Being Mortal - Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End
Being Mortal - Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End
Never before has aging been such an important topic. The systems that we have put in place to manage our mortality are manifestly failing; but, as Gawande reveals, it doesn`t have to be this way. The ultimate goal, after all, is not a good death, but a good life - all the way to the very end.
About the author
Atul Gawande is a surgeon, writer and public health researcher. He practices general and endocrine surgery at Brigham and Women`s Hospital in Boston. He is also Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health.