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The Good Virus
by Tom Ireland • 2023
Bacteria-eating viruses saved lives for a century. Then the West abandoned them as antibiotics rose.
4.38
669
The Good Virus Summary
The Good Virus 90%
Bacteria-eating viruses saved lives for a century. Then the West abandoned them as antibiotics rose.
by Tom Ireland 2023
4.38
669 ratings
Ten Drugs
by Thomas Hager • 2019
Ten drugs that each reshaped medicine, and revealed the price of every cure.
4.18
5k+
Ten Drugs Summary
Ten Drugs 90%
Ten drugs that each reshaped medicine, and revealed the price of every cure.
by Thomas Hager 2019
4.18
5k+ ratings
So Very Small
by Thomas Levenson • 2025
How humanity finally saw the invisible world, defeated it, and may now lose the rematch.
4.30
213
So Very Small Summary
So Very Small 90%
How humanity finally saw the invisible world, defeated it, and may now lose the rematch.
by Thomas Levenson 2025
4.30
213 ratings
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
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo Summary
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo 89%
Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.
by Ian Harris 2016
4.16
196 ratings
Ending Medical Reversal
by Vinayak K. Prasad • 2015
Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.
4.36
407
Ending Medical Reversal Summary
Ending Medical Reversal 89%
Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.
by Vinayak K. Prasad 2015
4.36
407 ratings
Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them
by Mark Jerome Walters • 2003
Epidemics do not strike randomly. They follow the roads we built and the forests we cut.
3.71
178
Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them Summary
Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them 89%
Epidemics do not strike randomly. They follow the roads we built and the forests we cut.
by Mark Jerome Walters 2003
3.71
178 ratings
Deadliest Enemy
by Michael T. Osterholm • 2017
Microbes evolve in 20 minutes; humans take 25 years. That gap is our deadliest vulnerability.
4.33
3k+
Deadliest Enemy Summary
Deadliest Enemy 89%
Microbes evolve in 20 minutes; humans take 25 years. That gap is our deadliest vulnerability.
by Michael T. Osterholm 2017
4.33
3k+ ratings
Doctored
by Sandeep Jauhar • 2014
Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.
3.61
1k+
Doctored Summary
Doctored 89%
Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.
by Sandeep Jauhar 2014
3.61
1k+ ratings
The Great Prostate Hoax
by Richard J. Ablin • 2014
The PSA test generates billions and doesn't save lives. Its discoverer explains how that happened.
4.49
115
The Great Prostate Hoax Summary
The Great Prostate Hoax 88%
The PSA test generates billions and doesn't save lives. Its discoverer explains how that happened.
by Richard J. Ablin 2014
4.49
115 ratings
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
War on Ivermectin Summary
War on Ivermectin 88%
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
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
Follow the Science Summary
Follow the Science 88%
The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2024
4.25
569 ratings
Forbidden Knowledge
by Terence H. Young • 2023
What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.
Forbidden Knowledge Summary
Forbidden Knowledge 88%
What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.
by Terence H. Young 2023
Follow Your Gut
by Rob Knight • 2015
100 trillion microbes live on you, shaping your weight, mood, and mind more than your genes.
3.82
1k+
Follow Your Gut Summary
Follow Your Gut 88%
100 trillion microbes live on you, shaping your weight, mood, and mind more than your genes.
by Rob Knight 2015
3.82
1k+ ratings
The Age of Diagnosis
by Suzanne O'Sullivan • 2025
We pursue diagnosis for certainty and safety. The pursuit itself is making us sick.
4.11
3k+
The Age of Diagnosis Summary
The Age of Diagnosis 88%
We pursue diagnosis for certainty and safety. The pursuit itself is making us sick.
by Suzanne O'Sullivan 2025
4.11
3k+ ratings
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
Limits to Medicine Summary
Limits to Medicine 88%
Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.
by Ivan Illich 1974
4.04
612 ratings
Unaccountable
by Marty Makary • 2012
Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.
4.29
2k+
Unaccountable Summary
Unaccountable 88%
Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.
by Marty Makary 2012
4.29
2k+ ratings
Extra Life
by Steven Johnson • 2023
For millennia, humans lived to thirty-five. Then, in a century, we doubled it. How that happened.
4.19
1k+
Extra Life Summary
Extra Life 88%
For millennia, humans lived to thirty-five. Then, in a century, we doubled it. How that happened.
by Steven Johnson 2023
4.19
1k+ ratings
The Germ Code
by Jason Tetro • 2013
We declared war on germs and lost. The microbes we tried to kill run our health.
3.76
142
The Germ Code Summary
The Germ Code 88%
We declared war on germs and lost. The microbes we tried to kill run our health.
by Jason Tetro 2013
3.76
142 ratings
Crooked
by Forrest Maready • 2018
Metals in vaccines may be damaging nerves from birth. The evidence is in our faces.
