What Modern Medicine Gets Wrong with Dr. Marty Makary PH305

Pursuing Health

Julie Foucher MD, MS

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Dr. Marty Makary is a New York Times bestselling author and health care expert at Johns Hopkins University. He writes for The Wall Street Journal and served in leadership at the World Health Organization. Marty is the recipient of the 2020 Business Book of the Year Award for his most recent book, The Price We Pay, which has been described by Steve Forbes as “A must-read for every American”. His newest book, BLIND SPOTS, explores the latest scientific research or major health topics today where medical dogma has loomed large.A public health researcher, Dr. Makary leads efforts to improve the health of communities and focuses on the “re-design of health care” to make health care more reliable, holistic, and coordinated, especially for vulnerable populations. He leads national efforts to increase medical transparency and lower health care costs for everyday businesses and consumers.Clinically, Dr. Makary is the chief of Islet Transplant Surgery at Johns Hopkins and is the recipient of the Nobility in Science Award from the National Pancreas Foundation. He has been a visiting professor at over 25 medical schools, has published over 250 peer-reviewed scientific articles, and has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. A graduate of Bucknell, Thomas Jefferson, and Harvard Universities, he completed his surgical residency at Georgetown University and his specialty training at Johns Hopkins Hospital.You can connect with Dr. Markary via Instagram @martymakary and his website martymakarymd.com.Related Episodes:Ep 202 - Environmental Toxins and Your Health with Jackie Bowen + Oliver Amdrup Ep 123 - Dissecting Nutrition Research and Dietary Guidelines with Zoë Harcombe If you like this episode, please subscribe to Pursuing Health on iTunes and give it a rating or share your feedback on social media using the hashtag #PursuingHealth. I look forward to bringing you future episodes with inspiring individuals and ideas about health. Disclaimer: This podcast is for general information only, and does not provide medical advice. I recommend that you seek assistance from your personal physician for any health conditions or concerns.

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0:00.0	We see a lot of recommendations in modern medicine.
0:02.6	I go through them in the book Blind Spots,
0:05.0	where a scientific discussion takes on a herd mentality
0:11.7	and then a mob mentality, where all of a sudden questions are forbidden.
0:17.2	And what happens is the medical experts will often lock arms and walk off a cliff together and cause tremendous damage.
0:26.0	Hello and welcome to pursuing health. I'm Dr. Julie Fushe, family physician and
0:37.7	former cross-fit games athlete. Here I bring you information and
0:41.4	inspiration to help bridge the gap between fitness and medicine
0:44.8	and support your journey toward your healthiest self.
0:47.6	Thank you so much for joining me.
0:49.2	Now let's get started with this week's episode. Hello and welcome back to the Pursuing Health Podcast.
0:58.0	I am very excited to be here today with Dr. Marty McCary,
1:02.0	who is a New York Times best-selling author.
1:04.8	He is a health care expert at Johns Hopkins University.
1:08.4	He writes for the Wall Street Journal,
1:10.4	and he served in leadership at the World Health Organization. He received the
1:15.0	received the 2020 Business Book of the Year Award for his book the
1:17.4	The Price We Pay, which has been described by Steve Forbes as a must read
1:21.4	for every American and his newest book, Blind Spots, which is also a New York Times
1:26.6	bestseller, explores the latest scientific research on major health topics today,
1:31.7	where medical dogma has loomed large. He is a public health
1:35.2	researcher. He leads efforts to improve the health of communities and focus on
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