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What Your Doctor Won't (or Can't) Tell You: The Failures of American Medicine -- and How to Avoid Becoming a Statistic

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When Dr Levine describes his book as "honest," it is redundant. His honesty, knowledge and his concern for the well-being of patients virtuallly leaps from the page.

He packs and enomous amount of little known information and a wealth of practical, life-saving suggestions about surviving a hospital stay, and even about relating to an ordinary visit to a doctor, into a few hundred pages.

It's a "must read" for anyone feeling a little under the weather, and for every one else before they feel less than well, as well.

There ought to be a prize, or a medal, for the sort of courage that Dr. Levine's revelations exemplify. And a heartfelt thanks for his clarity in expressing it.

Now I know why my doctor placed me on a medication that costs about $1,500 dollars a year when I could have taken a better one that costs about $20 dollars a year. After reading Dr. Levine's book I went to another doctor and asked if it would be reasonable to switch. My blood pressure is still controlled and I am savings thousands of dollars. Shame on the medical industry for doing this to us!

Before entering a doctor's office, a hospital, or taking any prescribed drug, you must read this book. Dr. Levine tells all about the horrors of the healthcare industry and how to avoid becoming a victim.

While allopathic medicine and it's interpretations would be my very last choice in
the world to reach my health goals , save trauma treatment, this book offers a rare
and amazing look into the greedy and exploitive world of the medical industry. I recommend
this book to everyone - to better understand that doctors are most certainly not gods, and a consistent and large number , along with big pharma, take part consistently and daily in a lot of vulgar and depressing scams. I was, as one who avoids the medical path, blown away by the revelations of what doctors do to vulnerable patients to make a buck. Heartbreaking. Good advisory for anyone who may have to go near a hospital or get a medical opinion. Forewarned is forearmed. I shall be sharing this book with family members who think "doctors are gods".

I would recommend a future edition be designed with short-lists and bullet points because
there are salient points which may be easier remembered if they are sorted out from
the text.

My only beef, is the author's insistence that his (allopathic physician)
is of "the highest calling"- give me a break, there are plenty of wonderful dedicated healers and alternative practitioners out there and nowhere were they even acknowledged as existing, however they successfully
are and their numbers and successes are growing- in addition to other high callings. Better to keep communities healthy and OUT of the hospital and OFF drugs than to be an "expert" in promoting the perpetuation of this heartache.

entertaining, but with bias for teaching hospitals. Hmm, author is associated, wait... can't be, w/ teaching hospital. Really?

Over generalized: just because a radiation oncologist does not have the latest "bling" stethoscope, does not mean I would not go to him; I would be surprised if he even had a stethoscope at all... Neurologist who specialize in nerve conductive studies do NOT need blood pressure machines and are irrelevant to their practice.

Author does make things more sensational then need to be mostly in an effort to boost his sales and make more money on his book. Who can blame him? If he did not do that, publisher sure would. Write a book = get a check. Write a sensational book = go on TV, get bigger check, become a "personality."

But I would like a disclaimer on that as well stating that he is taking few select cases out of a career and exploring then on paper. I would argue the vast majority of encounters are not nearly as sensational.