Why Doctors Die Differently

Careers in medicine have taught them the limits of treatment and the need to plan for the end

It's not something that we like to talk about, but doctors die, too. What's unusual about them is not how much treatment they get compared with most Americans, but how little. They know exactly what is going to happen, they know the choices, and they generally have access to any sort of medical care that they could want. But they tend to go serenely and gently. Read More.