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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

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Michele: Yeah, so in May of 2018, there was an article by Suleika Jaouad in the New York Times Magazine, and they spent about two weeks in our hospice with us learning about the work that’s done. So they can be referred by their primary care doctor or to us. There are clinics.

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Potentially Unsafe Low-evidence Treatments: Adam Marks, Laura Taylor, & Jill Schneiderhan

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We and our guests have noticed that in our clinical practices, patients and caregivers seem to be asking for such treatments more frequently. And in addition, my work in palliative care, I also am a clinical ethicist. The major rock climbing magazine has an obituary section. Ivermectin to treat cancer. Chelation therapy.