![]() ![]() Indeed, one suspects that once we cure the ills of the health care system, we'll look back and see that Gawande's writings were part of the story. Warren Warwick, two remarkable men who have been able to catapult their humanity into their work rather than constantly stumble over it. Cheerier, paradoxically, are the chapters involving polio and cystic fibrosis, featuring Dr. The heart of the book are the chapters "What Doctors Owe," about the U.S.'s blinkered malpractice system, and "Piecework," about what doctors earn. "The social dimension turns out to be as essential as the scientific," Gawande writes-a conclusion that could serve as a thumbnail summary of his entire output. Using chaperones for breast exams seems a fine idea, but it does make situations awkward. Doctors know they should wash their hands more often to avoid bacterial transfer in the ward, but once a minute does seem extreme. True, its a relatively short book, and I had some uninterrupted time on a bus. ![]() I cant remember the last time that happened. , addressed the unfathomable intractability of the body, this is largely about how we erect barriers to seamless and thorough care. First, as a quick proxy of how good it is, and as a way of enticing busy readers, I should note that I finished Atal Gawandes book Better: A Surgeons Notes On Performance in less than four hours. ![]() ![]() Surgeon and MacArthur fellow Gawande applies his gift for dulcet prose to medical and ethical dilemmas in this collection of 12 original and previously published essays adapted from the New England Journal of Medicine ![]()
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