{"title":"Rachelle Buchbinder","description":"\u003cp\u003eRachelle Buchbinder's work invites readers into a probing exploration of human behaviour and societal norms. With a sharp eye and thoughtful prose, her writing often challenges established perspectives, encouraging reflection on the complexities of modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect narratives that blend insight with nuance, offering a blend of critical examination and storytelling that lingers in the mind. Her books are suited for those who appreciate literature that questions convention and provokes deeper understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hippocrasy-by-ian-harris-9781742237350","title":"Hippocrasy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo world-leading doctors reveal the true state of modern medicine and how doctors are letting their patients down.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHippocrasy\u003c\/em\u003e, rheumatologist and epidemiologist Rachelle Buchbinder and orthopaedic surgeon Ian Harris argue that the benefits of medical treatments are often wildly overstated, and the harms understated. That overtreatment and overdiagnosis are rife. And the medical system is not fit for purpose: designed to deliver health \u003cem\u003ecare\u003c\/em\u003e not \u003cem\u003ehealth\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis powerful expose reveals the tests, drugs, and treatments that provide little or no benefit for patients and the inherent problem of a medical system based on treating rather than preventing illness. The book also provides tips to empower patients: do I really need this treatment? What are the risks? Are there simpler, safer options? What happens if I do nothing? Plus, solutions to help restructure how medicine is delivered to help doctors live up to their Hippocratic Oath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'One of the hardest things for a doctor to do... is nothing. This superb book explains how in medicine and surgery less is often not just more, it's closer to the oath we're all supposed to practise by.' - Norman Swan, award-winning producer and broadcaster of the \u003cem\u003eHealth Report\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCoronacast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This eye-opening and enthralling book on the medical and moral hazards which beset the health profession is a must-read for patients and practitioners alike. From 'tooth-fairy science' to medical disasters to the inflated business world of medicine, \u003cem\u003eHippocrasy\u003c\/em\u003e is a profoundly thought-provoking and compelling work that challenges our perception of the practice of modern medicine.' - Kate McClymont AM, award-winning investigative journalist for the \u003cem\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\/\u003cem\u003eThe Age\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Doctors are educated to do good. Yet, as the commercial imperatives of the medical industrial complex tighten their grip, doctors are becoming more and more worried that they are inflicting harm rather than creating benefit. This book is for them and, perhaps even more importantly, for their patients. The road to hell is paved with good intentions: read \u003cem\u003eHippocrasy\u003c\/em\u003e and turn back.' - Iona Heath CBE, former President, The Royal College of General Practitioners\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This brilliant book offers clear and compelling evidence that we're all at risk from too much medicine. Using the best of science, these two respected doctors blow the whistle on harmful healthcare. Buchbinder and Harris reveal how overdiagnosis, overtreatment and the medicalisation of normal life are major threats to human health. But this brilliant book also brings hope that we can wind back the harm and waste of unnecessary tests and treatments, and focus more on the great benefits medicine has to offer.' - Ray Moynihan, author of \u003cem\u003eToo Much Medicine?\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSelling Sickness\u003c\/em\u003e, Assistant Professor, Bond University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'About half of us in advantaged countries are now patients or 'providers', or both, and a third of clinical interventions are futile at best. Seeking health is daunting and we could benefit from a guide. Rachelle Buchbinder and Ian Harris have provided such with this volume.' - Nortin M Hadler, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Well Person\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Citizen Patient\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWorried Sick\u003c\/em\u003e, Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Microbiology\/Immunology, University of North Carolina\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Throughout medical history, doctors have routinely ignored the fundamental Hippocratic injunction: 'First, do no harm'. Most of their treatments produced lots of harms, with little or no benefit. This wonderful book punctures the hyped claims of modern medicine, showing that it is not nearly as scientific, safe, effective, and honest as it should be. Reading \u003cem\u003eHippocrasy\u003c\/em\u003e is essential for doctors (to help make them become more cautious); but even more essential for patients (to help them become more self-protective).' - Allen Frances, author of \u003cem\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/em\u003e, Professor and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A timely book from two leading doctors. They present evidence that despite medicine's lip-service to evidence-based medicine, many unnecessary, wasteful and harmful investigations and treatments abound. Increasingly, the healthy are re-defined as having 'predisease' and drawn into questionable investigations and monitoring programmes. The book's core message is that medicine's hubris and a creeping scientism has come to overshadow the doctor's commitment to care for and comfort their patients and, above all, do no harm. It is time to step back from the brink and revisit the founding principles and core values of our profession.' - Trish Greenhalgh OBE, Professor of Primary Care Research, University of Oxford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424258638060,"sku":"9781742237350","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781742237350.jpg?v=1774768771"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/rachelle-buchbinder.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}