Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+ Ep. 532 Medicine Has Lost Its Way – The Most Honest Take on What’s Broken | Menopause with Drs. Lazris & Roth
Dec 24, 2025
Join Dr. Andy Lazris, a geriatrician focused on patient-centered care, and Dr. Alan Roth, a family physician specializing in palliative care, as they dissect the flaws in modern medicine. They dive into how the Flexner Report shaped our healthcare landscape and discuss the impact of profit incentives on patient care. Expect critical insights on the pitfalls of unnecessary procedures and the expansion of disease definitions for profit. Plus, learn how to prioritize wellness and build better relationships with healthcare providers.
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Measurement Over Healing
- The Flexner Report shifted medicine from patient-centered care to measurement-driven practice focused on labs and numbers.
- Andy Lazris argues this created a corporate-aligned system that values measurable metrics over healing and patient conversation.
Profit Drives Overmedicalization
- The medical industrial complex rewards procedures, prescriptions, and higher spending rather than long-term health.
- Alan Roth highlights that more spending has produced shorter, sicker, less happy lives despite rising healthcare costs.
Numbers Expand Disease
- Number-based protocols expand disease definitions and push widespread treatment with unclear benefit.
- Andy Lazris links falling population health and rising chronic disease to aggressive numeric targets and over-treatment.