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Not Just Cholesterol: 4 Health Myths That Persist Despite Evidence, Says Johns Hopkins Professor

‘Blind Spots,’ the new book, suggests that questioning the status quo in medicine may be key to advancing beyond outdated practices.
Not Just Cholesterol: 4 Health Myths That Persist Despite Evidence, Says Johns Hopkins Professor
Dr. Marty Makary, author, surgeon and professor at Johns Hopkins University. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Photo courtesy of Keith Weller, Shutterstock
Sheramy Tsai
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Most patients worry about surgical errors or misdiagnoses, but Dr. Marty Makary, a surgeon and professor at Johns Hopkins University, says the bigger, hidden risk is how doctors think.

In his new book, “Blind Spots,” Makary suggests that cognitive dissonance keeps doctors clinging to outdated practices and prevents the medical field from adapting to new evidence, resulting in treatments that can be ineffective or even harmful.

Sheramy Tsai
Sheramy Tsai
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Sheramy Tsai, BSN, RN, is a seasoned nurse with a decade-long writing career. An alum of Middlebury College and Johns Hopkins, Tsai combines her writing and nursing expertise to deliver impactful content. Living in Vermont, she balances her professional life with sustainable living and raising three children.
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