💊 Allopathic Medicine

An exploration of conventional Western medicine—its principles, practices, and evolving role in healthcare—for readers seeking to understand mainstream medical approaches.

Impossible Cure

by Amy L. Lansky • 2003

Using what makes you sick to heal you: the guide to a 200-year-old medical system.

4.29

259

🧪 Homeopathic Medicine 🌿 Alternative Medicine ⚡ Energy Medicine 📜 Classical Homeopathy 🔄 Chronic Disease Reversal

Impossible Cure 91%

Using what makes you sick to heal you: the guide to a 200-year-old medical system.

by Amy L. Lansky 2003

4.29

259 ratings

🧪 Homeopathic Medicine 🌿 Alternative Medicine ⚡ Energy Medicine 📜 Classical Homeopathy 🔄 Chronic Disease Reversal

Pharmacology for Medical Graduates

by Tara V. Shanbhag • 2015

Pharmacology organized by body system: mechanisms, side effects, and clinical logic made exam-ready.

3.85

192

🧪 Clinical Pharmacology 🏥 Medical Education ⚙️ Drug Mechanisms 📝 Exam Preparation 🫀 Systems Pharmacology

Pharmacology for Medical Graduates Summary

Pharmacology for Medical Graduates 91%

Pharmacology organized by body system: mechanisms, side effects, and clinical logic made exam-ready.

by Tara V. Shanbhag 2015

3.85

192 ratings

🧪 Clinical Pharmacology 🏥 Medical Education ⚙️ Drug Mechanisms 📝 Exam Preparation 🫀 Systems Pharmacology

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo

by Ian Harris • 2016

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

4.16

196

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies 🧪 Clinical Trial Critique 💰 Conflicts Of Interest

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo 91%

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

by Ian Harris 2016

4.16

196 ratings

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies 🧪 Clinical Trial Critique 💰 Conflicts Of Interest

Do You Believe in Magic?

by Paul A. Offit • 2013

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

4.11

3k+

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💊 Supplement Industry

Do You Believe in Magic? 91%

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

by Paul A. Offit 2013

4.11

3k+ ratings

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💊 Supplement Industry

Thinking Outside the Pill Box

by Ty Vincent MD • 2012

Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.

3.71

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🏥 Healthcare System Critique 🥗 Nutritional Healing ☠️ Environmental Toxins ⚖️ Hormonal Balance

Thinking Outside the Pill Box 91%

Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.

by Ty Vincent MD 2012

3.71

7 ratings

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🏥 Healthcare System Critique 🥗 Nutritional Healing ☠️ Environmental Toxins ⚖️ Hormonal Balance

Trick or Treatment

by Simon Singh • 2008

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

4.11

5k+

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials 💭 Placebo Effect 🚫 Quackery

Trick or Treatment 91%

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

by Simon Singh 2008

4.11

5k+ ratings

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials 💭 Placebo Effect 🚫 Quackery

Ending Medical Reversal

by Vinayak K. Prasad • 2015

Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.

4.36

407

📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🧪 Clinical Trials 🔍 Overdiagnosis 💊 Pharma Influence 🩺 Patient Empowerment

Ending Medical Reversal 91%

Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.

by Vinayak K. Prasad 2015

4.36

407 ratings

📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🧪 Clinical Trials 🔍 Overdiagnosis 💊 Pharma Influence 🩺 Patient Empowerment

Doctored

by Sandeep Jauhar • 2014

Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.

3.61

1k+

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🩺 Medical Memoir 😞 Physician Burnout ⚖️ Medical Ethics 💰 Healthcare Economics

Doctored 91%

Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.

by Sandeep Jauhar 2014

3.61

1k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🩺 Medical Memoir 😞 Physician Burnout ⚖️ Medical Ethics 💰 Healthcare Economics

Limits to Medicine

by Ivan Illich • 1974

Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.

