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 |
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New York :
St. Martin's Press,
2012.
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| 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-BarreĢ 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.