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Empowered Patient Book Reviews of Health and Medical Books
Thousands of books are available to help patients better understand their health or medical challenges. Some are excellent and patients feel well served. Others are lacking in solid information, and may even be dangerous. If you are in search of a book to help you become more empowered, take a look at these health and medical book reviews.
Book Review: Our Bodies, Ourselves - Revised, Updated 40th Anniversary Edition
A review of the 2011, 40th Anniversary edition of the women's health classic, Our Bodies Ourselves by the Boston Women's Health Book Collective.
Book Review - Doctor, Your Patient Will See You Now by Steven Z. Kussin, MD
Read this review of Dr. Steven Z. Kussin's Doctor, Your Patient Will See You Now, a book that offers good advice to patients who wish to improve their ability to find good outcomes as they navigate through the healthcare system.
An Empowered Patient's Look at The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Not a traditional book review, this article takes a look at The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot from the perspective of an empowered patient.
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Dangerous Doses by Katherine Eban
Review of Dangerous Doses, the story of counterfeit drugs and the contamination of America's drug supply, by Katherine Eban
The Empowered Patient by Julia A. Hallisy, DDS
The Empowered Patient by Julia A. Hallisy, DDS sets the stage by showing how the American healthcare system can go wrong, then empowers patients by providing them with practical tips for navigating the system successfully. Read more in this review of The Empowered Patient.
The Empowered Patient by Elizabeth Cohen - Review
Review of the book The Empowered Patient (How to Get the Right Diagnosis, Buy the Cheapest Drugs, Beat Your Insurance Company and Get the Best Medical Care Every Time) by Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent
Fatal Care, by Dr. Sanjaya Kumar
Review of Fatal Care, Survive in the U.S. Health System by Dr. Sanjaya Kumar
Finding Dr. Right
Book review of Finding Dr. Right by Mitch Rothschild.
How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman, MD
How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman, MD
How to Survive Your Doctor's Care, by Pamela F. Gallin, MD, FACS
Review of How to Survive Your Doctor's Care, by Pamela F. Gallin, MD, FACS.
Overtreated: Too Much Medicine Making Us Sicker and Poorer, Shannon Brownlee
Review of Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer by Shannon Brownlee
Stay Healthy, Live Longer, Spend Wisely by Davis Liu, MD
Review of Stay Healthy, Live Longer, Spend Wisely, Making Intelligent Choices in America's Healthcare System by Davis Liu, MD
Unbreak Your Health - Complete Guide to Alternative and Complementary Therapies
Book Review of Unbreak Your Health, The Complete Guide to Complementary and Alternative Therapies by Alan E. Smith -- learn about more than 100 complementary and alternative therapies.
What's Wrong With Me? - by Dannheisser and Rosenbaum
Book review of What's Wrong With Me? (The Frustrated Patient's Guide to Getting an Accurate Diagnosis), by Lynn M. Dannheisser and Jerry M. Rosenbaum, MD.
The Napkin, the Melon and the Monkey by Barbara Burke
Sometimes lessons about navigating the dysfunction of healthcare are best learned by metaphor. The Napkin, the Melon and the Monkey is a business book that translates well to healthcare by teaching us how to face difficulties ourselves while learning to work well with others.
