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The Body Show: Medical Aid in Dying in Hawaii

By • Aug 19, 2019
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In 2018, Hawaii's Legislature authorized residents with a terminal illness, with six months or less to live, the ability to request medical aid in dying prescriptions from their doctor. How many people actually received medication? Did anyone take it? On this edition of The Body Show, the latest on medical aid in dying in the state.

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The Body Show: Summer Medical Research Part II

By • Jul 29, 2019
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What's the latest medical research happening here in Hawaii? On this edition of 

The Body Show, the first part of a discussion with Hawaii Pacific Health Summer Research students about how their projects are changing healthcare in the islands. In areas ranging from orthopedics, pediatrics, end of life care, concussions and more. 6:30 PM on HPR-1.