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Pandemic, Winter Weather Delay Elective Surgeries: Host Robin Young Shares Her Experience

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Robin Young

The pandemic and winter weather have delayed or canceled vital elective surgeries.

After months of waiting, host Robin Young got knee surgery. Now in recovery, she joins us to discuss the ramifications of these surgery delays and how it impacted her own hospitalization.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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