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Every Older Patient Has a Story. Medical Students Need to Hear It.

Whatever the cluster of second-year students at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York expected to hear from an 82-year-old woman — this probably wasn’t it. At first, Elizabeth Shepherd, one of several seniors invited to meet with future doctors in an anti-ageism program called “Introduction to the Geriatric Patient,” largely followed the script. As student… Read More »

Saudi Arabia hits back at US 'threats' over missing journalist

Saudi Arabia says it rejects any “threats” of sanctions or political pressure from the United States over the disappearance of a journalist. Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi regime, has been missing since he entered the country’s consulate in Turkey on 2 October. Turkish officials say he was killed and dismembered inside the building… Read More »