*Updated and expanded in March 2022* A disease is a legal title that grants treatment to licensed medical practitioners. If a problem does not require medical treatment, it should not be called a disease. Misleading names lead to misleading treatment. This book covers the common diseases and health problems including birth defects, sexually transmitted infections, bone and joint problems, blood sugar problems, and digestion problems. I make a case that cancer, autoimmune problems, HIV, and "the new disease" are also questionable in their definitions, explanations, and treatments. In most cases I am not doubting the existence of health problems, I am questioning the way we think about diseases and respond to them.
*Updated and expanded in March 2022* A disease is a legal title that grants treatment to licensed medical practitioners. If a problem does not require medical treatment, it should not be called a disease. Misleading names lead to misleading treatment. This book covers the common diseases and health problems including birth defects, sexually transmitted infections, bone and joint problems, blood sugar problems, and digestion problems. I make a case that cancer, autoimmune problems, HIV, and "the new disease" are also questionable in their definitions, explanations, and treatments. In most cases I am not doubting the existence of health problems, I am questioning the way we think about diseases and respond to them.
