81 reviews for:

Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health

Marty Makary

4.03 AVERAGE

elizhogue's review against another edition

4.5

informative medium-paced

mayrosewall's review against another edition

4.75

informative medium-paced

claud21j's review against another edition

3.0

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

betsygranger's review against another edition

3.5

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

vcarter's review against another edition

5.0

informative

wmary's review

5.0

informative medium-paced

suvata's review against another edition

4.0

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3.5 Stars • "Blind Spots" by Marty Makary highlights:

• Medical Misconceptions: Challenges long-held medical beliefs like the safety of opioids.
• Groupthink in Medicine: Criticizes the medical community's reluctance to question established norms.
• Missteps in Public Health: Analyzes significant errors in health advice and policy.
• Questioning the Status Quo: Advocates for a more scientifically rigorous and open-minded approach in healthcare.
• Impact: Aims to reform health policy and practice by exposing these flaws.

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quackquackmaverick's review against another edition

3.25

informative fast-paced

meldav23's review against another edition

5.0

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I liked this book because it talked about how slow the medical field is to accept new science even when it clearly contradicts the old way they've been doing things. He talks about everything from hormone therapy to breast implants and just the way that we have things set in our minds and how that actually harms patients. The peanut allergy drama where parents didn't feed their kids peanuts and actually made it worse I think it's a great example that he uses.

ryanm5592's review

3.5

informative medium-paced