Quality of Death, End of Life Care, Part V

In her final report, WBUR's Rachel Gotbaum focuses on the institutions where one third of Massachusetts' residents spend their final days: nursing homes and rehab facilities.

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Berkshares: Buying Locally

When I heard about the Berkshires having their own currency, I thought the person was making it up and pulling my leg, and then upon further research I found out that there is a currency in the Berkshires called Berkshares.

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Maybe with neighbors like this is the reason why Springfield landed a NBA Developmental League basketball team?

How Farmers Are Faring, Part I

Carol House of the National Agricultural Statistics Board parses the numbers for Here & Now's Robin Young.



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Quality of Death, End of Life Care Part III

Quality of Death, End of Life Care Part III

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Quality of Death, End of Life Care Part II

In part two of this special series, WBUR's Rachel Gotbaum reports on how attitudes toward death contribute to end of life care and to a medical culture where the lines between technology and humanity are sometimes blurred.

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Quality of Death, End of Life Care Part I

Listen to part one of "Quality of Death End of Life Care," a WBUR's special series that explores whether dying patients are served in a medical culture in which more care ia often considered better care.

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