Executive summary The story of dying in the 21st century is a story of paradox. While many
people are overtreated in hospitals with families and communities relegated to the margins …

In agonising, crippling pain from lung cancer, Mr S came to the palliative care service in
Calicut, Kerala, from an adjoining district a couple of hours away by bus. His body language …

This book predicts the decline of today's professions and describes the people and systems
that will replace them. In an Internet society, according to Richard Susskind and Daniel …

ABSTRACT COVID-19 fatalities exemplify “bad deaths” and are distinguished by physical
discomfort, difficulty breathing, social isolation, psychological distress, and care that may be …

Narrative medicine is a fresh discipline of health care that helps patients and health
professionals to tell and listen to the complex and unique stories of illness. The Principles …

According to the World Health Organization, 23.1% of the global burden of disease
(measured in disability-adjusted life years, or DALYs) can be attributed to illness in persons …

There is little agreement about what constitutes good death or successful dying. The authors
conducted a literature search for published, English-language, peer-reviewed reports of …

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book begins with essays that lay out and clarify the central …

Medicine has been personal long before the concept of “personalized medicine” became
popular. Health professionals have always taken into consideration the individual …

H ave you ever wondered what makes the doctor-patient relationship so powerful? Have
you ever considered what you could do to strengthen it or to prevent it from crumbling? Have …