4.04

612

🩺 Medical Criticism 💊 Medicalization 🏗️ Social Construction Of Illness ⚠️ Medical Harm 💀 Death And Medicine

Limits to Medicine 90%

Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.

by Ivan Illich 1974

4.04

612 ratings

🩺 Medical Criticism 💊 Medicalization 🏗️ Social Construction Of Illness ⚠️ Medical Harm 💀 Death And Medicine

Snake Oil Science

by R. Barker Bausell • 2007

The pain relief is real; the needle is a prop. How placebo explains alternative medicine.

4.01

346

🧐 Alternative Medicine Skepticism 💊 Placebo Effect 🔬 Clinical Trial Design 🩺 Science-Based Medicine 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Snake Oil Science 90%

The pain relief is real; the needle is a prop. How placebo explains alternative medicine.

by R. Barker Bausell 2007

4.01

346 ratings

🧐 Alternative Medicine Skepticism 💊 Placebo Effect 🔬 Clinical Trial Design 🩺 Science-Based Medicine 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Ten Drugs

by Thomas Hager • 2019

Ten drugs that each reshaped medicine, and revealed the price of every cure.

4.18

5k+

📜 History Of Medicine 💊 Pharmaceutical History 💉 Vaccination History 🧠 Psychopharmacology 🦠 Antibiotics And Resistance

Ten Drugs 90%

Ten drugs that each reshaped medicine, and revealed the price of every cure.

by Thomas Hager 2019

4.18

5k+ ratings

📜 History Of Medicine 💊 Pharmaceutical History 💉 Vaccination History 🧠 Psychopharmacology 🦠 Antibiotics And Resistance

Crooked

by Forrest Maready • 2018

Metals in vaccines may be damaging nerves from birth. The evidence is in our faces.

4.38

178

🌿 Alternative Medicine 📜 Medical History 💉 Vaccine Skepticism ☠️ Environmental Toxins 🦠 Stealth Infections

Crooked 90%

Metals in vaccines may be damaging nerves from birth. The evidence is in our faces.

by Forrest Maready 2018

4.38

178 ratings

🌿 Alternative Medicine 📜 Medical History 💉 Vaccine Skepticism ☠️ Environmental Toxins 🦠 Stealth Infections

Forbidden Health

by Andreas Kalcker • 2019

A single dose cured 154 malaria patients; the protocol, why it works, and why it's banned.

4.29

206

🌿 Alternative Medicine 🫧 Oxygen Therapy 🪱 Parasite Cleansing 💊 Big Pharma Critique 🤫 Medical Cover-Ups

Forbidden Health 90%

A single dose cured 154 malaria patients; the protocol, why it works, and why it's banned.

by Andreas Kalcker 2019

4.29

206 ratings

🌿 Alternative Medicine 🫧 Oxygen Therapy 🪱 Parasite Cleansing 💊 Big Pharma Critique 🤫 Medical Cover-Ups

Curing the Incurable

by Thomas E. Levy • 2002

A vitamin cured sixty straight polio cases. The world forgot. The dosing that erases infections.

4.39

158

🧬 Orthomolecular Medicine 💊 Vitamin Therapy ⚡ High-Dose Nutrients ✨ Antioxidant Therapy 🦠 Infectious Disease

Curing the Incurable 90%

A vitamin cured sixty straight polio cases. The world forgot. The dosing that erases infections.

by Thomas E. Levy 2002

4.39

158 ratings

🧬 Orthomolecular Medicine 💊 Vitamin Therapy ⚡ High-Dose Nutrients ✨ Antioxidant Therapy 🦠 Infectious Disease

The Primal Prescription

by Doug McGuff • 2015

Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.

