Blind Spots Blind Spots Marty Makary

Blind Spots

How Healthcare Gets It Wrong and the Impact on Our Wellbeing

by Marty Makary

★ 4.3 18 min read

About This Book

Medical Blind Spots (2024) investigates how contemporary healthcare occasionally makes serious errors in judgment that result in public health crises. The book analyzes medical consensus thinking and its consequences, from the opioid epidemic to flawed nutritional guidance, and calls for greater transparency and evidence-based approaches in healthcare delivery. Topics including diet, pregnancy care, and the human microbiome reveal persistent knowledge gaps affecting patient care.

Who Should Read This?

  • Healthcare workers aiming to enhance patient-focused treatment methods
  • Medical students wanting to grasp healthcare system failures
  • People concerned with healthcare expenses and improvement initiatives
  • Patients seeking to make better-informed medical decisions
  • Parents questioning conventional pediatric guidance

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