u.s. medical system Archives

Book Review: Over-Diagnosed by H. Gilbert Welch, M.D.

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Nov 29, 2019 | LEARN: Medical Memoir

Over-Diagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health is a physician researchers’ perspective on the state of medical practice in the United States. It was published in 2011, so some of the information is dated. But the fundamental questions raised by H....

Book Review: One Doctor by Brendan Reilly

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Nov 4, 2019 | LEARN: Medical Memoir

Dr. Brendan Reilly creates a gripping memoir, One Doctor, by balancing several elements. As a hospitalist, a doctor working strictly with patients admitted to hospital, he details individual cases. At the same time, he reflects on how the cases affect him beyond the...

Book Review: No Apparent Distress by Rachel Pearson, MD

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Aug 17, 2019 | LEARN: Medical Memoir

In No Apparent Distress, Rachel Pearson writes a riveting account of her time in medical school. She’s especially focused on her work at a student-run charity medical clinic in Galveston, TX. Given everything happening these days along the Texas border, it’s even more...

Book Review: Elderhood by Louise Aronson

by Barbara the Bibliophage | Jul 3, 2019 | LEARN: Chronic Illness, LEARN: Medical Memoir

Louise Aronson subtitles Elderhood with the following: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life. I submit that she focuses primarily on the second of these topics, rather than the other two. And that makes sense because she has many years of...