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Why our health matters

Discusses what has gone wrong with the American way of health to create the crisis in which the author feels the U.S. is embroiled, and offers a solution that calls for a completely new culture of health and medicine.

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  • "vision of medicine that can transform our future"@en

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  • "Discusses what has gone wrong with the American way of health to create the crisis in which the author feels the U.S. is embroiled, and offers a solution that calls for a completely new culture of health and medicine."@en
  • "Dr. Weil delves into the the problem of what went wrong withe the American way of health care to create the crisis in which we are in. He shows how medical schools fail to give future doctors the education they need, how insurance companies have destroyed our opportunity to get excellent care, and how pharmaceutical companies have come to rule our lives. The solution involves creating a completely new culture of health and medicine in this country, one that we can start building today."@en
  • "Discusses what has gone wrong with the American way of health to create the crisis in which the author feels the U.S. is embroiled and offers a solution that calls for a completely new culture of health and medicine."
  • "Dr. Andrew Weil offers this enlightening peek inside the problems of the health care industry and the steps needed to solve our national health issues."
  • "Dr. Andrew Weil draws upon thirty years of medical experience to speak to us about our health care, offering a clear picture of what went wrong with the American way of health to create the crisis in which our country is embroiled, as well as a passionate vision of how we can make it right. Dr. Weil goes to the root of the problem, showing how medical schools fail to give future doctors the education they need, how insurance companies have destroyed our opportunity to get excellent care, and how pharmaceutical companies have come to rule our lives. The solution involves nothing less than the creation of a completely new culture of health and medicine in this country, one that we can each start building today."@en
  • ""Health care is no longer just a public issue; for millions of Americans it is now a crisis on their own doorstep. The costs of medical care today are a leading cause of personal bankruptcy, yet, even though we spend more money on it than any other country, our national health is far from the best in the world. Many Americans would be surprised to learn that the World Health Organization recently rated America thirty-seventh in health outcomes--on par with Serbia ..."--Container."@en
  • "The World Health Organization recently rated America thirty-seventh in health outcomes, on par with Serbia. Tackling head-on the three major myths of American medicine, Dr. Weil shows how medical schools fail to give future doctors the education they need to care for patients, how insurance companies have destroyed our opportunity to get excellent care, and how pharmaceutical companies have come to rule our lives. The solution involves nothing less than the creation of a completely new culture of health and medicine in this country.--From publisher description."@en

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  • "Why our health matters"@en
  • "Why our health matters [a vision of medicine that can transform our future]"
  • "Why our health matters [a vision of medicine that can transform our future]"@en
  • "Why our health matters a vision of medicine that can transform our future"
  • "Why our health matters a vision of medicine that can transform our future"@en