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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 93%
Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.
by Vinayak K. Prasad 2015
4.36
407 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 92%
Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.
by Ian Harris 2016
4.16
196 ratings
Trick or Treatment
by Simon Singh • 2008
Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.
4.11
5k+
Trick or Treatment Summary
Trick or Treatment 92%
Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.
by Simon Singh 2008
4.11
5k+ ratings
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
Snake Oil Science Summary
Snake Oil Science 92%
The pain relief is real; the needle is a prop. How placebo explains alternative medicine.
by R. Barker Bausell 2007
4.01
346 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 92%
Peanut avoidance caused an epidemic. Hormone therapy wrongly abandoned. The errors follow a pattern.
by Marty Makary 2024
4.34
5k+ 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 91%
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
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 91%
Vaccine safety trials hid adverse events: control groups received vaccines, not placebos.
by Anonymous 2022
4.61
785 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? 91%
A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.
by Paul A. Offit 2013
4.11
3k+ ratings
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+
Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know about Summary
Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know about 91%
Your illness is someone's retirement plan. The low-cost cures they buried.
by Kevin Trudeau 2004
3.14
2k+ 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 90%
Cholesterol isn't the killer. Statins add days, not decades. The drug trials were rigged.
by Malcolm Kendrick 2019
4.61
282 ratings
The Great Cholesterol Con
by Malcolm Kendrick • 2007
Cholesterol took the fall. Chronic stress and social breakdown are the true causes of heart disease.
4.23
879
The Great Cholesterol Con Summary
The Great Cholesterol Con 90%
Cholesterol took the fall. Chronic stress and social breakdown are the true causes of heart disease.
by Malcolm Kendrick 2007
4.23
879 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 90%
Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.
by Ivan Illich 1974
4.04
612 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 90%
A doctor studied 3,300 children; the unvaccinated were far healthier. Journal retracted the data.
by Paul Thomas 2024
4.62
286 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 90%
Metals in vaccines may be damaging nerves from birth. The evidence is in our faces.
by Forrest Maready 2018
4.38
178 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 90%
Vaccine-refusing parents follow a coherent logic, and it is quietly dismantling herd immunity.
by Jennifer A. Reich 2016
3.91
132 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 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
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 90%
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
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 90%
We pursue diagnosis for certainty and safety. The pursuit itself is making us sick.
by Suzanne O'Sullivan 2025
4.11
3k+ 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 90%
What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.
by Terence H. Young 2023
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 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
The Laws of Medicine
by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2015
Why a strong hunch beats a weak test, and other laws of a science built on uncertainty.
4.07
5k+
The Laws of Medicine Summary
The Laws of Medicine 90%
Why a strong hunch beats a weak test, and other laws of a science built on uncertainty.
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2015
4.07
5k+ ratings
Bad Science
by Ben Goldacre • 2008
From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.
4.06
45k+
Bad Science Summary
Bad Science 90%
From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.
by Ben Goldacre 2008
4.06
45k+ 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 89%
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
The Real Anthony Fauci
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. • 2021
Fifty years, five pandemics, one method: suppress the cheap treatments, profit from the toxic ones.
4.47
9k+
The Real Anthony Fauci Summary
The Real Anthony Fauci 89%
Fifty years, five pandemics, one method: suppress the cheap treatments, profit from the toxic ones.
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2021
4.47
9k+ ratings
Mind the Science
by Jonathan N. Stea • 2024
How a multi-trillion-dollar industry exploits your cognitive biases to sell fake mental health cures
4.15
257
Mind the Science Summary
Mind the Science 89%
How a multi-trillion-dollar industry exploits your cognitive biases to sell fake mental health cures
by Jonathan N. Stea 2024
4.15
257 ratings
The Cholesterol Myths
by Uffe Ravnskov • 2000
The cholesterol-heart disease theory was built on cherry-picked data. A doctor dismantles it.
4.29
184
The Cholesterol Myths Summary
The Cholesterol Myths 89%
The cholesterol-heart disease theory was built on cherry-picked data. A doctor dismantles it.
by Uffe Ravnskov 2000
4.29
184 ratings
Rethinking Diabetes
by Gary Taubes • 2024
Diabetes patients were told to eat more carbs. The studies behind that advice lasted only weeks.
4.17
559
Rethinking Diabetes Summary
Rethinking Diabetes 89%
Diabetes patients were told to eat more carbs. The studies behind that advice lasted only weeks.
by Gary Taubes 2024
4.17
559 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
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+
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis 89%
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
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 89%
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
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 89%
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
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 89%
Osteoporosis drugs may weaken bones, and calcium pills can harden your arteries instead.
by Harmony Clearwater Grace 2015
4.29
168 ratings
The Clot Thickens
by Malcolm Kendrick • 2021
Cholesterol doesn't clog arteries. Blood clots do, triggered by stress, sugar, and pollution.
