My heart broke in 1995 when I learned that around the world, 35,000 children younger than 5 were dying every day of preventable disease and malnutrition. Since learning that terrible statistic, I ...

D.G. Martin re-shares a column from 1998 about his family's relationship to Alzheimer's, and one's ability to recognize and face death.

American surgeon and best-selling author, Atul Gawande, makes precisely this point in his best-selling book, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. Many people now write a living will ...

Dr Atul Gawande offered context in his book, Being Mortal (2014). “Old age is a continuous series of losses,” the surgeon wrote. “Decline remains our fate. Death will come someday.” ...

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande 10. “Sadness is intrinsically part of the fabric of happiness. You can’t have one without the other. Of course, they come in different degrees and quantities.” ...

Atul Gawande, in his book Being Mortal, writes: “Your competence gives you a secure sense of identity. For a clinician, therefore, nothing is more threatening to who you think you are than a patient ...

Favorite podcast or last book read: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande Favorite “Caddyshack” line (or other favorite ’80s movie quote): “The best time to be is now, and all’s we can say is ... Let’s rock!” ...

‘Being Mortal’ is a comedy-drama based on the 2014 nonfiction book ‘Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End’ by surgeon Atul Gawande. The plot of the book follows Gawande as he calls for a ...

Scientists rallied nationwide last Friday in opposition to the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts for scientific research ...