

As A Nurse With Cancer, I Saw The Value Of Patient-Facing Materials

Nurse and cancer patient Davis Austria argues that health systems should test patient materials for clarity, usefulness and whether people can act on them.
More Medications, More Risks. If You’re Worried, Start A Deprescribing Discussion.

More Medications, More Risks. If You’re Worried, Start A Deprescribing Discussion.

More older adults take five or more medications. Clinicians urge patients concerned about side effects to discuss medication reviews and deprescribing.
VOICES: The Young Person Behind The Diagnosis: From Lived Experience To Professional Purpose

VOICES: The Young Person Behind The Diagnosis: From Lived Experience To Professional Purpose

Hannah Gardner describes how her mother’s young-onset Alzheimer’s shaped her work supporting children and young people in dementia-affected families.
Aging Alone After 60: Who Will Be There When You Need Help?

Aging Alone After 60: Who Will Be There When You Need Help?

A Sixty and Me report explores how older adults living alone can plan for emergency contacts, temporary help and future support.
'Constipation' Lands Patient In Surgery For Unusual Anatomy

‘Constipation’ Lands Patient In Surgery For Unusual Anatomy

Doctors found a duplicated colon in an infant whose symptoms had been attributed to constipation. Surgeons joined the colons rather than remove one.
Politics And The Patient Encounter, In Dire Times

Politics And The Patient Encounter, In Dire Times

Physician Jerry Avorn argues clinicians should explain how government policy changes could affect patients’ coverage and care, without endorsing candidates.
Your Age May Not Tell The Whole Story About Your Health, But Your Blood Could

Your Age May Not Tell The Whole Story About Your Health, But Your Blood Could

A study of 18,476 people linked blood metabolite-based aging measures with chronic disease and mortality risk, though the findings are observational.
Adult ADHD; Encouraging Advance Care Planning; Hospital Closures In The U.S.

Adult ADHD; Encouraging Advance Care Planning; Hospital Closures In The U.S.

A Texas Tech podcast reviews adult ADHD care, efforts to support advance care planning, and patterns in U.S. hospital closures.
Be Joyful, Though You Have Considered All The Facts

Be Joyful, Though You Have Considered All The Facts

A Sixty and Me essay uses Wendell Berry’s words to discuss gratitude, relationships and daily habits amid anxiety about current events.
Ennoble Care Expands Into 5 New States, Eyes 10 More In Push To Tackle ‘Care Deserts’

Ennoble Care Expands Into 5 New States, Eyes 10 More In Push To Tackle ‘Care Deserts’

Ennoble Care entered five states in September and plans to expand into about 10 more over the next year, as it grows its home-based primary care business.