4.38
178
Crooked Summary
Crooked 88%
Metals in vaccines may be damaging nerves from birth. The evidence is in our faces.
by Forrest Maready 2018
4.38
178 ratings
Drug Dealer, MD
by Anna Lembke • 2016
How doctors created the opioid crisis: not cartels, not street dealers, the prescription pad.
4.00
1k+
Drug Dealer, MD Summary
Drug Dealer, MD 88%
How doctors created the opioid crisis: not cartels, not street dealers, the prescription pad.
by Anna Lembke 2016
4.00
1k+ ratings
Blind Spots
by Marty Makary • 2024
Peanut avoidance caused an epidemic. Hormone therapy wrongly abandoned. The errors follow a pattern.
4.34
5k+
Blind Spots Summary
Blind Spots 88%
Peanut avoidance caused an epidemic. Hormone therapy wrongly abandoned. The errors follow a pattern.
by Marty Makary 2024
4.34
5k+ ratings
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
World Without Cancer Summary
World Without Cancer 88%
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
Turtles All The Way Down
by Anonymous • 2022
Vaccine safety trials hid adverse events: control groups received vaccines, not placebos.
4.61
785
Turtles All The Way Down Summary
Turtles All The Way Down 87%
Vaccine safety trials hid adverse events: control groups received vaccines, not placebos.
by Anonymous 2022
4.61
785 ratings
Sickening
by John Abramson • 2022
$4,500 extra per American each year for worse health. Drug companies control what doctors believe.
4.21
1k+
Sickening Summary
Sickening 87%
$4,500 extra per American each year for worse health. Drug companies control what doctors believe.
by John Abramson 2022
4.21
1k+ ratings
The Price We Pay
by Marty Makary • 2019
A CT scan costs $487 here, $13,000 there. A surgeon follows the money.
4.45
4k+
The Price We Pay Summary
The Price We Pay 87%
A CT scan costs $487 here, $13,000 there. A surgeon follows the money.
by Marty Makary 2019
4.45
4k+ ratings
Calling the Shots
by Jennifer A. Reich • 2016
Vaccine-refusing parents follow a coherent logic, and it is quietly dismantling herd immunity.
3.91
132
Calling the Shots Summary
Calling the Shots 87%
Vaccine-refusing parents follow a coherent logic, and it is quietly dismantling herd immunity.
by Jennifer A. Reich 2016
3.91
132 ratings
Bad Advice
by Paul A. Offit • 2018
Why a movie star's health advice spreads faster than doctors', and what to do about it.
4.11
593
Bad Advice Summary
Bad Advice 87%
Why a movie star's health advice spreads faster than doctors', and what to do about it.
by Paul A. Offit 2018
4.11
593 ratings
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
by Bill Gates • 2022
Most of COVID's suffering was avoidable. The blueprint to ensure nothing like it happens again.
3.76
2k+
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic Summary
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic 87%
Most of COVID's suffering was avoidable. The blueprint to ensure nothing like it happens again.
by Bill Gates 2022
3.76
2k+ ratings
Vax Facts
by Paul Thomas • 2024
A doctor studied 3,300 children; the unvaccinated were far healthier. Journal retracted the data.
4.62
286
Vax Facts Summary
Vax Facts 87%
A doctor studied 3,300 children; the unvaccinated were far healthier. Journal retracted the data.
by Paul Thomas 2024
4.62
286 ratings
The Premonition
by Michael Lewis • 2021
A handful of outsiders saw COVID-19 coming and built the warning system the CDC refused to.
4.32
43k+
The Premonition Summary
The Premonition 87%
A handful of outsiders saw COVID-19 coming and built the warning system the CDC refused to.
by Michael Lewis 2021
4.32
43k+ ratings
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
Forbidden Health Summary
Forbidden Health 87%
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
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
Lies My Doctor Told Me Summary
Lies My Doctor Told Me 87%
Osteoporosis drugs may weaken bones, and calcium pills can harden your arteries instead.
by Harmony Clearwater Grace 2015
4.29
168 ratings
World War C
by Sanjay Gupta • 2021
We simulated this exact pandemic. It went exactly as predicted. Why wasn't anyone ready?
4.04
904
World War C Summary
World War C 87%
We simulated this exact pandemic. It went exactly as predicted. Why wasn't anyone ready?
by Sanjay Gupta 2021
4.04
904 ratings
The Microbiome Solution
by Robynne Chutkan MD • 2015
A five-day antibiotic course kills a third of your gut bacteria. The recovery plan.
