surrogate decision making

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Understanding The Roles Of Surrogate Decision-Making For Elderly Patients

"End of life choices can be even more complicated when an older person is hospitalized and can't always speak up for him or herself. Dr. Alexia Torke is…
Sound Medicine Radio Hour

Sound Medicine: October 26, 2014

The "Sound Medicine" program for Oct. 26 includesThe blame game: how mistakes are handled in the modern health care systemUnderstanding the roles of…
Surrogate Decision Making

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/051814_7.mp3A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that half the elderly…

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Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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