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The Trebek effect: The benefits of well wishes

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Alex Trebek pictured in Pasadena, California on May 5, 2019.Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Long-time “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek announced in March that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Within days, he offered thanks to “the hundreds of thousands of people who have sent emails, texts, tweets, and cards wishing...

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