Hope or Hype

Bookwatch, The, April, 2005

Hope Or Hype

Richard Deyo & Donald Patrick, MDs

Amacom

1601 Broadway, New York NY 10019

www.amacombooks.org

0814408451 $24.95 1-800-250-5308

Why are Americans obsessed with medical miracles? In Hope Or Hype: The Obsession With Medical Advances And The High Cost Of False Promises, two doctors who are experts on ethical and policy issues in the medical world examine the false premises and promises the medical community makes to consumers, from pharmaceutical and equipment companies eager to promote new technologies and cures to physicians and hospitals too quick to prescribe costly medicines or surgeries. The hazards of such unnecessary treatments are provided within an overview of the drug and medical industries as a whole.