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 drugs, n...

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Main Author: Brawley, Otis Webb
Other Authors: Goldberg, Paul, 1959-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of 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.