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To the Editor: In his thoughtful and provocative essay, Callahan (March 2 issue)¹ suggests that modern medicine may feel itself compelled "to overcome death itself" rather than to follow the humanistic logic of accepting death (when appropriate) in order to make dying as tolerable as possible. Callahan's concept of a research imperative, or even the technological imperative to which he alludes, may not be as responsible as the current "treatment imperative" for influencing modern health care. Many physicians are made to feel that the death of a patient represents a failure on their part. "Report cards" and other consumer health-outcome . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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