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In Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine seem too frequently to

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"Without downplaying the real challenges we face as we age, Dr. Sands offers a wealth of case studies, interviews, and scientific findings to rewrite the common cultural beliefs that put us at odds with our own bodies"--

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"Envejecer es una parte natural del ciclo de la vida. Sin embargo, todos queremos vernos y sentirnos más jóvenes, y tener la energía y vitalidad de años pasados. La clave está en dos cosas: prevenir y tratar adecuadamente. Para el Doctor Daniel Campos envejecer es un sinónimo de victoria, una victoria que requiere estar preparados para poder vivir más y vivir mejor. Con la preparación y la información adecuada, podemos disfrutar de nuestros...