For decades, medical experts insisted opioids were not addictive, mistakenly warned natural fat caused heart disease, and over-prescribed antibiotics and other medications. Over time, mistakes were identified and corrected, but what is modern medicine getting wrong today? On this Line One, host Dr. Justin Clark is joined by New York Times bestselling author Dr. Marty Makary to discuss his new book Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong and What It Means for Our Health.
HOST: Dr. Justin Clark
GUESTS:
- Dr. Marty Makary – Public health researcher, author, and health care expert at Johns Hopkins University.
RESOURCES:
LINE ONE’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic offer extensive health information libraries
- MedlinePlus has a guide to finding reliable health information on the internet
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies
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