life-and-death

Smart, philosophical, at times darkly comic, the series took place at a run-down Boston hospital where, like “The Pitt,” a talented, if beleaguered, staff faced life-and-death choices for often underserved patients.

It said the diversity of opinion within the board "is not unlike the politics of Israel itself, whose rambunctious democratic culture sees a fierce exchange of views about these excruciating life-and-death issues".

It’s actually a reflection of a disturbing failure: Our government does not properly alert people about disasters, with life-and-death consequences.

There’s nothing like a life-and-death situation turning out “life” to moisten one’s eyes, especially if you or a loved one has spent any time in the medical system, or feared the possibility.

If we are gamifying life-and-death issues, it could really negatively influence culture and society in a way we don’t like.”