The Bitter End

We turn to doctors to save our lives -- to heal us, repair us, and keep us healthy. But when it comes to the critical question of what to do when death is at hand, there seems to be a gap between what we want doctors to do for us, and what doctors want done for themselves.

Episode 145 of the Radiolab podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "The Bitter End" was published on January 15, 2013 and runs 21 minutes.

January 15, 2013 ·21m · Radiolab

Summary

We turn to doctors to save our lives -- to heal us, repair us, and keep us healthy. But when it comes to the critical question of what to do when death is at hand, there seems to be a gap between what we want doctors to do for us, and what doctors want done for themselves.

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