Mayo Clin Proc October 2024 PMID 39177542

Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness.

Rana Lee Adawi Awdish, Gillian Grafton, Leonard L Berry

Mentions

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Peak: 122 in Aug 2024
across 6 sources since Aug 2024

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AI synopsis

What people are saying

Several posts highlight key insights from the article, such as the importance of avoiding phrases like 'there is nothing else we can do' and advocating for more empathetic communication. The tone across discussions is largely positive, emphasizing the idea that the right choice of words can promote healing, as seen in phrases like 'the power of words' and suggestions for more empathetic alternatives to common phrases.

AgreementStrong agreement

The majority of discussions reflect strong support for the article's recommendations.

InterestHigh interest

Participants show a high level of curiosity about the subject matter and express a desire to learn more.

EngagementModerate engagement

The depth of engagement is moderate, with some discussions referencing specific terms to avoid in clinical settings.

ImpactHigh impact

There is a widespread belief that the insights provided in the publication will significantly influence communication practices in healthcare.

Abstract in brief

  • Avoid phrases that minimize the patient's experience, like "I know how you feel."
  • Using clichés can come off as insincere; instead, listen actively and validate their feelings.
  • Focus on open communication, allowing patients to express their emotions without judgment or pressure.

Top posts

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Drew Moghanaki
@DrewMoghanaki · X

Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Aug 23, 2024 · 106 likes · 40 shares · 13,082 followers View post →
Sean Gibbons
@SeanGTGibbons · X

Words can hurt: Beyond terminology for musculoskeletal diagnoses https://t.co/2jpv8FzHhB https://t.co/UcuFQGnayV https://t.co/ig69f9PQgt https://t.co/fcL9ONSj6b https://t.co/Jcl0rev3Mz

Nov 17, 2024 · 48 likes · 8 shares · 739 followers View post →
עידו וולף
@IdoWolf1 · X

"Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness" מאמר דעה מארה"ב מציין מילים שאסור להגיד לחולה עם מחלה קשה. בין היתר אסור להגיד: "להילחם" "הכל יהיה בסדר" "מה הוא היה רוצה" אנגלית אינה עברית וארה״ב אינה ישראל. באילו מילים וביטויים לדעתכן.ם אסור להשתמש אצלנו? https://t.co/cYIuv4MsqF

Aug 25, 2024 · 35 likes · 11,566 followers View post →
Science News
@scinews.bsky.social · Bluesky

Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness. #Mayoclinic #Medsky #MedBsky Read more www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/action/showP...

Nov 25, 2024 · 17 likes · 4 shares View post →
Laura Vater, MD, MPH
@doclauravater · X

Full article by @ranaawdish Ref: Awdish RL, Grafton G, Berry LL. Never words: what not to say to patients with serious illness. Mayo Clinic proceedings. August 20, 2024. https://t.co/NRao64qfMH

Aug 23, 2024 · 11 likes · 1 share · 10,612 followers View post →
Moya S. Deldhy Nicolás
@drmoyapsiq · X

Cambiar el lenguaje clínico hace una diferencia en la comunicación con pacientes y familias. Aquí una tabla de frases "prohibidas" y sus alternativas más empáticas. https://t.co/XzzJq6kXLd https://t.co/5rUPcT0cHJ

Nov 21, 2024 · 11 likes · 3 shares · 1,365 followers View post →

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Fernando A. Navarro
@navarrotradmed · X

Lectura recomendada para el fin de semana: «Never-words: What “not” to say to patients with serious illness» ➡️ https://t.co/nuXDh7YhqL https://t.co/tPqrwwUzxf

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José Luis Santiago
@JLSantiagoG · X

NUNCA USES ESTAS PALABRAS CON EL PACIENTE

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Steve Andrews
@steveandrews3.bsky.social · Bluesky

"Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness" www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S002...

