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Doing Too Much for Terminal Patients: A Better Path to the End of Life

Doing Too Much for Terminal Patients: A Better Path to the End of Life

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Doctors often take extreme measures to save patients who are dying, and who might wish to die in peace. A critical care physician discusses how doctors are learning to resist their impulses to over-treat.

Guest Information:

  • Dr. Jessica Zitter, author, Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life

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