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Atul Gawande - Surgeon and Writer

When a dying person asks their doctor if he or she can do anything to help, is it easier for the doctor to provide a false hope than have a difficult conversation about how best to manage their last days? Hardtalk speaks to Atul Gawande, who wants to change the way doctors think - and talk - about death. It's a subject he'll be covering in 2014's Reith lectures. He says doctors are good at addressing specific individual problems or diseases, but argues that the ultimate goal is not a good death but a good life - all the way to the very end.

English
  • Originally Aired November 4, 2014
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC News
  • Created January 5, 2015 by
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