May 12, 2025 · 1 like · 1 share View post →
Steve Andrews
@SteveAndrews3 · X

"Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness" https://t.co/59OWwPNtMP

May 12, 2025 · 2,065 followers View post →
mariojohnson.bsky.social
@mariojohnson.bsky.social · Bluesky

... A paper published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings titled Never Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness offers a model of words and phrases physicians shouldn’t use with patients, such as “there is nothing else we can do,” the words “fight or battle,” and “withdrawing care.”

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Oscar González García
@OGonzalezGar · X

RT @Gilvernet: Todos sabemos del poder curativo de las palabras pero también deberíamos saber cuáles son las palabras que hacen daño a los…

May 4, 2025 · 2 shares · 186 followers View post →
Francisco Lozano
@FrguezLozano · X

RT @Gilvernet: Todos sabemos del poder curativo de las palabras pero también deberíamos saber cuáles son las palabras que hacen daño a los…

May 4, 2025 · 2 shares · 1,039 followers View post →
José Mª Gil-Vernet
@Gilvernet · X

Todos sabemos del poder curativo de las palabras pero también deberíamos saber cuáles son las palabras que hacen daño a los pacientes. Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness - Mayo Clinic Proceedings https://t.co/OlObVLENeq

May 3, 2025 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 2,407 followers View post →
Sapient Librarian
@22rabbit.bsky.social · Bluesky

In Mayo Clinic Proceeding, "Never Words What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness" offers a model of words & phrases physicians shouldn’t use with patients, e.g. “there is nothing else we can do” OR “fight or battle,” OR “withdrawing care.” www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S002...

May 2, 2025 View post →
Jenny Magenta ©️
@jennymagenta.bsky.social · Bluesky

Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness - Mayo Clinic Proceedings www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S002... #health #bedsidemanner

May 1, 2025 View post →
Brandon Hooks, D.O., FCCP
@DrHooksDO · X

@RanaAwdish congratulations on this publication. It’s crucial #physicians and medical professionals understand the gravity of words in critically ill patients. Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness - Mayo Clinic Proceedings https://t.co/7xWNPmfgQc

Dec 16, 2024 · 1 like · 637 followers View post →
Andrea Borondy Kitts
@findlungcancer.bsky.social · Bluesky

Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S002... #lcsm #bcsm #pfcc

Nov 29, 2024 · 5 likes · 1 share View post →
Science News
@scinews.bsky.social · Bluesky

Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness. #Mayoclinic #Medsky #MedBsky Read more www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/action/showP...

Nov 25, 2024 · 17 likes · 4 shares View post →
Antonio E. Arias
@Tonymed2010 · X

Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness - Mayo Clinic Proceedings https://t.co/yMFDfn0Him https://t.co/NJ8KRJsRgI

Nov 24, 2024 · 1 like · 569 followers View post →
Juan Carlos Delgado
@BabinskiNeuro · X

RT @DeldhyM: Cambiar el lenguaje clínico hace una diferencia en la comunicación con pacientes y familias. Aquí una tabla de frases "prohibi…

Nov 22, 2024 · 3 shares · 909 followers View post →
Babinski
@juancadelu · X

RT @DeldhyM: Cambiar el lenguaje clínico hace una diferencia en la comunicación con pacientes y familias. Aquí una tabla de frases "prohibi…

Nov 22, 2024 · 3 shares · 4,326 followers View post →
Uva bombón
@m_jamona · X

RT @DeldhyM: Cambiar el lenguaje clínico hace una diferencia en la comunicación con pacientes y familias. Aquí una tabla de frases "prohibi…

Nov 22, 2024 · 3 shares · 197 followers View post →
Moya S. Deldhy Nicolás
@drmoyapsiq · X

Cambiar el lenguaje clínico hace una diferencia en la comunicación con pacientes y familias. Aquí una tabla de frases "prohibidas" y sus alternativas más empáticas. https://t.co/XzzJq6kXLd https://t.co/5rUPcT0cHJ

Nov 21, 2024 · 11 likes · 3 shares · 1,365 followers View post →
ACG
@AmCollegeGastro · X

At #ACG2024 Dr. Leonard Berry delivered the Emily Couric Lecture and shared "never words" in his talk on kindness in healthcare He co-wrote an article "Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness" in Mayo Clinic Proceedings @mayoclinic https://t.co/iVQMLoIYZ6

Nov 21, 2024 · 1 like · 41,415 followers View post →
L Brielmaier
@lynnbr2.bsky.social · Bluesky

Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/action/showP... Could use an expansion into ALS-Land.

