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Monthly Archives: December 2022
Better believe it – research into the placebo effect
Thanks to Marilyn W. Ed Note: Placebo is a Latin word which translates as “I shall please.” If you’re interested, click here to read a blog post I wrote about one of my patients responding to the “drug” obecalp. By Sam … Continue reading
Why (not) be in the news business
Thanks to Rosemary W.
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How to talk to a widow
By Betty Rollin in the NYT Ms. Rollin is a former NBC News correspondent and the author of several books, including the memoirs “First, You Cry” and “Last Wish.” People are kind; some are wonderful. For a time. Then they move … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Aging Sites, end of life, Grief
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