How we do harm a doctor breaks ranks about being sick in America
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 dru...
| Main Author: | Brawley, Otis Webb. |
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| Other Authors: | Goldberg, Paul, 1959- |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: |
vi, 304 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-304). |
| ISBN: |
9780312672973 0312672977 |
| Author Notes: |
DR. OTIS BRAWLEY is the chief medical and scientific officer and executive vice president of the American Cancer Society. Dr. Brawley currently serves as professor of hematology, oncology, medicine and epidemiology at Emory University. He is also a CNN medical consultant. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, and completed a residency in internal medicine at University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case-Western Reserve University, and a fellowship in medical oncology at the National Cancer Institute. PAUL GOLDBERG is an award-winning investigative reporter who covers oncology for The Cancer Letter, a weekly publication focused on drug development and the politics of cancer. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Washington Monthly and he has been featured on 60 Minutes , 20/20, CNN and NPR . Goldberg is also the author of two books on the Soviet human rights movement. |