Nov 20, 2024 View post →
Lorenzo Levi Brown :
@LLBROWN7047 · X

Do you sometimes think you're getting doubletalk from your doc, it might be deliberate ! Lee Adawi Awdish R, Grafton G, Berry LL. (2024, October). Mayo Clin Proc. Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness. https://t.co/B3CUfTp5Zg Key phrases to avoid when https://t.co/Tvel448UvS

Nov 20, 2024 · 636 followers View post →
Ina Diener
@InaDiener · X

RT @SeanGTGibbons: Words can hurt: Beyond terminology for musculoskeletal diagnoses https://t.co/2jpv8FzHhB https://t.co/UcuFQGnayV http…

Nov 19, 2024 · 8 shares · 903 followers View post →
Mere M
@justmerebear · X

RT @SeanGTGibbons: Words can hurt: Beyond terminology for musculoskeletal diagnoses https://t.co/2jpv8FzHhB https://t.co/UcuFQGnayV http…

Nov 18, 2024 · 8 shares · 1,034 followers View post →
Andrea Ricci
@almeyda84 · X

RT @SeanGTGibbons: Words can hurt: Beyond terminology for musculoskeletal diagnoses https://t.co/2jpv8FzHhB https://t.co/UcuFQGnayV http…

Nov 18, 2024 · 8 shares · 460 followers View post →
Koushik
@koushikphysio · X

RT @SeanGTGibbons: Words can hurt: Beyond terminology for musculoskeletal diagnoses https://t.co/2jpv8FzHhB https://t.co/UcuFQGnayV http…

Nov 18, 2024 · 8 shares · 518 followers View post →
Firmansyah Purwanto
@MovementPainPT · X

RT @SeanGTGibbons: Words can hurt: Beyond terminology for musculoskeletal diagnoses https://t.co/2jpv8FzHhB https://t.co/UcuFQGnayV http…

Nov 18, 2024 · 8 shares · 1,294 followers View post →
Aaron McEneaney
@aaron_physio · X

RT @SeanGTGibbons: Words can hurt: Beyond terminology for musculoskeletal diagnoses https://t.co/2jpv8FzHhB https://t.co/UcuFQGnayV http…

Nov 17, 2024 · 8 shares · 738 followers View post →
Craig Liebenson
@CraigLiebenson · X

RT @SeanGTGibbons: Words can hurt: Beyond terminology for musculoskeletal diagnoses https://t.co/2jpv8FzHhB https://t.co/UcuFQGnayV http…

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Sean Gibbons
@SeanGTGibbons · X

Words can hurt: Beyond terminology for musculoskeletal diagnoses https://t.co/2jpv8FzHhB https://t.co/UcuFQGnayV https://t.co/ig69f9PQgt https://t.co/fcL9ONSj6b https://t.co/Jcl0rev3Mz

Nov 17, 2024 · 48 likes · 8 shares · 739 followers View post →
Agingdoc
@agingdoc1 · X

Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness

Nov 11, 2024 · 2 likes · 41,735 followers View post →
Monica
@InsularEntropy · X

RT @SaeedDoroudiani: words many docs say depend on doc's purpose than patient's need If doc markets a

Nov 7, 2024 · 1 share · 1,134 followers View post →
Saeed Doroudiani, MSc/PhD, PEng
@SaeedDoroudiani · X

words many docs say depend on doc's purpose than patient's need If doc markets a

Nov 7, 2024 · 1 like · 1 share · 930 followers View post →
Pedro Guerrero MD.
@PedroGuerreroMD · X

What NOT to Say to Patients w/Serious Illness: Examples:

Oct 28, 2024 · 1 like · 62 followers View post →
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@docpertinax · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Oct 21, 2024 · 143 shares · 148 followers View post →
Maham Vaqar
@MahamVaqar · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Oct 21, 2024 · 143 shares · 318 followers View post →
CL Solutions
@clsolutionsltd · X

