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One oncology nurse's journey through treatment after cancer diagnosis

NPR

Published January 26, 2023 at 12:40 PM EST

Find a book excerpt from “Healing” here.

We revisit host Jane Clayson’s May 2022 conversation with author Theresa Brown about her book “Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient,” which intertwines stories of her work as an oncology and cancer nurse with her own treatment following a breast cancer diagnosis.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order

The Associated Press

South Korea's parliament voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities investigate allegations of rebellion over his controversial Dec. 3 martial law decree.
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Nina Totenberg

At issue is whether the charity Catholic Charities is qualified to be exempt from state unemployment taxes as a religious institution.
A program in D.C. raised the wages of child care workers. We check back 3 years later

Andrea Hsu

Three years ago, councilmembers in Washington, D.C., approved a tax hike on the wealthy as a way to raise the wages of child care workers. It's led to big gains for the city's child care workforce.

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