Ethan L. Welch's new book "Quackonomics! The Cost of Unscientific Health Care in the US" is a cogent study of modern American healthcare
Recent release "Quackonomics! The Cost of Unscientific Health Care in the US… and the Other Fraud Found Along the Way" from Page Publishing author Ethan L. Welch, MD is a critical analysis of the pervasive disruption in the quality of American health created by nonscientific medicine- health care based upon unsubstantiated methods that lack a scientifically plausible rationale.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ethan L. Welch, MD is a graduate of Harvard Collage and Johns Hopkins Medical School, former Lieutenant commander in the US Public Health Service, surgeon, and professor emeritus who practiced in Rochester hospitals and taught vascular surgery at the University of Rochester School of Medicine for over thirty years, He is now enjoying his retirement with his wife, Janet, has published his latest book "Quackonomics! The Cost of Unscientific Health Care in the US… and the Other Fraud Found Along the Way": a thought-provoking discussion of the various forms of non-science-based treatments that offer costly hope and unproven outcomes.
The author writes, "Fake news is bad enough. We cannot allow ourselves to be buried in fake medicine.
"This book looks at quackery practiced under the cover of CIM (Complementary and Integrative Medicine). Why? To inform the consumer that there is a better way to spend their health-care dollar. How? By a better understanding of science and the scientific method.
"A brief summary of the development of science is given, from early Greece, through the Dark Ages, and into the twenty-first century. This history emphasizes that the development of the scientific method originated purely in Western culture, contrary to other interpretations by Islam and the Chinese. It traces the origins of anti-science in the United States. The placebo effect, an essential part of the science of medicine, is clearly defined.
"The absence of science is documented in twenty-five examples of CIM from acupuncture to homeopathy, from herbal medicine to aromatherapy, from spiritual healing to iridology. The history and the departure from science are emphasized. The weakness of the literature supporting these frauds is cited as are the politics of reimbursement. A section on marijuana stresses the need to take a hard look at the perils of legalization.
"While researching the cost of unscientific health care (over $40 billion), Dr. Welch discovered quackery embedded in the system (over $100 billion), including fraud in the scientific literature, fraud in the medical profession, in Big Pharma's pricing of drugs and hospital billing fraud. The extent to which legislatures are influenced by the money pharma spends on campaigns on an annual basis was tabulated. It exposes the weakness of our response to the opioid crisis.
"This book will be of interest to everyone in the United States interested in the quality of their health care. The aim is not to be all-inclusive but to stimulate national dialogue."
Published by Page Publishing, Ethan L. Welch, MD's engrossing book is a detailed look at the waste and weakness inherent in the current American health care system.
Readers who wish to experience this engaging work can purchase "Quackonomics! The Cost of Unscientific Health Care in the US… and the Other Fraud Found Along the Way" at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.
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