Life with Sudden Death
A Tale of Moral Hazard and Medical Misadventure
By Michael Downing
(Counterpoint, Hardcover, 9781582435220, 256pp.)
Publication Date: October 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback
Categories: Medical - General, Personal Memoirs
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Description
After the sudden death of his father and later his brother, Downing discovers he had inherited a mutant protein, and that the first symptom would be his sudden death. This harrowing story is a tale of Downing's medical misadventures in one of Boston's best hospitals.












