Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
by Atul Gawande
In Being Mortal, Atul Gawande examines the role of medicine when cure is no longer the only goal. With attention to aging, mortality, care, and personal priorities, this thoughtful work considers how medical decisions can honor what matters most at the end of life.
About This Book
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End explores the relationship between medical care and the realities of mortality.
Atul Gawande considers what matters when treatment, aging, and the end of life intersect.
The book focuses on the human dimensions of medicine, including care, priorities, and decisions near the end of life.
It offers a reflective examination of how medicine can address not only illness, but also the broader concerns surrounding mortality.
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