Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health
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From Johns Hopkins medical expert Dr. Marty Makary, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Price We Pay-an eye-opening look at the medical groupthink that has led to public harm, and what you need to know about your health.
More Americans have peanut allergies today than at any point in history. Why? In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a strict recommendation that parents avoid giving their children peanut products until they’re three years old. Getting the science perfectly backward, triggering intolerance with lack of early exposure, the US now leads the world in peanut allergies-and this misinformation is still rearing its head today.
How could the experts have gotten it so wrong? Dr. Marty Makary asks, Could it be that many modern-day health crises have been caused by the hubris of the medical establishment? Experts said for decades that opioids were not addictive, igniting the opioid crisis. They refused menopausal women hormone replacement therapy, causing unnecessary suffering. They demonized natural fat in foods, driving Americans to processed carbohydrates as obesity rates soared. They told citizens that there are no downsides to antibiotics and prescribed them liberally, causing a drug-resistant bacteria crisis.
When modern medicine issues recommendations based on good scientific studies, it shines. Conversely, when modern medicine is interpreted through the harsh lens of opinion and edict, it can mold beliefs that harm patients and stunt research for decades. In Blind Spots, Dr. Makary explores the latest research on critical topics ranging from the microbiome to childbirth to nutrition and longevity and more, revealing the biggest blind spots of modern medicine and tackling the most urgent yet unsung issues in our $4.5 trillion health care ecosystem. The path to medical mishaps can be absurd, entertaining, and jaw-dropping-but the truth is essential to our health.
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing (September 17, 2024)
Language : English
Hardcover : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 1639735313
ISBN-13 : 978-1639735310
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 6.45 x 0.95 x 9.55 inches
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Customers find the book very informative, thought-provoking, and interesting. They also describe the prose as lucid, highly readable, and engaging.
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Dave –
Fascinating and easy to read
Fascinating and easy to read even though I have no medical education. I am only half way done and I will edit this review if warranted but I am eager to encourage you to read it as well. Especially if you are currently lacking a healthy skepticism for medical authority.
Joseph Marine –
Brilliant book on the dysfunctional elements of American academic medical culture
This is a brilliant, riveting book by a leading American surgeon and health policy expert. Everyone who will ever give or receive medical care or advice should carefully read every word, especially doctors and health policy leaders. In lucid, highly readable and engaging prose, using personal anecdotes and skilled medical storytelling, Dr. Makary paints a clear picture of an American academic medical culture hampered by groupthink, self-importance, dogmatism, and careerism. He describes the problems clearly and suggests solutions. Reading the book itself is an antidote. I hope that a new generation of medical students and young doctors will read this book and be inspired to reform and improve the dysfunctional elements in academic medicine that Dr. Makary so clearly describes.
N –
Easy read, super informative, perspective changing
Prior to reading this book, I had a very high degree of confidence that medicine was almost exclusively data-driven, in a good way.I still have very high regard for the field of medicine, but my views have been tempered in a useful way by this book. I think it could have a hugely positive effect by highlighting some of the opportunities to increase the receptivity of medicine to new ideas and new data.
Joyce M. –
Good information on how the medical system works
A good read. Kept my attention.
Kindle Customer –
Very Informative!
Dr Makary really puts our current healthcare in perspective. I’ve known about a lot about what he talks about in the book but he brought all of it up to date and not much has changed over the years! Its pretty sad, actually. You have to be your own doctor and/or ask numerous questions of your doctor.
Sue C. Werner –
Great information on medicine in America.
This is a wonderful book, filled with many insights about medicine and how closed minds can cause deaths. Everything should always be tested and retested to see if it a a definite new medical finding.
RJ Rates –
Intersting and Insightful
Wow have we been lied to! This book is a MUST-READ if you want to see just how much we’ve been lied to by the medical and pharmaceutical industry. Shocking! Helpful info is included on how to make better choices with your health and diet.
TT –
a must read!
Phenomenal book. Well written and backed up with research. If you think this is a political book, you are entirely missing the point.
Jenny –
Not up to the standard of Dr Peter Gotzche or even Dr Ken Berry. Too careful of his reputation me thinks.