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Modern Death by Haider Warraich — WisdomDeck honest review
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Modern Death

by Haider Warraich

A physician's history of how death has changed: where, when, how we die now, and the ethics of life support and assisted dying. Scholarly and readable.

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  1. Death moved into hospitals.
  2. Technology changed the questions.
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