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Oct 18, 2024 · 1,446 followers View post →
Jonathan Cheah
@joncheah · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Sep 11, 2024 · 143 shares · 708 followers View post →
Raquel Ciérvide
@raquel_ciervide · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Sep 1, 2024 · 40 shares · 1,222 followers View post →
Ramiro Bermudez-I.MD
@davidbermudezi · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Sep 1, 2024 · 40 shares · 1,207 followers View post →
Prakriti Gupta
@gupta_paeds · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 27, 2024 · 143 shares · 163 followers View post →
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@ankushjaj · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 26, 2024 · 143 shares · 759 followers View post →
VitalTalk
@vitaltalk · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 26, 2024 · 143 shares · 3,737 followers View post →
Ricardo Carvalho
@rcarvalhoonco · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

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@drpranabkumar · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 25, 2024 · 143 shares · 80 followers View post →
Karolina Larsson
@KarolinaLarsso5 · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

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@gisceni · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Aug 25, 2024 · 40 shares · 232 followers View post →
Farhan Chowdhury DO
@fchowd05 · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Aug 25, 2024 · 40 shares · 91 followers View post →
Marci Cleary
@marcivc · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Aug 25, 2024 · 40 shares · 590 followers View post →
Tingting Zhang
@Chaosdyna · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Aug 25, 2024 · 40 shares · 470 followers View post →
Sina Najafi
@ThePallMedDoc · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Aug 25, 2024 · 40 shares · 71 followers View post →
Surya Prakash
@prakashvankina · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Aug 25, 2024 · 40 shares · 169 followers View post →
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@AliciaDarwin96 · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

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@manjuggm · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Aug 25, 2024 · 40 shares · 2,536 followers View post →
SWRO
@S_W_R_O · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Aug 25, 2024 · 40 shares · 3,657 followers View post →
Juan OConnor
@Juanmaoconnor · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Aug 25, 2024 · 40 shares · 916 followers View post →
Colton Ladbury, MD
@ColtonLadbury · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Aug 25, 2024 · 40 shares · 1,208 followers View post →
avivithahoresh
@avivithahoresh · X

RT @IdoWolf1: "Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness" מאמר דעה מארה"ב מציין מילים שאסור להגיד לחולה עם מחלה קשה. בי…

Aug 25, 2024 · 171 followers View post →
עידו וולף
@IdoWolf1 · X

"Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness" מאמר דעה מארה"ב מציין מילים שאסור להגיד לחולה עם מחלה קשה. בין היתר אסור להגיד: "להילחם" "הכל יהיה בסדר" "מה הוא היה רוצה" אנגלית אינה עברית וארה״ב אינה ישראל. באילו מילים וביטויים לדעתכן.ם אסור להשתמש אצלנו? https://t.co/cYIuv4MsqF

Aug 25, 2024 · 35 likes · 11,566 followers View post →
Paliativos con P de Primaria
@ConPdePrimaria · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Aug 25, 2024 · 40 shares · 892 followers View post →
Frederick Ho
@Fred_RadOnc · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

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@fjresal · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

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RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

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Farah Christina
@Farah_delaCruz · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

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@Yanelylopezb · X

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@foxpaws_onco · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

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Adela
@adelapoite · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

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Abi Siva MD
@AbiSivaMD · X

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Tingting Zhang
@Chaosdyna · X

RT @doclauravater: Full article by @ranaawdish Ref: Awdish RL, Grafton G, Berry LL. Never words: what not to say to patients with serious…

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@FernandoOnco · X

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@Gailgoddard4 · X

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@krismarkellos · X

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@SpringTimothy · X

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Jordana Redfern
@redfern_jordana · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

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Soahum Bagchi
@SoahumBagchi · X

RT @DrewMoghanaki: Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

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Brandi Page
@PagingDrPage · X

