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Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance - Atul Gawande

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"Better" is the second book by Atula Gawande, an American general surgeon working in Boston (his first book was "Complications"). It's an examination of some of the challenges and ethical dilemmas... more

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    "Better" is the second book by Atula Gawande, an American general surgeon working in Boston (his first book was "Complications"). It's an examination of some of the challenges and ethical dilemmas in modern-day medicine. The book is broken down into 3 sections encompassing the main challenges that have to be overcome to be a good doctor - diligence, "doing right" and ingenuity. He illustrates these with real life stories of innovators in medicine around the word, notably the battlefields of Iraq, and US cystic fibrosis centres. This is supplemeted with anecdotes of how Third World countries ... more

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Type Non-Fiction
Genre Lifestyle
Subgenre Health & Beauty
Title Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
Author Atul Gawande

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