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71 reviews for:
Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health
Marty Makary
4.0 AVERAGE
71 reviews for:
Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health
Marty Makary
4.0 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
fast-paced
The medical organisations' dogma and paternalistic methods in silencing and ostracizing facts that differ from their guidelines have resulted in the multiple loss of lives and unproductivity within the medical system. Marty brings to light the overly bureaucratic tendencies of the medical profession (which is rooted in white patriarchy, duh) that has created medical blind spots in our systems and in some cases has even pushed us back in medical advancement, especially within fields of womens' health in areas of menopause and pregnancy. This is, also, obviously all fuelled by capitalism. What brings the best return to investors, what garners the most excitement and who is playing puppet for larger forces (such as big pharma)?
Overall, doctors need to stop over prescribing antibiotics, stop being elitist and should be more open minded.
Overall, doctors need to stop over prescribing antibiotics, stop being elitist and should be more open minded.
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for full disclosure, i skimmed the last two chapters of this book because i didn’t want to force myself to read makarty’s call to remove fluoride from drinking water. while this book displays some good points, it is harmed by the innate bias of its author, which shows prominently in many cases— especially towards the end of the book, where makarty takes a turn for the idealistic rather than the factual. paul a. offit’s book “overkill” is a much better discussion of medical errors than this one.
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Dr. Makary provides several cases where the medical industry got things wrong and rather that correct itself right away, did not fix problems. This ended up harming even more people. Those doctors and researchers who raised issues were excluded rather than listened to - by the long term elitists who preferred to keep their high status and not rock the boat. The problems extend into selection of medications as well as publication of research papers (some of which are rushed through and not properly vetted). This enlightening read deserves to be read by a larger audience.
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What a mixed bag. At times Makary makes excellent points about the need to question medical tradition and push for new approaches and discoveries. However, some of his quick asides and his "just asking questions" approach make him sound more like RFK Jr. than a reasonable medical professional. Makary is right that medicine has its blind spots, but, as I finished this, I couldn't help but wonder if he is aware of his own.
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Relevant topics discussed with citations and support. He also acknowledges the important of a variety of people with differences researchers, doctors, etc working in healthcare.