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by Peter Faguy

Ending and Extending Life takes a detailed look at several bold medical innovations that have saved and improved the lives of millions of patients. Mechanical ventilation, organ transplantation and other life-saving surgical techniques, new diagnostic technologies (such as CT and MRI scans), advanced chemotherapy and antiviral drugs, and tube feeding are only a few of the many medical enhancements that have had exciting and complex implications for patients, loved ones, and health care practitioners.

Hardcover

First published November 30, 2008

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish Facts on File would put a little effort into making these books look a little more attractive. The gray sidebars were particularly off-putting.

The title really should have been something like Medical Ethics since early chapters address the ethics of human and animal research. The book covers more than the title indicates.