4.65
658
The Clot Thickens Summary
The Clot Thickens 89%
Cholesterol doesn't clog arteries. Blood clots do, triggered by stress, sugar, and pollution.
by Malcolm Kendrick 2021
4.65
658 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 89%
Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.
by Jerome Groopman 2007
3.93
13k+ 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 89%
Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.
by Marty Makary 2012
4.29
2k+ 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 89%
Infectious disease death rates fell before vaccines. Credit goes to sanitation, not shots.
by Suzanne Humphries 2013
4.62
2k+ ratings
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.
3.54
24
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care Summary
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care 89%
The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.
by Sally C. Pipes 2008
3.54
24 ratings
Every Patient Tells a Story
by Lisa Sanders • 2009
Most diagnoses are found in what the patient says, yet doctors cut them off within seconds.
3.96
9k+
Every Patient Tells a Story Summary
Every Patient Tells a Story 88%
Most diagnoses are found in what the patient says, yet doctors cut them off within seconds.
by Lisa Sanders 2009
3.96
9k+ ratings
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True
by Guy P. Harrison • 2011
Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.
3.61
1k+
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True Summary
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True 88%
Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.
by Guy P. Harrison 2011
3.61
1k+ ratings
The Wellness Trap
by Christy Harrison • 2023
Supplements aren't regulated. Popular diagnoses aren't real. Wellness culture has a science problem.
3.76
2k+
The Wellness Trap Summary
The Wellness Trap 88%
Supplements aren't regulated. Popular diagnoses aren't real. Wellness culture has a science problem.
by Christy Harrison 2023
3.76
2k+ ratings
The Invisible Rainbow
by Arthur Firstenberg • 2017
Two centuries of evidence that electrification, not infection, is what made us sick.
4.48
774
The Invisible Rainbow Summary
The Invisible Rainbow 88%
Two centuries of evidence that electrification, not infection, is what made us sick.
by Arthur Firstenberg 2017
4.48
774 ratings
Counterclockwise
by Ellen J. Langer • 2009
Living as if it's 1959 made older men physically younger. The science of mind-driven health.
3.87
763
Counterclockwise Summary
Counterclockwise 88%
Living as if it's 1959 made older men physically younger. The science of mind-driven health.
by Ellen J. Langer 2009
3.87
763 ratings
Complications
by Atul Gawande • 2002
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
4.28
53k+
Complications Summary
Complications 88%
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
by Atul Gawande 2002
4.28
53k+ 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 88%
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
The Miraculous Results Of Extremely High Doses Of The Sunshine Hormone Vitamin D3 My Experiment With Huge Doses Of D3 From 25,000 To 50,000 To 100,000 Iu A Day Over A 1 Year Period
by Jeff T. Bowles • 2013
Vitamin D at 100,000 IU daily reversed his chronic illness: the evolutionary hibernation signal.
4.06
1k+
The Miraculous Results Of Extremely High Doses Of The Sunshine Hormone Vitamin D3 My Experiment With Huge Doses Of D3 From 25,000 To 50,000 To 100,000 Iu A Day Over A 1 Year Period Summary
The Miraculous Results Of Extremely High Doses Of The Sunshine Hormone Vitamin D3 My Experiment With Huge Doses Of D3 From 25,000 To 50,000 To 100,000 Iu A Day Over A 1 Year Period 88%
Vitamin D at 100,000 IU daily reversed his chronic illness: the evolutionary hibernation signal.
by Jeff T. Bowles 2013
4.06
1k+ ratings
Medical Apartheid
by Harriet A. Washington • 2007
Tuskegee was not an anomaly. A sweeping history of medicine exploiting Black Americans for research.
4.43
10k+
Medical Apartheid Summary
Medical Apartheid 88%
Tuskegee was not an anomaly. A sweeping history of medicine exploiting Black Americans for research.
by Harriet A. Washington 2007
4.43
10k+ 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 88%
Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.
by Ty Vincent MD 2012
3.71
7 ratings
Crooked
by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin • 2017
Your MRI is lying, your injections don't help, and back surgery fails 60% of the time.
4.17
884
Crooked Summary
Crooked 88%
Your MRI is lying, your injections don't help, and back surgery fails 60% of the time.
by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin 2017
4.17
884 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
The Occasional Human Sacrifice
by Carl Elliott • 2024
They expose deadly medical experiments and lose everything. Why they can't stay silent.
3.86
512
The Occasional Human Sacrifice Summary
The Occasional Human Sacrifice 88%
They expose deadly medical experiments and lose everything. Why they can't stay silent.
by Carl Elliott 2024
3.86
512 ratings
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