4.00
1k+
The Microbiome Solution Summary
The Microbiome Solution 87%
A five-day antibiotic course kills a third of your gut bacteria. The recovery plan.
by Robynne Chutkan MD 2015
4.00
1k+ ratings
Booster Shots
by Adam Ratner • 2025
Measles erases immune memory. It also erases societal memory, and that amnesia is more dangerous.
4.33
577
Booster Shots Summary
Booster Shots 87%
Measles erases immune memory. It also erases societal memory, and that amnesia is more dangerous.
by Adam Ratner 2025
4.33
577 ratings
Clean
by James Hamblin • 2020
Your skin hosts trillions of microbes. Overwashing can destroy the ones that protect you.
3.89
5k+
Clean Summary
Clean 87%
Your skin hosts trillions of microbes. Overwashing can destroy the ones that protect you.
by James Hamblin 2020
3.89
5k+ ratings
Dissolving Illusions
by Suzanne Humphries • 2013
Infectious disease death rates fell before vaccines. Credit goes to sanitation, not shots.
4.62
2k+
Dissolving Illusions Summary
Dissolving Illusions 87%
Infectious disease death rates fell before vaccines. Credit goes to sanitation, not shots.
by Suzanne Humphries 2013
4.62
2k+ ratings
The Doctor Who Fooled the World
by Brian Deer • 2020
The vaccine study that scared the world was a lie. Twelve children's medical records held the proof.
4.04
2k+
The Doctor Who Fooled the World Summary
The Doctor Who Fooled the World 87%
The vaccine study that scared the world was a lie. Twelve children's medical records held the proof.
by Brian Deer 2020
4.04
2k+ ratings
Patient Zero
by Lydia Kang • 2021
The hunt for patient zero almost always finds a scapegoat, not a cause.
4.13
3k+
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero 87%
The hunt for patient zero almost always finds a scapegoat, not a cause.
by Lydia Kang 2021
4.13
3k+ ratings
Antidepressed
by Beverley Thomson • 2021
Antidepressants can create the brain state they're supposed to cure, and quitting is even harder.
4.40
48
Antidepressed Summary
Antidepressed 87%
Antidepressants can create the brain state they're supposed to cure, and quitting is even harder.
by Beverley Thomson 2021
4.40
48 ratings
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
A Statin Nation Summary
A Statin Nation 87%
Cholesterol isn't the killer. Statins add days, not decades. The drug trials were rigged.
by Malcolm Kendrick 2019
4.61
282 ratings
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+
Do You Believe in Magic? Summary
Do You Believe in Magic? 87%
A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.
by Paul A. Offit 2013
4.11
3k+ ratings
How Doctors Think
by Jerome Groopman • 2007
Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.
3.93
13k+
How Doctors Think Summary
How Doctors Think 87%
Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.
by Jerome Groopman 2007
3.93
13k+ ratings
10% Human
by Alanna Collen • 2015
Just one cell in ten in your body is human. The microbes in charge are being decimated.
4.36
4k+
10% Human Summary
10% Human 87%
Just one cell in ten in your body is human. The microbes in charge are being decimated.
by Alanna Collen 2015
4.36
4k+ ratings
Farmacology
by Daphne Miller • 2013
How farms taught a physician to rethink health, from the soil up.
4.28
1k+
Farmacology Summary
Farmacology 87%
How farms taught a physician to rethink health, from the soil up.
by Daphne Miller 2013
4.28
1k+ ratings
New Abnormal
by Aaron Kheriaty • 2022
The emergency never ended. It became a permanent way for the state to manage your body.
4.38
148
New Abnormal Summary
New Abnormal 87%
The emergency never ended. It became a permanent way for the state to manage your body.
by Aaron Kheriaty 2022
4.38
148 ratings
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
7
Thinking Outside the Pill Box Summary
Thinking Outside the Pill Box 87%
Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.
by Ty Vincent MD 2012
3.71
7 ratings
An Epidemic of Absence
by Moises Velasquez-Manoff • 2012
Parasites taught immune systems what to ignore. Without them, the body mistakes itself for a threat.
4.15
880
An Epidemic of Absence Summary
An Epidemic of Absence 87%
Parasites taught immune systems what to ignore. Without them, the body mistakes itself for a threat.
by Moises Velasquez-Manoff 2012
4.15
880 ratings
Immune
by Philipp Dettmer • 2021
Your immune system is not a shield: it is a tightrope. Boosting it pushes you off.
4.58
13k+
Immune Summary
Immune 87%
Your immune system is not a shield: it is a tightrope. Boosting it pushes you off.
by Philipp Dettmer 2021
4.58
13k+ ratings
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
8k+
An American Sickness Summary
An American Sickness 87%
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
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