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Bad Medicine

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This was a great story that was well written. The characters were adeptly woven together in a story that built suspence with every chapter and left you with the desire to keep reading to find out what else was going to happen. There was even the "Feel Good" ending with the bad guys getting theirs and the good guys surviving. All in all, one of the better books I have read over the past couple of years.

Now I'm looking for the next book to be published.

Because I am a physician, when I read the cover I was excited about a book that might dish up some dirt on the medical profession. Instead, I found a melodramatic and very ridiculous plot and some awful writing. The characters were one-dimensional, the villians were pure evil - I expected them to be tying a damsel onto railroad tracks at any second. I am mystified by all the good editorials this book has received.
Basically, I was disappointed by this book. For a better look at the real issues faced by doctors in traing (burn-out, cynicism) take a look at Samuel Shem's "House of God". You won't be disappointed.

"First do no harm," comes from the very famous Hippocratic oath that each and every doctor takes when they receive the M.D. after their name. Paul Auerbach takes you to a place where such an oath means absolutely nothing to a select few. Welcome to Branscomb Medical Center and School where bribery, blackmail, secrets, sex, and money are commonplace. Meet Drs. Smachtz, Ingleheart, Resnick, Waterhouse, and Mahnke, the ones with something to hide. One gave a patient the wrong blood and killed her. Another let a patient who had a heart attack lay in bed and die of a ruptured aorta. Another separated a car accident victim's neck from his spine. Another has some very interesting photos to hide, and another pops narcotics like M&Ms. These doctors obviously endanger patient care, but yet they are still on the payroll. Can two first year medical students and a dedicated doctor find out why? Or should they learn to leave well enough alone. This book is a work of absolute genius. I highly recommend this book because it is a definite must read. It has a little something for everyone; you cannot afford not to read it.

It compares with the suspenseful medical thrillers of Robin Cook in his prime. It demasks the medical profession and gives pause to anyone who dons a hospital garb.

Again, superegos collide with sound medical treatment. All the characters transcend the pages, and come to life in a sobering morality play. Will give the book to my wife the RN.

Look no further if you're seeking an edge-of -the-seat thriller! You won't be able to put this one down -- and you'll never look at your doctor the same way again. Auerbach is a master at the murder mystery

I am his son and I think that this sis the best book that he has ever writen. I really loved this book!

Dr. Auerbach did a great job on this one. The medical information/references are extremely accurate too - he really knows his stuff. Well worth the read!