Public health nurse and HealthCetera Correspondent talks about two issues that she has been ruminating about: Remote work and eco-anxieties, or the mental health effects of climate emergencies. This commentary first aired on HealthCetera in the Catskills on WIOX Radio on
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Dr. Melissa deCardi Hladek is an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, She’s a nurse researcher- and a Family Nurse Practitioner who focuses her research and clinical care on how stress, self-efficacy, and sociocultural factors influence the biology of aging, chronic disease and frailty. She joins HealthCetera to share insights on a project My Health Priorities, a patient-centered platform completed by elders to identify what matters to them most in engaging their health care.
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Most people want to die at home, not in a hospital. But too many people receive aggressive medical treatment at the end of life, despite wishes to die a “natural death” when cures and semi-independent functioning are futile. HealthCetera host Diana J. Mason, PhD, RN, talks with New York Times journalist Paula Span about this issue. Span wrote about the persistence of aggressive medical treatment at the end of life in her column, The New Old, that focuses on aging and care giving issues. This interview first aired on HealthCetera in the Catskills on WIOX Radio on September 20, 2023.
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