White Coat, Black Hat: Adventures on the Dark Side of Medicine

White Coat, Black Hat: Adventures on the Dark Side of Medicine Paperback – September 13, 2011 by Carl Elliott (Author).

By New Yorker and Atlantic writer Carl Elliott, a readable and even funny account of the serious business of medicine. A tongue-in-cheek account of the changes that have transformed medicine into big business. Physician and medical ethicist Carl Elliott tracks the new world of commercialized medicine from start to finish, introducing the professional guinea pigs, ghostwriters, thought leaders, drug reps, public relations pros, and even medical ethicists who use medicine for (sometimes huge) financial gain. Along the way, he uncovers the cost to patients lost in a health-care universe centered around consumerism.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 232 pages
• Dimensions 152 x 229 x 15mm | 318g
• Publication date 20 Oct 2011
• Publisher Beacon Press
• Publication City/Country Boston, MA, United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 0807061441
• ISBN13 9780807061442