Blind Spots

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

Marty Makary, MD (Author) , Marty Makary, MD (Narrator)

Blind Spots

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

Marty Makary, MD (Author) , Marty Makary, MD (Narrator)

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The instant New York Times bestseller from Johns Hopkins medical expert Dr. Marty Makary-an eye-opening look at the medical groupthink that has led to public harm, and what you need to know about your health.

More Americans have peanut allergies today than at any point in history. Why? In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a strict recommendation that parents avoid giving their children peanut products until they're three years old. Getting the science perfectly backward, triggering intolerance with lack of early exposure, the US now leads the world in peanut allergies-and this misinformation is still rearing its head today.

How could the experts have gotten it so wrong? Dr. Marty Makary asks, Could it be that many modern-day health crises have been caused by the hubris of the medical establishment? Experts said for decades that opioids were not addictive, igniting the opioid crisis. They refused menopausal women hormone replacement therapy, causing unnecessary suffering. They demonized natural fat in foods, driving Americans to processed carbohydrates as obesity rates soared. They told citizens that there are no downsides to antibiotics and prescribed them liberally, causing a drug-resistant bacteria crisis.

When modern medicine issues recommendations based on good scientific studies, it shines. Conversely, when modern medicine is interpreted through the harsh lens of opinion and edict, it can mold beliefs that harm patients and stunt research for decades. In Blind Spots, Dr. Makary explores the latest research on critical topics ranging from the microbiome to childbirth to nutrition and longevity and more, revealing the biggest blind spots of modern medicine and tackling the most urgent yet unsung issues in our $4.5 trillion health care ecosystem. The path to medical mishaps can be absurd, entertaining, and jaw-dropping-but the truth is essential to our health.

Product details

Published	Dec 02 2025
Format	Paperback
Edition	1st
Extent	288
ISBN	9781639737239
Imprint	Bloomsbury Publishing
Dimensions	210 x 140 mm
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Marty Makary, MD

Marty Makary, MD is a Johns Hopkins professor and…

Narrator

Marty Makary, MD

Marty Makary, MD is a Johns Hopkins professor and…

A revolutionary book about health. Explains how the broken healthcare system has fueled some of our largest epidemics, and exactly how we can get back on track. A brilliant exposé that shines a path forward for global health in the 21st century, and contains what everyone needs to know to be empowered in their own health.

Dr. Casey Means, #1 NYT Bestselling author of Good Energy and Co-Founder of Levels
With trust in science on the wane . . . this may not seem like the best time to criticize the medical profession. Yet a dose of healthy skepticism may be the healthiest attitude when information seems contradictory, whether it's about a decades-long practice or newer, faddish procedures.

Pamela Paul, The New York Times
Blind Spots will help you learn several critical and surprising things about what to ask and what to avoid, and it'll encourage you to choose doctors whose treatments are based on evidence rather than hearsay.

Washington Independent Review of Books
Quick, compelling, and something all clinicians will want to read.

Psychiatric Times
A passionate, well-argued and thought-provoking read.

The Times
[Makary's] critical eye is well suited to this clinically sound report . . . An eye-opening look at how the American medical industry's rigidity has stunted its reliability.

Kirkus Reviews