The Checkup Archive: palliative and hospice care
Montel Williams's medical marijuana
Former talk-show host and current medical-marijuana advocate Montel Williams reportedly has been fined for possession of a pipe of the sort commonly used to smoke pot.
By
Jennifer LaRue Huget
| January 5, 2011; 9:20 AM ET |
Permalink |
Comments (12)
Categories:
Alcohol and Drugs, Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Medical marijuana, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurological disorders, palliative and hospice care
Save & Share:
Cancer patients too often die in hospitals, study says
The proportion of cancer patients who die in the hospital and get hospice care varies widely from region to region and hospital to hospital across the country, according to a new report. Researchers at the Dartmouth Atlas Project in Lebanon, N.H., analyzed the records of 235,821 Medicare patients ages 65...
By
Rob Stein
| November 16, 2010; 11:00 AM ET |
Permalink |
Comments (8)
Categories:
Cancer, Hospitals, death and dying, end-of-life care, palliative and hospice care
Save & Share:
