How
We do Harm by Dr. Otis Brawley, MD, with Paul Greenberg.
Library Call Number:RA395.A3B72
2012.
(Excerpt from the Atlantic’s review of the book): “In
2002, Dr. Brawley became chief of oncology and hematology at Grady Hospital [in
Atlanta]. Though no longer in a leadership role at Grady, Brawley still
practices there. His experiences at Grady partly inspired his new book…In what
he calls a ‘guided tour through the back rooms of American medicine,’ Brawley
not only takes on the unfolding catastrophe of U.S. healthcare, but also hits
closer to home with chilling stories about irresponsible doctors here in
Atlanta, such as some who dispense inappropriate, even life-threatening
chemo.”
Dr. Brawley’s book
draws on his experiences to illustrate how economics—even a doctor’s personal
gain—might be influencing the overtreatment of the rich, while the poor find
themselves shut off from care that might lengthen or even save their
lives. His book has unleashed a firestorm
in his direction and for good reason, because it challenges the public’s
assumption that all doctors are concerned with their patients’ welfare, that
they are fulfilling their oath to “First, do no harm.”
A vital read for all
Americans who, at one point or another, will find themselves seeking a doctor’s
care.
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