In his book “Being Mortal,” surgeon Atul Gawande argues that more medicine may not be better medicine in end-of-life care. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate ...

The film is based on Atul Gawande's 2014 book Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, which explores hospice and end-of-life care. Principal photography began on March 28.

Yet, as Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, documented in his 2010 book, Being Mortal, best practices and innovations in creating or maintaining quality of life (QOL) for individuals nearing the end of their ...

Atul Gawande, MD, MPH is a practicing surgeon at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Professor at both the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School. In his lecture series ...