‘Tis the Ides of March, and time for another Grand Rounds (Volume 7, No. 25), the weekly roundup of the best in medical and health blogging —
The Ides of March is the first day of the Roman New Year. It also marks the first day of spring in the Roman calendar.
On this day in history, Julius Caesar was warned by soothsayers to “beware of the Ides of March”. Apparently, he did not heed…
In honor of THANKSGIVING this year, a special message about life and death from Alexandra Drane and the Engage With Grace team. This initiative was born from the story of a young woman, a mom just 32 years old, who was dying of glioblastoma and desperately wanted to do so at home, with grace, rather than in the hospital. Have you and your family considered how you might handle end-of-life choices when the day comes? …
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I’m just blown away to witness the continued growth of the diabetes online community. Many of us who’ve been intensely plugged in for a while are stretching ourselves beyond blogging these days, exploring new ways to share and help each other out. For example, Scott J has been revealing his emotions, Allison is working on publishing people’s stories, Kerri’s filming her vlog, and Manny’s building his foundation.
For my part, I’ve been pretty wrapped up…