4.24

131

📊 Healthcare Economics 🦴 Ancestral Health 💊 Drug Regulation 🗽 Libertarian Economics 🧑‍⚕️ Healthcare Consumers

The Primal Prescription 90%

Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.

by Doug McGuff 2015

4.24

131 ratings

📊 Healthcare Economics 🦴 Ancestral Health 💊 Drug Regulation 🗽 Libertarian Economics 🧑‍⚕️ Healthcare Consumers

The Lyme Solution

by Darin Ingels • 2018

Antibiotics failed your Lyme. Recovery starts in the gut, with a five-part immune reset.

4.14

119

🏥 Chronic Illness 🔄 Integrative Medicine 🛡️ Autoimmune Disorders 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Herbal Medicine

The Lyme Solution 90%

Antibiotics failed your Lyme. Recovery starts in the gut, with a five-part immune reset.

by Darin Ingels 2018

4.14

119 ratings

🏥 Chronic Illness 🔄 Integrative Medicine 🛡️ Autoimmune Disorders 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Herbal Medicine

Lies My Doctor Told Me

by Harmony Clearwater Grace • 2015

Osteoporosis drugs may weaken bones, and calcium pills can harden your arteries instead.

4.29

168

🦴 Bone Health 💊 Pharma Critique 🩺 Functional Medicine 📰 Medical Misinformation 🏥 Patient Advocacy

Lies My Doctor Told Me 90%

Osteoporosis drugs may weaken bones, and calcium pills can harden your arteries instead.

by Harmony Clearwater Grace 2015

4.29

168 ratings

🦴 Bone Health 💊 Pharma Critique 🩺 Functional Medicine 📰 Medical Misinformation 🏥 Patient Advocacy

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory

by Thomas Easley • 2016

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy. A field guide to making potent herbal medicines at home.

4.54

998

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔬 Herbal Energetics 🧪 Herbal Preparations ⚗️ Herbal Formulations 🍲 Kitchen Medicine

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory 90%

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy. A field guide to making potent herbal medicines at home.

by Thomas Easley 2016

4.54

998 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔬 Herbal Energetics 🧪 Herbal Preparations ⚗️ Herbal Formulations 🍲 Kitchen Medicine

The Ozone Miracle

by Frank Shallenberger • 2017

Oxygen use predicts disease risk with striking accuracy. The home ozone protocols that restore it.

4.28

123

🌿 Alternative Medicine 🧬 Functional Medicine 🔬 Cellular Health 🛡️ Disease Prevention 🏠 Home Remedies

The Ozone Miracle 90%

Oxygen use predicts disease risk with striking accuracy. The home ozone protocols that restore it.

by Frank Shallenberger 2017

4.28

123 ratings

🌿 Alternative Medicine 🧬 Functional Medicine 🔬 Cellular Health 🛡️ Disease Prevention 🏠 Home Remedies

Ancient Remedies

by Josh Axe • 2021

The ancient medicine cabinet: herbs, oils, and food protocols that treat root causes, not symptoms.

4.34

939

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Holistic Health 🥗 Food As Medicine 💧 Essential Oils 🧠 Mind-Body Healing

Ancient Remedies 90%

The ancient medicine cabinet: herbs, oils, and food protocols that treat root causes, not symptoms.

by Josh Axe 2021

4.34

939 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Holistic Health 🥗 Food As Medicine 💧 Essential Oils 🧠 Mind-Body Healing

Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders

by Sidney J. Kurn • 2008

Herbs and nutrients that target the shared mechanisms behind Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, and more.

3.60

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🥗 Nutritional Medicine 🧠 Brain Disorders 🔥 Neuroinflammation ⚡ Mitochondrial Health

Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders Summary

Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders 90%

Herbs and nutrients that target the shared mechanisms behind Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS, and more.

by Sidney J. Kurn 2008

3.60

25 ratings

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🥗 Nutritional Medicine 🧠 Brain Disorders 🔥 Neuroinflammation ⚡ Mitochondrial Health

A Statin Nation

by Malcolm Kendrick • 2019

Cholesterol isn't the killer. Statins add days, not decades. The drug trials were rigged.

