Alexander Nguyen
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KPBS
A new COVID-19 variant nicknamed “razor blade throat” is making its way through parts of California. While case numbers remain relatively low in San Diego County, health experts are warning people not to let their guard down.
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!["I was much less self-assured now that I was a patient myself," says neurosurgeon Henry Marsh. "I suddenly felt much less certain about how I'd been [as a doctor], how I'd handled patients, how I'd spoken to them."](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/58fb9bf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5700x3176+0+550/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2023%2F01%2F30%2Fgettyimages-107217575-033d8d9803b721fe7bbb3f7870efed17d85ed370.jpg)
Dr. Henry Marsh felt comfortable in hospitals — until he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. "I was much less self-assured now that I was a patient myself," he says. His book is And Finally.
!["I was much less self-assured now that I was a patient myself," says neurosurgeon Henry Marsh. "I suddenly felt much less certain about how I'd been [as a doctor], how I'd handled patients, how I'd spoken to them."](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/32e80dc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5700x3176+0+550/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2023%2F01%2F30%2Fgettyimages-107217575-033d8d9803b721fe7bbb3f7870efed17d85ed370.jpg)
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