Rebecca Smith: “For children, losing their hair is very frightening”
The author reflects on writing about childhood cancer in her new book SuperDaisy.
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New Times,
New Thinking.
The author reflects on writing about childhood cancer in her new book SuperDaisy.
ByThe brave and dignified patients I encountered during the pandemic are the polar opposite of the Prime Minister.
ByAs with HIV/Aids 40 years ago, the stigma of a disease can have serious consequences for efforts to contain it.
ByThe Labour leader has demonstrated integrity, which is so different from the slippery lying that defines Boris Johnson.
ByThe circumstances were unenviable but to shrug and say ministers “did their best” is to excuse the inexcusable.
ByOnly fear and prejudice stop the government from taking the evidence-based approach to drugs advocated by the Mayor of London.
ByCovid could be one explanation, as could lockdowns – but there are numerous possibilities, including non-infectious causes.
ByThe likely reversal of Roe vs Wade has emboldened global anti-choice activists.
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