Hamer

The Western world has been drowning the field of healthcare with truly vast amounts of money for the better part of a century in a valiant attempt to rid the world of disease. At least that¿s the view from my medical-layman¿s perspective Being curious by nature, I wanted to take a closer look at this industry colossus that has grown to claim roughly one of every six dollars spent in my country. I wanted to see for myself how close doctors were to understanding the cause of disease, as...
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The Western world has been drowning the field of healthcare with truly vast amounts of money for the better part of a century in a valiant attempt to rid the world of disease. At least that¿s the view from my medical-layman¿s perspective Being curious by nature, I wanted to take a closer look at this industry colossus that has grown to claim roughly one of every six dollars spent in my country. I wanted to see for myself how close doctors were to understanding the cause of disease, as without that, it is unclear to me how they can achieve anything more than merely managing illness. What did I find? Well, you¿ll have to read this book to get those answers.