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Blind spots : when medicine gets it wrong, and what it means for our health / Marty Makary, MD.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781639735310 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xvii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The Salem peanut trial : how experts created an epidemic -- OMG HRT : the untold story of hormone replacement therapy -- "No downsides to antibiotics": except carpet-bombing the microbiome -- My Uncle Sam loves eggs : the truth about cholesterol -- True believers : why we resist new ideas -- Bad blood : how the medical establishment actually works -- A warm welcome : rethinking how we bring babies into the world -- Challenging certainty : the true origin of ovarian cancer -- Silicone valley : breast implants, autoimmune diseases, and the opioid crisis -- A comedy of errors : a short history of medical groupthink -- A culture of obedience : the battle for civil discourse -- Imagine : what else are we getting wrong? |
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| Subject: | Medical care. Medical errors. Medical policy. Public health. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 362.1 Mak | 31681010391381 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Explores how misguided medical recommendations, such as delayed peanut exposure leading to increased allergies, opioid mismanagement and dietary misconceptions, highlight modern medicineâs harmful blind spots and the urgent need for evidence-based practices. 175,000 first printing. - McMillan Palgrave
An Instant New York Times Bestseller
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. - McMillan Palgrave
An Instant New York Times Bestseller
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.
