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  • Medical training covers very little on how to confront dying and death with their patients and their families. Marketplace's Caitlan Carroll visits the San Diego Hospice and the Institute for Palliative Medicine, where they are training physicians on how to tailor care around patients' last wishes.

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  • End-of-life care is often the most expensive health care. Many people, when given the option, choose to opt out of experimental therapies and drugs as they approach death, but the current health care system structure incentivizes more care instead of less. So patients' wishes often get left out of the equation.

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  • Caitlan Carroll catches up with a man responsible for making sure all the rockets glare red to the tempo of a symphony orchestra.

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  • Some cruises will have you sunning on exotic beaches and sipping mai tais with strangers. This one ferries you around cargo boats and power plants — and still manages to stay afloat.

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  • Graduation season's here, and life after the diploma doesn't look as daunting as last year for new grads. Things may be looking up as some MBA students figure out how to land a job in a tough economy. Caitlan Carroll reports.

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  • Tourism is big business in Los Angeles. But what most people don't do is walk through L.A.'s grittier neighborhoods. One man's gang tour may change that. Caitlan Carroll reports.

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  • About 50 miles east of Los Angeles, Mira Loma, Calif. has a very active warehouse district and some of the worst air pollution in the country. Residents concerned for their health want to prevent more warehouses from cropping up. Caitlan Carroll reports.

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  • Starting today, the archives of Rolling Stone will be available online dating back to 1967 for $30. Experts say the entire print industry will likely jump on this sort of trend. Caitlan Carroll reports.

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  • Refrigerators carry an energy label which breaks out the average cost of running the appliance for a year. But electronics like TVs and computers don't carry these labels. Caitlan Carroll explores whether or not they should.

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  • Small TV screens broadcasting news and ads have become ubiquitous at the gym, grocery stores, even elevators at work. Now the company behind TV ratings has released its first report on how big audiences are for these little screens. Caitlan Carroll reports.

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