Atul Gawande's work delves deeply into the intricacies and uncertainties of modern medicine, portraying it as a field fraught with complexity rather than absolute certainty. Drawing from his experiences as a surgeon, Gawande presents medicine as an imperfect science, where human judgment, fallibility, and the limits of current knowledge play pivotal roles in patient care.

• Medicine's inherent uncertainty: Despite technological advances, medical decisions often involve ambiguity and risk.
• Human fallibility in healthcare: Errors are inevitable but can be mitigated through awareness and system improvements.
• The challenge of diagnosis: Diagnosing illness is as much an art...
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