Hope or Hype Download

Author: Richard A. Deyo M.D. M.P.H.
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0814408451
Category: Medical

Hope or Hype: The Obsession with Medical Advances and the High Cost of False Promises

"Medical science has always promised - and often delivered - a longer, better life. Download Hope or Hype medical books for free.
But as the pace of science accelerates, do our expectations become unreasonable, fueled by an industry bent on profits and a media desperate for big news? "Hope or Hype" is a taboo-shattering look at what drives the American obsession with medical "miracles," exposing the equipment manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies; doctors and hospitals too quick to order surgery; the politicians; the press; and our own "technoconsumption" mindset. The authors spread blame for the parade of so-called miracle cures that too often are marginally effective at best - and sometimes downright dangerous. They examine consumers' eager embrace of medical advances, and present Get Hope or Hype our bestseller medical books.

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But as the pace of science accelerates, do our expectations become unreasonable, fueled by an industry bent on profits and a media desperate for big news? "Hope or Hype" is a taboo-shattering look at what drives the American obsession with medical "miracles," exposing the equipment manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies; doctors and hospitals too quick to order surgery; the politicians; the press; and our own "technoconsumption" mindset They examine consumers' eager embrace of medical advances, and present

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