“Slow Medicine” – A Compassionate Approach?
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Some doctors are now proposing what’s being called “slow medicine,” i.e. letting nature take its course rather than aggressively fighting diseases that sometimes accompany old age. Dr. Dennis McCullough says it is an ethical, practical way to care for loved ones. Watch. (Originally aired 8/15/2008).
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