How we do harm : a doctor breaks ranks about being sick in America / Otis Webb Brawley with Paul Goldberg
- Author:
- Brawley, Otis Webb
- Published:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2012.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 304 pages ; 22 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Goldberg, Paul, 1959-
- Contents:
- Three from the Gradys. Chief complaint ; Brawleyism ; Cadillac care ; Skepticism ; A wallet biopsy -- Failure is the system. Red juice ; Tumor promotion ; Defibrillation ; Palpitation ; Saving Mr. Huzjak ; God is calling -- More is better. Ole boys' club ; Snuffy's war ; How much protection? ; The Guillain-Barré Syndrome ; Saving Representative Silvio Conte ; The quintessential American ; Faith-based medicine -- Evidence-based medicine. The denominator ; From the health fair ; Behind the Blue Curtain ; False guidelines ; Algorithms for judgment ; Saying "Enough!" ; Project LEAD.
- Summary:
- Dr. Brawley exposes the underbelly of healthcare today--the under-treatment of the poor, the over-treatment of the rich, the financial conflicts of interests physicians face, insurance that doesn't demand the best (or even cheapest) care, and a pharmaceutical behemoth concerned with selling drugs, not providing health.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780312672973
0312672977
9781250015761
1250015766 - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
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