The patient paradox
Why sexed-up medicine is bad for your health
Book • 2012
The Patient Paradox by Margaret McCartney discusses the paradoxical problem in healthcare where the well are overtreated and the sick are undertreated.
The book critiques the role of pharmaceutical companies, health charities, commercial screening companies, and successive governments in promoting 'sexed-up' medicine.
McCartney argues that this approach leads to unnecessary treatments, screenings, and medications, often causing more harm than good.
She emphasizes the importance of evidence-based medicine, the need for transparency in healthcare, and the central role of the doctor-patient relationship in providing effective care.
The book is strongly evidence-based, drawing on over 500 sources from peer-reviewed scientific journals and includes a useful glossary for non-medical readers.
The book critiques the role of pharmaceutical companies, health charities, commercial screening companies, and successive governments in promoting 'sexed-up' medicine.
McCartney argues that this approach leads to unnecessary treatments, screenings, and medications, often causing more harm than good.
She emphasizes the importance of evidence-based medicine, the need for transparency in healthcare, and the central role of the doctor-patient relationship in providing effective care.
The book is strongly evidence-based, drawing on over 500 sources from peer-reviewed scientific journals and includes a useful glossary for non-medical readers.
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