Trust Me I'm a Doctor

Book Description How do you spot if your surgeon's a dud? Did you know that coffee-drinking lessens the risk of suicide? That amniocentesis is sometimes performed without ultrasound, putting unborn babies at risk? That one third of the 62 different sorts of artificial hip on the market have not been properly tested? That there are 15,000 practising doctors with alcohol or drug problems? That most cases of AIDS in babies are preventable? This tie-in book to the popular TV series examines health issues from a consumer's perspective, exposing the myths and the strange reluctance of the medical profession to pass on new findings to patients. Illustrated throughout with anecdotes and quotes from leading practitioners, and written in Phil Hammond's irreverent style, this is the health book that will ensure you'll never be bamboozled by the medical profession again.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"'One of the most entertainingly subversive people on the planet.' Nancy Banks Smith, The Guardian 'Sceptical, irreverent, very funny and like a mighty gust of fresh air in a field that's bedevilled with cover-ups and cloaked in a vow of silence.' Time Out" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Dr Phil Hammond is a doctor, comedian and commentator on UK health. He is the author of the hugely popular Amazon best-seller Medicine Balls. He also writes the Medicine Balls column for Private Eye and regularly appears on Radio 4 in 28 Minutes To Save The NHS and The News Quiz and on television as a regular guest on Countdown, Have I Got News For You and on BBC's Trust Me, I'm A Doctor. Dr Phil Hammond lives in Chew Magna. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.