Blind Spots

'A wake-up call ... essential' - Peter Attia, author of Outlive

For readers of Chris van Tulleken, Tim Spector and Ben Goldacre: An international bestseller which reveals how modern-day crises have been caused by the medical establishment, and what you really need to know about your health.

AN AMAZON BOOK OF THE YEAR Is HRT unsafe? Should you avoid giving peanut butter to small children? Blind Spots uncovers how inaccurate research drives medical myths which can spark public health crises.

Doctors said for decades that opioids were not addictive, igniting the opioid crisis. They refused menopausal women hormone replacement therapy, causing unnecessary suffering. They demonised natural fat in foods, driving patients to eat processed carbohydrates as obesity soared. Modern medicine shines when it draws on good scientific studies. But when medicine is led by dogmatic groupthink, it's everyday people who fall victim. Blind Spots examines the latest research to reveal the truths essential to our health.

'A dose of healthy skepticism may be the healthiest attitude when information seems contradictory, whether it's about a decades-long practice or newer, faddish procedures.' - The New York Times

'Quick, compelling, and something all clinicians will want to read.' - Psychiatric Times

'This book serves as a wake-up call... an essential read for anyone looking to understand the pitfalls of modern medicine and the path to a more effective and compassionate approach to healthcare.' - Peter Attia, author of Outlive

'Makary has out-done himself - Blind Spots is his best book yet!' - Robert Pearl MD, Stanford Professor

Born in the UK, Dr Marty Makary is a Johns Hopkins professor and was nominated to be the 26th Commissioner of the FDA. He is the author of two New York Times bestselling books, Unaccountable and The Price We Pay.

A medical innovator, at John Hopkins Makary helped to develop The Surgical Checklist, which was later popularized in Atul Gawande's best-selling book The Checklist Manifesto. Makary was named one of the most influential people in healthcare by HealthLeaders magazine, is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, previously worked at the WHO and has been a visiting professor at 25 medical schools.

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