How Medicine Works And When It Doesn't : Learning Who To Trust To Get And Stay Healthy

Description: Blending personal anecdotes with hard science an accomplished physician researcher and science communicator gives you the tools to avoid medical misinformation and take control of your health : " A brilliant step toward patients and physicians alike reclaiming a sense of confidence in a system that often feels overwhelming and mismanaged" (Gabby Bernstein #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Universe Has Your Back). We live in an age of medical miracles. Never in the history of humankind has so much talent and energy been harnessed to cure disease. So why does it feel like it's getting harder to live our healthiest lives? Why does it seem like experts can t agree on anything and why do our interactions with medical professionals feel less personal less honest and less impactful than ever? Through stories from his own practice and historical case studies Dr. F. Perry Wilson a physician and researcher from the Yale School of Medicine explains how and why the doctor - patient relationship has eroded in recent years and illuminates how profit - driven companies from big Pharma to healthcare corporations have corrupted what should have been medicine's golden age. By clarifying the realities of the medical field today Dr. Wilson gives readers the tools they need to make informed decisions from evaluating the validity of medical information online to helping caregivers advocate for their loved ones in the doctor's office and with the insurance company. Dr. Wilson wants readers to understand medicine and medical science the way he does: as an imperfect and often frustrating field but still the best option for getting well. To restore trust between patients doctors medicine and science we need to be honest we need to know how to spot misinformation and we need to avoid letting skepticism ferment into cynicism. For it is only by redefining what good medicine is science that is well - researched rational safe effective and delivered with compassion empathy and trust that the doctor - patient relationship can be truly healed.
Title: How Medicine Works And When It Doesn't : Learning Who To Trust To Get And Stay Healthy
Barcode: 9781538723609
Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 1/24/2023