How Medicine Works and When It Doesn't: Learning Who to Trust to Get and Stay He

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Through stories from his own practice and historical case studies, Dr. F. Perry Wilson explains how and why the doctor-patient relationship has eroded, and gives readers the tools they need to make informed decisions.

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Blending personal anecdotes with hard science, an accomplished physician, researcher, and science communicator pulls back the curtain on medicine and medical research, revealing how progress is made--and how to rebuild trust between doctors and patients "A brilliant step toward patients and physicians alike reclaiming a sense of confidence in a system that often feels overwhelming and mismanaged" (Gabby Bernstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Universe Has Your Back). We live in an age of medical miracles. Never in the history of humankind has so much talent and energy been harnessed to cure disease. So why does it feel like it's getting harder to live our healthiest lives? Why does it seem like "experts" can't agree on anything, and why do our interactions with medical professionals feel less personal, less honest, and less impactful than ever? Through stories from his own practice and historical case studies, Dr. F. Perry Wilson, a physician and researcher from the Yale School of Medicine, explains how and why the doctor-patient relationship has eroded in recent years and illuminates how profit-driven companies--from big Pharma to healthcare corporations--have corrupted what should have been medicine's golden age. By clarifying the realities of the medical field today, Dr. Wilson gives readers the tools they need to make informed decisions, from evaluating the validity of medical information online to helping caregivers advocate for their loved ones, in the doctor's office and with the insurance company. Dr. Wilson wants readers to understand medicine and medical science the way he does: as an imperfect and often frustrating field, but still the best option for getting well. To restore trust between patients, doctors, medicine, and science, we need to be honest, we need to know how to spot misinformation, and we need to avoid letting skepticism ferment into cynicism. For it is only by redefining what "good medicine" is--science that is well-researched, rational, safe, effective, and delivered with compassion, empathy, and trust--that the doctor-patient relationship can be truly healed.

Author Biography

Dr. F. Perry Wilson, a nephrology and internal medicine specialist, is on faculty at the Yale School of Medicine. He has more than 100 peer-reviewed publications in medical journals and teaches the second highest-rated online class on Coursera ("Understanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend is Wrong"). He is a prominent personality on Medscape, a medical news site that reaches 400,000 physicians, and is a regular guest on CNN and Headline News. Shawn K. Jain is a Harvard University/Moscow Art Theater School/A.R.T. Institute graduate. Shawn has TV credits for shows on Apple TV+, CBS, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, Showtime, and Peacock, and he has narrated audiobooks for Penguin Random House, Hachette, Bloomsbury, HarperCollins, Epic!, Blackstone, GraphicAudio, and HQN. Shawn can be heard on many episodes of the romcom podcast Meet Cute and on Atypical Artists' audio dramas Life with LEO(h) and Maxine Miles. He also voiced a migrant worker for UCLA Labor Center's Re: Work Radio podcast. Sean Daniels, artistic director of Arizona Theatre Company, said he finds "few actors funnier in the world than Shawn." Prior to saying yes to his calling to be an actor, Shawn was a communications and marketing professional who did important work with organizations like the ACLU and the International AIDS Society. Born and raised in Northern California, Shawn received his BA from UC Berkeley. In addition to acting, Shawn has several pilots in development. Shawn writes stories that deal with the brokenness of people and society (even when things seem glittering and beautiful on the outside). Shawn is queer and of South Asian descent. A native English speaker who is fluent in Spanish and conversant in Hindi, Shawn can do British, Farsi, Hindi, Indian, Urdu, and Arabic accents.

Review

"With the premise that trust is the key ingredient that's missing in modern medicine, Dr. Perry Wilson lays the groundwork for a paradigm-shifting view of the physician-patient relationship. He also offers a transformative take on how to process the endless wealth of health information (and disinformation) that's available to us. This book is a brilliant step toward patients and physicians alike reclaiming a sense of confidence in a system that often feels overwhelming and mismanaged. Its message is one of healing and hope." --Gabby Bernstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Universe Has Your BackAt a time of increased medical uncertainty, Dr. Wilson provides a comprehensive look under the hood, without going over your head.-- "Dr. Mikhail "Mike" Varshavski, D.O."

Review Quote

"With the premise that trust is the key ingredient that's missing in modern medicine, Dr. Perry Wilson lays the groundwork for a paradigm-shifting view of the physician-patient relationship. He also offers a transformative take on how to process the endless wealth of health information (and disinformation) that's available to us. This book is a brilliant step toward patients and physicians alike reclaiming a sense of confidence in a system that often feels overwhelming and mismanaged. Its message is one of healing and hope." -- Gabby Bernstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Universe Has Your Back

Details ISBN1668629070 Author Shawn K. Jain Short Title How Medicine Works and When It Doesn't Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1668629070 ISBN-13 9781668629079 Format Compact Disc Publication Date 2023-01-24 Subtitle Learning Who to Trust to Get and Stay Healthy Playing time 2 Publisher Hachette Book Group Narrator Shawn K. Jain Imprint Hachette Book Group DEWEY 610.696 Audience General We've got this

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