Why Health Care Is the Second Leading Cause of Death in America and How To Ensure That It's Not Yours.
Doctors often make assumptions that can harm you.
Doctors often assume that all treatments work for everybody and that no one will suffer from side effects or complications. In fact, treatments typically help only about half of the people who get them, and side effects and complications put millions of people in the hospital every year. Ch. 5
Doctors often assume that you don’t need to know what’s happening with your own body. Ch. 6, 7
Doctors often assume that they will call the shots and you will simply follow orders. Ch. 5, 8
