
Modern Death
How Medicine Changed the End of Life
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Jonathan Todd Ross
There is no more universal truth in life than death. No matter who you are, it is certain that one day you will die, but the mechanics and understanding of that experience will differ greatly in today's modern age. Dr. Haider Warraich is a young and brilliant new voice in the conversation about death and dying started by Dr. Sherwin Nuland and Atul Gawande. Dr. Warraich takes a broader look at how we die today, from the cellular level up to the very definition of death itself.
The most basic aspects of dying - the whys, wheres, whens, and hows - are almost nothing like what they were mere decades ago. Beyond its ecology, epidemiology, and economics, the very ethos of death has changed. Modern Death, Dr. Warraich's debut book, will explore the rituals and language of dying that have developed in the last century, and how modern technology has not only changed the hows, whens, and wheres of death, but the what of death.
Delving into the vast body of research on the evolving nature of death, Modern Death will provide listeners with an enriched understanding of how death differs from the past, what our ancestors got right, and how trends and events have transformed this most final of human experiences.
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I found this very interesting. I am in the health field (over 50 years) and many of these events happened in my lifetime. It is interesting to hear the history and see where they went. An example would be CPR and how that led to more aggressive measures and even organ transplants...What did you like best about this story?
New perspective about my own death. We all die, so why not make it as peaceful and calm as we can.What does Jonathan Todd Ross bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
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Some folks might not want to read it...it might be hard to face.Lots of stories, positive and negative.
History if end of life decisions
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An Overview of A Difficult Subject
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Informative but boring
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