You Bet Your Life
From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovation

I'm a bit torn here. I love his books, they're completely page-turning and very informative and easily understandble and readable in a way that's so helpful for non-sciencey types like me. And I know he's pro-vaccine, obviously, as he retells part of the story here of his work on the rotavirus vacci......more

Задължителна книга за всеки лекар. Концепцията за риск в медицината е трудна за разбиране. Твърде много лекари, особено в условията на пандемия, не осъзнават важността на отношението полза-риск. Д-р Пол Офит разглежда историята на 9 революционни медицински постижения (сърдечна трансплантация, антибио......more

I loved this book. Dr. Offit is a great writer and this book is almost impossible to put down. The chapters are short and again I fell into the trap of I’ll only read one more, which was never just one more. Dr. Offit provides a great discussion of risk, what it means and when it is worthwhile. He u......more

This is a book about the inherent riskiness of medical innovation. Paul Offit is an accomplished medical researcher who was involved in the development efforts around the COVID-19 vaccines. His punchline is that medical innovation is inherently complex and risky, to patients, researchers, regulators......more

Good overview of the: 1. History of medical advancements 2. Political impacts on medical research 3. Unfair judgements made on pioneers of medical technologies, both good and bad 4. Risk inherent in new medical treatments and also the risk inherent in avoiding new treatments Quite pertinent discussion......more