{"product_id":"blind-spots-when-medicine-gets-it-wrong-and-what-it-means-for-our-health","title":"Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoice 2025 Outstanding Academic Title \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Johns Hopkins medical expert Dr. Marty Makary, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Price We Pa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ean eye-opening look at the medical groupthink that has led to public harm, and what you need to know about your health.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore Americans have peanut allergies today than at any point in history. Why? In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a strict recommendation that parents avoid giving their children peanut products until they're three years old. Getting the science perfectly backward, triggering intolerance with lack of early exposure, the US now leads the world in peanut allergies-and this misinformation is still rearing its head today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow could the experts have gotten it so wrong? Dr. Marty Makary asks, \u003ci\u003eCould it be that many modern-day health crises have been caused by the hubris of the medical establishment? \u003c\/i\u003eExperts said for decades that opioids were not addictive, igniting the opioid crisis. They refused menopausal women hormone replacement therapy, causing unnecessary suffering. They demonized natural fat in foods, driving Americans to processed carbohydrates as obesity rates soared. They told citizens that there are no downsides to antibiotics and prescribed them liberally, causing a drug-resistant bacteria crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen modern medicine issues recommendations based on good scientific studies, it shines. Conversely, when modern medicine is interpreted through the harsh lens of opinion and edict, it can mold beliefs that harm patients and stunt research for decades. In \u003ci\u003eBlind Spots\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Makary explores the latest research on critical topics ranging from the microbiome to childbirth to nutrition and longevity and more, revealing the biggest blind spots of modern medicine and tackling the most urgent yet unsung issues in our $4.5 trillion health care ecosystem. The path to medical mishaps can be absurd, entertaining, and jaw-dropping-but the truth is essential to our health.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51974474498279,"sku":"9781639735310","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_537710e3-dd20-4f14-9449-97c3845e51a2.jpg?v=1776046647","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/blind-spots-when-medicine-gets-it-wrong-and-what-it-means-for-our-health","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}