4.61

282

🩺 Medical Skepticism 🫀 Cholesterol Controversy 💊 Pharma Criticism 🥩 Dietary Fat Defense ☀️ Vitamin D Deficiency

A Statin Nation 90%

Cholesterol isn't the killer. Statins add days, not decades. The drug trials were rigged.

by Malcolm Kendrick 2019

4.61

282 ratings

🩺 Medical Skepticism 🫀 Cholesterol Controversy 💊 Pharma Criticism 🥩 Dietary Fat Defense ☀️ Vitamin D Deficiency

What Seems to Be the Problem?

by Laura Marshall-Andrews • 2022

She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.

4.18

299

🏥 General Practice 📋 Nhs Memoirs 🌿 Holistic Medicine 🔄 Integrative Medicine 💔 Trauma And Healing

What Seems to Be the Problem? 90%

She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.

by Laura Marshall-Andrews 2022

4.18

299 ratings

🏥 General Practice 📋 Nhs Memoirs 🌿 Holistic Medicine 🔄 Integrative Medicine 💔 Trauma And Healing

Deep Medicine

by Eric J. Topol • 2019

AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.

4.01

3k+

🤖 Medical Ai 🖥️ Digital Health 🏥 Healthcare Reform 🧬 Personalized Medicine 📊 Data-Driven Medicine

Deep Medicine 90%

AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.

by Eric J. Topol 2019

4.01

3k+ ratings

🤖 Medical Ai 🖥️ Digital Health 🏥 Healthcare Reform 🧬 Personalized Medicine 📊 Data-Driven Medicine

Healing with DMSO

by Amandha Dawn Vollmer • 2020

A tree extract that outdoes painkillers: the safe protocols for using nature's suppressed medicine.

4.49

433

🏥 Alternative Medicine 🌿 Natural Remedies 💧 DMSO Therapy 🩹 Pain Management 🔥 Inflammation

Healing with DMSO 90%

A tree extract that outdoes painkillers: the safe protocols for using nature's suppressed medicine.

by Amandha Dawn Vollmer 2020

4.49

433 ratings

🏥 Alternative Medicine 🌿 Natural Remedies 💧 DMSO Therapy 🩹 Pain Management 🔥 Inflammation

The Emperor of All Maladies

by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2010

Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.

4.34

116k+

📜 Medical History 🔬 Cancer Biology 📖 Disease Biography 🧬 Genetics 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

The Emperor of All Maladies 90%

Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.

by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

4.34

116k+ ratings

📜 Medical History 🔬 Cancer Biology 📖 Disease Biography 🧬 Genetics 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

World Without Cancer

by G. Edward Griffin • 1974

Cancer as a nutritional deficiency, cured by apricot seeds, and the cartel that buried the science.

4.31

495

🎗️ Cancer Treatment 🍽️ Dietary Deficiency 🕵️ Medical Conspiracy 💊 Pharmaceutical Corruption 🏥 Alternative Medicine

World Without Cancer 90%

Cancer as a nutritional deficiency, cured by apricot seeds, and the cartel that buried the science.

by G. Edward Griffin 1974

4.31

495 ratings

🎗️ Cancer Treatment 🍽️ Dietary Deficiency 🕵️ Medical Conspiracy 💊 Pharmaceutical Corruption 🏥 Alternative Medicine

The Scalpel and the Silver Bear

by Lori Arviso Alvord • 2000

Why a Navajo surgeon began inviting medicine men into the operating room.

4.03

1k+

📖 Medical Memoir 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🔥 Traditional Healing 🌍 Cross-Cultural Medicine 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine

The Scalpel and the Silver Bear 90%

Why a Navajo surgeon began inviting medicine men into the operating room.

by Lori Arviso Alvord 2000

4.03

1k+ ratings

📖 Medical Memoir 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🔥 Traditional Healing 🌍 Cross-Cultural Medicine 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine

Complications

by Atul Gawande • 2002

Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.

