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Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health

Book by Marty Makary · 3 quotes · Medical Ethics, Medical Treatment, Medical Profession

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“People who actively work to be open and objective are impressive. They are also easy to spot. They surprise people with their positions on different issues. They don't hop on bandwagons without compelling evidence. And they possess the courage to challenge assumptions and swim against the current.”

“It's okay to be wrong. In science, when people get things wrong when little information is available, the are being human. But when they make absolutist claims for years that go against overwhelming medical evidence simply to protect an institution's or political party's brand, they are propagandists”