Blind Spots

Name: Blind Spots
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781785126918
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When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health

By Marty Makary and Dr Marty Makary

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'A wake-up call ... essential' - Peter Attia, author of Outlive For readers of Chris van Tulleken, Tim Spector and Ben Goldacre: An international bestseller which reveals how modern-day crises have been caused by the medical establishment, and what you really need to know about your... Read More

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Blind Spots

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Blind Spots

For readers of Chris van Tulleken, Tim Spector and Ben Goldacre; an eye-opening, bestselling exposé which uncovers the biggest blind spots of modern medicine and reveals the truths that are essential to our health.

Description

'A wake-up call ... essential' - Peter Attia, author of Outlive

For readers of Chris van Tulleken, Tim Spector and Ben Goldacre: An international bestseller which reveals how modern-day crises have been caused by the medical establishment, and what you really need to know about your health.

AN AMAZON BOOK OF THE YEAR

Is HRT unsafe? Should you avoid giving peanut butter to small children? Blind Spots uncovers how inaccurate research drives medical myths which can spark public health crises.

Doctors said for decades that opioids were not addictive, igniting the opioid crisis. They refused menopausal women hormone replacement therapy, causing unnecessary suffering. They demonised natural fat in foods, driving patients to eat processed carbohydrates as obesity soared.

Modern medicine shines when it draws on good scientific studies. But when medicine is led by dogmatic groupthink, it's everyday people who fall victim. Blind Spots examines the latest research to reveal the truths essential to our health.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781785126918

Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 February 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bonnier Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 354g

Pages: 288

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Dr Marty Makary Education & Reference Health & Wellness Marty Makary Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Born in the UK, Dr Marty Makary is a Johns Hopkins professor and was nominated to be the 26th Commissioner of the FDA. He is the author of two New York Times bestselling books, Unaccountable and The Price We Pay.

A medical innovator, at John Hopkins Makary helped to develop The Surgical Checklist, which was later popularized in Atul Gawande's best-selling book The Checklist Manifesto. Makary was named one of the most influential people in healthcare by HealthLeaders magazine, is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, previously worked at the WHO and has been a visiting professor at 25 medical schools.