4.28

53k+

🏥 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📖 Narrative Medicine ❓ Medical Uncertainty ⚙️ Systemic Error

Complications 90%

Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.

by Atul Gawande 2002

4.28

53k+ ratings

🏥 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📖 Narrative Medicine ❓ Medical Uncertainty ⚙️ Systemic Error

The Unseen Body

by Jonathan Reisman • 2021

Twelve organs, twelve revelations: a physician's tour through the body's unseen interior.

3.98

2k+

🧬 Human Anatomy 📖 Medical Memoir 📚 Popular Medicine 🔍 Organ Exploration 👀 Clinical Observation

The Unseen Body 90%

Twelve organs, twelve revelations: a physician's tour through the body's unseen interior.

by Jonathan Reisman 2021

3.98

2k+ ratings

🧬 Human Anatomy 📖 Medical Memoir 📚 Popular Medicine 🔍 Organ Exploration 👀 Clinical Observation

The Way of Herbs

by Michael Tierra • 1980

Home diagnosis, custom formulas, and safe herbal treatment using a system drawn from East and West.

4.28

816

🍵 Herbal Medicine 🏮 Traditional Chinese Medicine 🌸 Holistic Health 🍲 Dietary Therapy 🧪 Formula Crafting

The Way of Herbs 90%

Home diagnosis, custom formulas, and safe herbal treatment using a system drawn from East and West.

by Michael Tierra 1980

4.28

816 ratings

🍵 Herbal Medicine 🏮 Traditional Chinese Medicine 🌸 Holistic Health 🍲 Dietary Therapy 🧪 Formula Crafting

Cannabis Pharmacy

by Michael Backes • 2013

Your body runs on cannabinoids. A guide to using cannabis for pain, nausea, and neuroprotection.

4.27

493

🌿 Medical Cannabis 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💊 Pain Management 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🏥 Patient Guides

Cannabis Pharmacy 90%

Your body runs on cannabinoids. A guide to using cannabis for pain, nausea, and neuroprotection.

by Michael Backes 2013

4.27

493 ratings

🌿 Medical Cannabis 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💊 Pain Management 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🏥 Patient Guides

Diagnosis

by Lisa Sanders • 2019

High-tech scans get the glory, but the real diagnostic work starts with a doctor who listens.

4.00

4k+

🧩 Medical Mysteries 🦠 Rare Diseases 🧠 Cognitive Biases ✍️ Narrative Medicine 🩺 Popular Medicine

Diagnosis 90%

High-tech scans get the glory, but the real diagnostic work starts with a doctor who listens.

by Lisa Sanders 2019

4.00

4k+ ratings

🧩 Medical Mysteries 🦠 Rare Diseases 🧠 Cognitive Biases ✍️ Narrative Medicine 🩺 Popular Medicine

The Spark in the Machine

by Dr Daniel Keown • 2014

What if acupuncture channels actually exist? Fascial planes and bioelectricity prove they do.

4.37

596

🔗 Fascial Anatomy 🏮 Chinese Medicine 📍 Acupuncture ⚡ Bioelectricity 🩺 Integrative Medicine

The Spark in the Machine 90%

What if acupuncture channels actually exist? Fascial planes and bioelectricity prove they do.

by Dr Daniel Keown 2014

4.37

596 ratings

🔗 Fascial Anatomy 🏮 Chinese Medicine 📍 Acupuncture ⚡ Bioelectricity 🩺 Integrative Medicine

Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know about

by Kevin Trudeau • 2004

Your illness is someone's retirement plan. The low-cost cures they buried.

3.14

2k+

💊 Medical Skepticism 🍔 Food Industry Deception 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🌿 Holistic Healing 🍵 Detoxification

Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know about Summary

Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know about 90%

Your illness is someone's retirement plan. The low-cost cures they buried.

by Kevin Trudeau 2004

3.14

2k+ ratings

💊 Medical Skepticism 🍔 Food Industry Deception 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🌿 Holistic Healing 🍵 Detoxification

On Becoming a Doctor

by Tania Heller • 2009

A decade of training, six figures of debt, and one question to answer before you begin.

