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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

What do general pediatrics and outpatient palliative care have in common? (Thoughts from a palliative doc who started medical life thinking he’d be a general pediatrician…) #hapc

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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

How do those caring for folks with serious illness navigate humor?? Patients and family often bring humor to encounters, and many say they appreciate it from providers… Happy to have paired up w PC SW Melissa Rizzollo to write some fun guidance for @j-palliativemed.bsky.social #hapc

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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

When none of the discharge options fits…

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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

I never promise we can make all the pain go away, as there are parts of medical suffering we’ll probably never tame, but I love the wins when we’re able to make a difficult day feel a bit more bearable.

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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Answer data questions with data. Answer emotion and meaning questions with empathy and humility…

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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Magic in the air ❤️💕 Happy Hospital Valentine’s tomorrow!

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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

When discussing serious health issues with patients, it’s crucial to ask permission each time a new sensitive topic is broached… people may have specific needs, timing, or preferences they’d like to voice before you “go there.”

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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Oh my, I had almost forgotten about that one. That one puts me in real dad-joke territory…

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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

(Family meeting nemeses...) Reminded of this one rounding on inpatient palliative consults today… the hospital can be a busy, noisy place. ❤️ #hapc

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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

My annual holiday greeting for those working the hospital this season… 🎁

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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

One of my favorite types of cartoon to draw for a break from a heavy day is “medical-term-brought-to-life…”

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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

In honor of Bluesky migration, I’m going to try to regularly re-post some of my favs from the archives for those here who don’t know me. This one on a valuable lesson I learned about tissues from @vickieleff.bsky.social (1/2) #hapc #graphicmedicine

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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

The timing of this story is heated, with health insurance industry in the news, but I was honored to collaborate with @fumikochino.bsky.social and grateful to my patient and his family for the chance to draw/write about the pain of #priorauth for @usatoday.com . www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

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For patients and doctors, insurance prior authorization can be a dangerous game | Opinion

Doctors trying to get patients necessary drugs and procedures stymied by health insurance prior authorization. It's not a game. It's life and death.

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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Hello! I’m a palliative doc and after-hours cartoon/comic artist using graphic art as a medium for storytelling and advocacy in the serious illness space. May still post in the other place but looking for a less muddled space to share... #hapc #graphicmedicine

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