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Simeng Zhu
@SimengZhuMD · X

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Dr. Amy Davis
@MaximizeQOL · X

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Aug 23, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,130 followers View post →
Rituraj Upadhyay, MD
@aiims2738 · X

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Aug 23, 2024 · 40 shares · 846 followers View post →
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Matthew Cotant, MD
@DocMCotant · X

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Aug 23, 2024 · 40 shares · 134 followers View post →
Ibrahim Azar, MD
@ibrahimazaronc · X

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David Hernández
@davidhdzm_ · X

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Ricardo Vilela
@alencarvilela · X

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Kate Sears
@MedwatchKate · X

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Aug 23, 2024 · 40 shares · 2,452 followers View post →
Drew Moghanaki
@DrewMoghanaki · X

Below is a list of "Never Words" to avoid around patients.

Aug 23, 2024 · 106 likes · 40 shares · 13,082 followers View post →
Hannah Paraquett
@pinkhairmd · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 23, 2024 · 143 shares · 124 followers View post →
Cameron Baston MD
@cameron_baston · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 23, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,186 followers View post →
Chris Jones, MD, MBA, CPC
@CAJonesMD · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 23, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,153 followers View post →
Aluko A. Hope
@hopealuko · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 23, 2024 · 143 shares · 570 followers View post →
Huma Naqvi (on blue sky too)
@doc_hnaqvi · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 23, 2024 · 143 shares · 2,477 followers View post →
Ritu Thamman MD
@iamritu · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 23, 2024 · 143 shares · 31,716 followers View post →
Ali Rutman
@AliKRutman · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 23, 2024 · 143 shares · 436 followers View post →
Ash Paul
@pash22 · X

Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness https://t.co/cWFqCTELHx via @RanaAwdish et al https://t.co/AvFuFlG9AC

Aug 23, 2024 · 8 likes · 32,291 followers View post →
Dr Jean Mcqueen
@jeanahpm · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 23, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,680 followers View post →
Chris Ralph
@ChrisRalphXmed · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 23, 2024 · 143 shares · 2,155 followers View post →
Joey
@Joey41754402 · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 23, 2024 · 143 shares · 11 followers View post →
Nathan Stall
@NathanStall · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 23, 2024 · 143 shares · 22,136 followers View post →
Laura Vater, MD, MPH
@doclauravater · X

Full article by @ranaawdish Ref: Awdish RL, Grafton G, Berry LL. Never words: what not to say to patients with serious illness. Mayo Clinic proceedings. August 20, 2024. https://t.co/NRao64qfMH

Aug 23, 2024 · 11 likes · 1 share · 10,612 followers View post →
Dr Alison B
@AliBliPCdoc · X

RT @stephenjduckett: Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness - Mayo Clinic Proceedings https://t.co/RIxDPy7jRE

Aug 23, 2024 · 1 share · 513 followers View post →
Steven Thornton, MD
@swthorntonjr · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 23, 2024 · 143 shares · 2,190 followers View post →
Sa'ad Lahri
@slahri7 · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 23, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,929 followers View post →
METRIC CERTAIN
@metriccertain · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 199 followers View post →
Wei-Guo Ma, MD
@Dr_Ma_of_PUMC · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 2,368 followers View post →
Doctor as Designer
@joyclee · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 12,377 followers View post →
Andrea Gervasi
@AndreaGervasi7 · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 58 followers View post →
iHopeURok
@bonillal1 · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,093 followers View post →
Taneille Holbrook (Johnson)
@taneillejohnson · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 299 followers View post →
Geraldine Carroll
@GCarroll147 · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 215 followers View post →
Carrie Byington, MD, FAAP, FIDSA
@carrie_byington · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 3,416 followers View post →
Ailbhe
@alvaburke · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 946 followers View post →
Meryl Colton, MD MSc
@mcolton_2 · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 282 followers View post →
Stephen Duckett
@stephenjduckett · X

Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness - Mayo Clinic Proceedings https://t.co/RIxDPy7jRE