3.66

220

📋 Pre-Med Guidance 🏥 Medical Training 📚 Medical School Survival 🩺 Residency Preparation 🔬 Medical Specialties

On Becoming a Doctor 90%

A decade of training, six figures of debt, and one question to answer before you begin.

by Tania Heller 2009

3.66

220 ratings

📋 Pre-Med Guidance 🏥 Medical Training 📚 Medical School Survival 🩺 Residency Preparation 🔬 Medical Specialties

Herbal Healing for Women

by Rosemary Gladstar • 1993

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

4.39

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women's Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies 🫙 Home Apothecary 📖 Materia Medica

Herbal Healing for Women 90%

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

by Rosemary Gladstar 1993

4.39

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women's Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies 🫙 Home Apothecary 📖 Materia Medica

Blind Spots

by Marty Makary • 2024

Peanut avoidance caused an epidemic. Hormone therapy wrongly abandoned. The errors follow a pattern.

4.34

5k+

🔒 Medical Dogma 🔄 Medical Reversals 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Scientific Dissent 🏢 Institutional Arrogance

Blind Spots 90%

Peanut avoidance caused an epidemic. Hormone therapy wrongly abandoned. The errors follow a pattern.

by Marty Makary 2024

4.34

5k+ ratings

🔒 Medical Dogma 🔄 Medical Reversals 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗣️ Scientific Dissent 🏢 Institutional Arrogance

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine

by Andrew Chevallier • 2000

550 herbs and the chemistry that makes them heal, with recipes for a safe home pharmacy.

4.53

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🪴 Medicinal Plants 🏡 Home Remedies 🫖 Herbal Preparations 🌍 Global Traditions

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine 90%

550 herbs and the chemistry that makes them heal, with recipes for a safe home pharmacy.

by Andrew Chevallier 2000

4.53

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🪴 Medicinal Plants 🏡 Home Remedies 🫖 Herbal Preparations 🌍 Global Traditions

War on Ivermectin

by Pierre Kory • 2023

A Nobel Prize-winning drug could have ended COVID. The agencies that buried it, from the inside.

4.68

304

🏭 Pharmaceutical Corruption 🦠 Early Covid Treatment 🔇 Scientific Censorship 🏛️ Institutional Capture 📢 Medical Whistleblowing

War on Ivermectin 90%

A Nobel Prize-winning drug could have ended COVID. The agencies that buried it, from the inside.

by Pierre Kory 2023

4.68

304 ratings

🏭 Pharmaceutical Corruption 🦠 Early Covid Treatment 🔇 Scientific Censorship 🏛️ Institutional Capture 📢 Medical Whistleblowing

The Anatomy of Hope

by Jerome Groopman • 2003

Hope blocks pain through its own neurochemistry. A physician on why doctors must stop crushing it.

4.03

2k+

📖 Narrative Medicine 🩺 Doctor-Patient Bond 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🌟 Psychology Of Hope 💊 Placebo Response

The Anatomy of Hope 90%

Hope blocks pain through its own neurochemistry. A physician on why doctors must stop crushing it.

by Jerome Groopman 2003

4.03

2k+ ratings

📖 Narrative Medicine 🩺 Doctor-Patient Bond 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🌟 Psychology Of Hope 💊 Placebo Response

How Doctors Think

by Jerome Groopman • 2007

Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.

3.93

13k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Medical Error 🩺 Doctor Patient Relationship 📖 Narrative Medicine 🤔 Clinical Decision Making

How Doctors Think 90%

Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.

by Jerome Groopman 2007

3.93

13k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Medical Error 🩺 Doctor Patient Relationship 📖 Narrative Medicine 🤔 Clinical Decision Making

An American Sickness

by Elisabeth Rosenthal • 2017

American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.

