Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
Raymond
~ Atul Gawande
Gently dismantling the myth of medical infallibility, Dr. Atul
Gawande's Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science is
essential reading for anyone involved in medicine--on either end of
the stethoscope. Medical professionals make mistakes, learn on the
job, and improvise much of their technique and self-confidence.
Gawande's tales are humane and passionate reminders that doctors are
people, too. His prose is thoughtful and deeply engaging, shifting
from sometimes painful stories of suffering patients (including his
own child) to intriguing suggestions for improving medicine with the
same care he expresses in the surgical theater. Some of his ideas will
make health care providers nervous or even angry, but his disarming
style, confessional tone, and thoughtful arguments should win over
most readers. Complications is a book with heart and an excellent
bedside manner, celebrating rather than berating doctors for being
merely human.
--Rob Lightner --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable
edition of this title.
Raymond
Doctors Are The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US, Causing
250,000 Deaths Every Year This issue of the Journal of the American
Medical Association (JAMA) is the best article I have ever seen
written in the published literature documenting the tragedy of the
traditional medical paradigm
http://www.health-care-reform.net/causedeath.htm
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Health_Concerns/doctors_are_third_leading_cause_of_death.htm
Doctors: The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US?
� Dr. David L. Phillips
As scary as it sounds, it's true. According to the most respected
medical publication in the world The Journal of the American Medical
Association, the third leading cause of death in the US after heart
disease and cancer is doctor-induced or iatrogenic . Iatrogenic
disease is defined as disease induced in a patient by a doctor's
activity, manner or therapy; in short, it is a complication of
treatment. The article dealt only with deaths in a hospital setting
Read more at Suite101: Doctors: The Third Leading Cause of Death in
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