Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End

摘要: New York Times Number One bestseller Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2014 In Being Mortal, Gawande examines his experiences as a surgeon, he confronts realities of aging and dying in patients family, well limits what can do. And emerges with story that crosses globe history, exploring questions range from curious to profound: What happens people's teeth they get old? Did human beings really commit senecide, sacrifice elderly? Why do aged so dread nursing homes hospitals? How should someone give another person dreadful news will die? This is told only Atul - penetrating lives also systems have evolved govern our mortality. Those systems, observes, routinely fail serve or even acknowledge needs priorities beyond mere survival. consequences are devastating lives, families, whole economies. But, reveals, it doesn't be this way. has delivered an engrossing tale science, history remarkable characters vein Oliver Sacks. Published partnership Wellcome Collection, free visitor destination explores connections between medicine, life art. deliver year's BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures on subject The Future Medicine.