Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, by Atul Gawande: A Quick Summary and Analysis

Your quick and simple summary and analysis of Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande

In this audiobook, you'll find:

• An introduction to Gawande's main concepts
• Time-saving chapter summaries
• Analysis and commentary
• A guide to additional resources, including helpful articles, books, and videos

Gawande is a decorated surgeon and Harvard professor. In his most intriguing work yet, he addresses the ultimate tension in modern medicine between saving and extending lives and providing a good quality of life for those who are dying. He writes logically and passionately that quality of life, not longer life, is what the dying really want, offering both data and poignant stories to support his argument. He also provides examples of more patient-focused models for caring for the elderly.

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