by Marty Makary
First published 2024
Dr. Marty Makary examines how medical groupthink has created preventable health crises across America. The Johns Hopkins physician reveals how expert recommendations often backfire spectacularly. Pediatricians told parents to avoid giving children peanuts until age three, creating the highest peanut allergy rates in the world. Medical authorities insisted opioids were not addictive, sparking an addiction epidemic. Doctors withheld hormone therapy from menopausal women and demonized natural fats while promoting processed carbohydrates. Makary shows how medical opinion disguised as science can harm patients for decades. He explores current research on the microbiome, childbirth, nutrition, and longevity to identify ongoing blind spots in our healthcare system. The book tackles urgent problems within the $4.5 trillion medical industry that receives little attention.
Genres: medical, non-fiction, health, academic
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: investigative-journalism
Setting: America, Johns Hopkins
Period: 21st-century
288 pages · Hardcover · Bloomsbury Publishing