How We Do Harm : A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick in America

from creynolds

The author, an oncologist, describes how many factors drive patient care that aren't based on evidence found through clinical trials. We all know that poor people often get substandard care because of a lack of insurance, but oftentimes wealthy people get too much care that is harmful because of ...

from scottcholstad

I think this book could actually have been better written, but regardless, I think it's a vastly needed book and thesis, and one that's very overdue in the US. I've had years to formulate my own theories and conclusions about the entire interrelated industries, from pharmaceuticals, R&D, medical ...

from jen.e.moore

A truly excellent book dissecting the problems with the American medical system. Everybody knows that uninsured and underinsured people don't get care they need; Brawley focuses more on insured, informed people getting care they absolutely don't need, from men whose lives were ruined by overtreat...

from Scrabblenut

This is an extremely important book which I urge everyone in the world to read. Otis Brawley is a caring doctor, an oncologist, who understands the health care system inside and out, and can see what is wrong and how to make it better. The individual stories he tells about people who have been ha...

from Jeannine504

This book is one of a long string of books that caution against uncritically following your doctor's advice. Many factors contribute to U.S. citizens being overtreated and underserved: over-aggressive cancer treatment is just one of them. I'd go on about this, but for me it's a soap box issue. Th...