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"A powerful and extraordinarily important book." -James P. Comer,
MD "A marvelous personal journey that illuminates what it means to
care for people of all races, religions, and cultures. The story of
this man becomes the aspiration of all those who seek to minister
not only to the body but also to the soul." -Jerome Groopman, MD,
author of How Doctors Think Growing up in Jim Crow-era Tennessee
and training and teaching in overwhelmingly white medical
institutions, Gus White witnessed firsthand how prejudice works in
the world of medicine. While race relations have changed
dramatically since then, old ways of thinking die hard. In this
blend of memoir and manifesto, Dr. White draws on his experience as
a resident at Stanford Medical School, a combat surgeon in Vietnam,
and head orthopedic surgeon at one of Harvard's top teaching
hospitals to make sense of the unconscious bias that riddles
medical care, and to explore how we can do better in a diverse
twenty-first-century America. "Gus White is many
things-trailblazing physician, gifted surgeon, and freedom fighter.
Seeing Patients demonstrates to the world what many of us already
knew-that he is also a compelling storyteller. This powerful memoir
weaves personal experience and scientific research to reveal how
the enduring legacy of social inequality shapes America's medical
field. For medical practitioners and patients alike, Dr. White
offers both diagnosis and prescription." -Jonathan L. Walton,
Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, Harvard University "A tour
de force-a compelling story about race, health, and conquering
inequality in medical care...Dr. White has a uniquely perceptive
lens with which to see and understand unconscious bias in health
care...His journey is so absorbing that you will not be able to put
this book down." -Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., author of All
Deliberate Speed
THREE OUT OF FIVE ADULTS WILL EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT BACK PAIN AT
SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES, MAKING BACK PAIN AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE
AILMENT
NOW IN ITS THIRD EDITION, the classic back pain manual "Your Aching
Back "has been revised and updated to ensure that you have the
latest science to speed your recovery.
Drawing on new research as well as decades of clinical experience,
leading specialists Dr. Augustus White and Dr. Preston Phillips
give you everything you need to know to manage this frustrating
condition. To help you hone in on the source of your pain, they
give a short primer on the basics of back mechanics as well as a
discussion of the wide array of possible causes.
Treatment is the primary focus of the book. Emphasizing
evidence-based medicine, the authors give a full account of the
risks and benefits associated with treatments from acupuncture to
spine surgery. You will find out when self-care makes sense, when
you need to see a doctor, what questions to ask, and how to tell if
you need a second opinion. Along the way, you'll learn about
exciting advances in implant technology, recent studies on
ergonomics, cutting-edge imaging technology, the newest forms of
alternative care, and much more. And because dealing with chronic
back pain can have an effect on every aspect of your life, this
book offers sensible, empathic advice on everything from sex and
sports to the financial and emotional consequences of long-term
disability.
In its trademark conversational and unintimidating style, "Your
Aching Back "places you back in control of your health and puts you
on the path toward relief.
If you're going to have a heart attack, an organ transplant, or a
joint replacement, here's the key to getting the very best medical
care: be a white, straight, middle-class male. This book by a
pioneering black surgeon takes on one of the few critically
important topics that haven't figured in the heated debate over
health care reform-the largely hidden yet massive injustice of bias
in medical treatment. Growing up in Jim Crow-era Tennessee and
training and teaching in overwhelmingly white medical institutions,
Gus White witnessed firsthand how prejudice works in the world of
medicine. And while race relations have changed dramatically, old
ways of thinking die hard. In Seeing Patients White draws upon his
experience in startlingly different worlds to make sense of the
unconscious bias that riddles medical treatment, and to explore
what it means for health care in a diverse twenty-first-century
America. White and coauthor David Chanoff use extensive research
and interviews with leading physicians to show how subconscious
stereotyping influences doctor-patient interactions, diagnosis, and
treatment. Their book brings together insights from the worlds of
social psychology, neuroscience, and clinical practice to define
the issues clearly and, most importantly, to outline a concrete
approach to fixing this fundamental inequity in the delivery of
health care.
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