{"product_id":"health-your-self-janice-m-horowitz-9781642933536","title":"Health Your Self: What's Really Driving Your Care and How to Take Charge","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Veteran former \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e health reporter and host of public radio's \u003ci\u003eDueling Docs: The Cure to Contradictory Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, Janice M. Horowitz, deftly exposes background forces that can compromise care.\" --\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Janice M. Horowitz has written a terrific new book, \u003ci\u003eHealth Your Self\u003c\/i\u003e, that offers smart advice to be your best health advocate.\" --PBS's \u003ci\u003eNext Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLearn how to spot--and outsmart--behind-the-scenes influences at work every time your doctor writes a prescription, orders a test, or selects a treatment plan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKnow what's driving your doctor's decisions--and how to protect yourself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through compelling real-life stories, \u003ci\u003eHealth Your Self\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the forces that compromise your medical care, and arms you with the tools to navigate around them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - When a doctor refers you to a colleague in a hospital, there's a hidden influence: he gets a bonus.\u003cbr\u003e - When a psychiatrist prescribes medication to school children, it might have more to do with the colossal overreach of drug companies than something your kids actually need.\u003cbr\u003e - When you are handed unnecessary painkillers at urgent care, the doctor could be bucking for a five-star rating on a patient satisfaction survey. Enough of those, he gets a raise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eHealth Your Self\u003c\/i\u003e turns you into a smart, practical--and brave--healthy skeptic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Backed with her twenty years of health reporting for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, Janice M. Horowitz produced this eminently readable guide that empowers you to get the healthcare you really need. More knowledge, less waste, better care.\" --Frank Lalli, the Health Care Detective(TM) at NPR's \u003ci\u003eRobin Hood Radio\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is a controversial book and I'm ready for the tough questions my patients are bound to ask after reading it.\" --Jane Farhi, Cardiologist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Finally, your own personal and portable patient advocate! Chock full of personal stories, this book is a public service. You'll wind up the smartest person in the waiting room.\" --Lillie Rosenthal, D.O., New York City \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eHealth Your Self\u003c\/i\u003e takes you behind the privacy curtain. When you turn the last page, you realize you were just handed everything it takes to get the best medical care possible.\" --Leslie Laurence, Co-author of Outrageous Practices\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janice M. Horowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642933538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642933536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Post Hill Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 5.91w x 1.10d","brand":"Janice M. Horowitz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049538187519,"sku":"9781642933536","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5890290d-66fb-45de-9037-f0fc8f94de41.jpg?v=1685002077","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/health-your-self-janice-m-horowitz-9781642933536","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}