Book jacket image for Random Acts of Medicine by Anupam B. Jena

Doubleday

9780385548816

STARRED REVIEW

Random Acts of Medicine

In their revealing book, Anupam B. Jena and Christopher Worsham illustrate the role that pure chance plays in medicine.

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Review of ‘Random Acts of Medicine’

Anyone seeking medical care for a serious illness wants certainty in their diagnosis and treatment. The unsettling message of Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health, however, is that those understandable desires are often undermined by pure chance. 

In their revealing book, Harvard Medical School professor…

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