4.29

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🏥 American Healthcare 💰 Healthcare Economics 🏢 Corporate Medicine 🛡️ Health Insurance 💪 Patient Advocacy

An American Sickness 90%

American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.

by Elisabeth Rosenthal 2017

4.29

8k+ ratings

🏥 American Healthcare 💰 Healthcare Economics 🏢 Corporate Medicine 🛡️ Health Insurance 💪 Patient Advocacy

Forbidden Knowledge

by Terence H. Young • 2023

What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.

💊 Big Pharma 🛡️ Regulatory Capture ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🔒 Information Control 📢 Whistleblowing

Forbidden Knowledge 90%

What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.

by Terence H. Young 2023

💊 Big Pharma 🛡️ Regulatory Capture ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🔒 Information Control 📢 Whistleblowing

Follow the Science

by Sharyl Attkisson • 2024

The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.

4.25

569

💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🩻 Medical Corruption 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Research Misconduct 💉 Vaccine Policy

Follow the Science 90%

The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.

by Sharyl Attkisson 2024

4.25

569 ratings

💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🩻 Medical Corruption 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Research Misconduct 💉 Vaccine Policy

Sickening

by John Abramson • 2022

$4,500 extra per American each year for worse health. Drug companies control what doctors believe.

4.21

1k+

🏭 Pharmaceutical Industry 🏥 American Healthcare 📋 Evidence-Based Medicine 🔍 Data Transparency 💊 Pharma Marketing

Sickening 90%

$4,500 extra per American each year for worse health. Drug companies control what doctors believe.

by John Abramson 2022

4.21

1k+ ratings

🏭 Pharmaceutical Industry 🏥 American Healthcare 📋 Evidence-Based Medicine 🔍 Data Transparency 💊 Pharma Marketing

Better

by Atul Gawande • 2007

Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.

4.25

37k+

🩺 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🪖 Battlefield Medicine 🤰 Childbirth Practices 📈 Improvement Science

Better 89%

Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.

by Atul Gawande 2007

4.25

37k+ ratings

🩺 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🪖 Battlefield Medicine 🤰 Childbirth Practices 📈 Improvement Science

Avicenna's Medicine

by Avicenna • 1025

Four humors, nine temperaments: the medieval system returning to integrative clinics today.

4.29

276

🧪 Humoral Medicine 🕌 Islamic Medicine 🌡️ Temperament Types 🌿 Herbal Pharmacology 🏛️ Galenic Medicine

Avicenna's Medicine 89%

Four humors, nine temperaments: the medieval system returning to integrative clinics today.

by Avicenna 1025

4.29

276 ratings

🧪 Humoral Medicine 🕌 Islamic Medicine 🌡️ Temperament Types 🌿 Herbal Pharmacology 🏛️ Galenic Medicine

Cannabis Is Medicine

by Bonni Goldstein MD • 2020

Cannabis activates your body's master regulator. A physician shows what it treats and how.

4.44

135

🏥 Medical Cannabis 🌿 Plant Medicine 💊 Chronic Pain Management 💉 Opioid Alternatives ⚕️ Integrative Medicine

Cannabis Is Medicine 89%

Cannabis activates your body's master regulator. A physician shows what it treats and how.

by Bonni Goldstein MD 2020

4.44

135 ratings

🏥 Medical Cannabis 🌿 Plant Medicine 💊 Chronic Pain Management 💉 Opioid Alternatives ⚕️ Integrative Medicine

The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care

by Sally C. Pipes • 2008

The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.

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🏥 Healthcare Policy 📉 Free-Market Economics 🇨🇦 Single-Payer Critique 💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🏛️ Government Failure

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The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.

by Sally C. Pipes 2008

3.54

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🏥 Healthcare Policy 📉 Free-Market Economics 🇨🇦 Single-Payer Critique 💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🏛️ Government Failure

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