Aug 22, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 14,341 followers View post →
Paul Wischmeyer MD
@Paul_Wischmeyer · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 35,979 followers View post →
Sandra Dyer
@sandradyer_05 · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,497 followers View post →
Rid72
@dilsurg · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 380 followers View post →
Tony Rostron
@RostronTony · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 801 followers View post →
Paul Forsyth
@PharmacistHF · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 3,744 followers View post →
Fartoon Siad
@fmsiad · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,222 followers View post →
cathi
@CathiXredmed · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 134 followers View post →
Marcia S Newman
@marciasgreen · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 4,946 followers View post →
Mersiha Hadziahmetovic
@MHadziMD · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,247 followers View post →
Dr. Manas Das
@ManasDasMD · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 216 followers View post →
Isabella R. Ghement
@IsabellaGhement · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 5,792 followers View post →
Bharat Balan, MD, MS
@bharatbalan · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 821 followers View post →
Saad Ahmad, MD
@SaadAhmadMD · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,691 followers View post →
crisguijarro
@crisguijarro1 · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,877 followers View post →
Ben Whybrow
@BWhybrowPhysio · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,322 followers View post →
Angelie, MD
@AeonTam · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 297 followers View post →
Geek_alpha_omega
@Geek_alphaomega · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 99 followers View post →
Hollybirch (she/her)
@hollybirch · X

Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness - ScienceDirect #illness #language #patients #whatnotosay #empathy #MedTwitter https://t.co/mMj2Zm9wCK

Aug 22, 2024 · 1,688 followers View post →
Allison Chung, Pharm.D, BCPPS, FCCP, FPPA(She/Her)
@lilhwn2 · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,878 followers View post →
Moojin Jeong
@Malehealth2023 · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 30 followers View post →
Christina Rennie
@howdoyoufika · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 469 followers View post →
Tree house
@Beachcat75 · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 510 followers View post →
Lesley Goodburn
@lgoodbu · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 6,064 followers View post →
Yo_Gut.doctor
@saipeeps · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 991 followers View post →
Adam Dobson
@adamdobson123 · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 12,615 followers View post →
Gavin Preston, M.D.
@GavinPrestonMD · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 87,368 followers View post →
Nita Lee
@NitaKarnikLee · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,132 followers View post →
Kay M. Dingwell
@CanadianKayMD · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 11,950 followers View post →
Natasha
@devnatash · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 791 followers View post →
Abhijit Pal
@DrAbhiPal · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 22, 2024 · 143 shares · 987 followers View post →
Ruba Ghalayni
@RubaGhalayeni · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 21, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,910 followers View post →
Karen Bullock
@KBulloc2 · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 21, 2024 · 143 shares · 9,960 followers View post →
Julia Grace Cohn
@juliagracecohn · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 21, 2024 · 143 shares · 330 followers View post →
ABMH - Médicos Hospitalistas
@medhospitalista · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 21, 2024 · 143 shares · 80 followers View post →
Nevin de Korompay
@NevdeK · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 21, 2024 · 143 shares · 782 followers View post →
Jen A-Brett
@JABLab3 · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 21, 2024 · 143 shares · 538 followers View post →
Akbar
@Kidneyisland · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 21, 2024 · 143 shares · 405 followers View post →
Allyson Cook Chapman, MD FACS
@AllysonCookMD · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 21, 2024 · 143 shares · 407 followers View post →
Ximena Jordan Bruno
@XimeJordan · X

Never-Words: What Not to Say to Patients With Serious Illness - ScienceDirect https://t.co/qfYVKq5ItP

Aug 21, 2024 · 1 like · 2,180 followers View post →
Sakshi Jasra
@sjasraMD · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 21, 2024 · 143 shares · 346 followers View post →
Ewa Matuszewski
@EwaMatuszewski · X

RT @RanaAwdish: My friends and I think a lot about what language to use with seriously ill patients and how it impacts healing. Sometimes w…

Aug 21, 2024 · 143 shares · 1,399 followers View post →