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A Return to Healing

Flexner, Osler, and How American Medicine Went Astray
  • Andy Lazris and Alan Roth
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2025
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Drawing on decades of medical practice and research, A Return to Healing reveals how today's doctors prioritize numbers over patients and offers empowering solutions for reforming the American health care system towards better patient-centred care.

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Lazris Andy :

Andy Lazris, MD, is a physician practising primary care and geriatric medicine in Maryland. As a Certified Medical Director, he orchestrates medical care and provides education for several long-term care facilities, frequently giving talks about health issues throughout the community. He is a Baltimore Top-Doc multiple years running and regularly writes op-eds and scholarly articles about our health care system, working to make it more sensible for patients and physicians. He has written multiple books, including Curing Medicare and, with Erik Rifkin, Utilizing Effective Risk Communication in COVID-19.
Roth Alan :

Alan Roth, DO, is a physician practising family medicine and palliative care in New York. He is chairman of the MediSys Health Network Department of Family Medicine and Ambulatory Care. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including “NY Magazine Best Doctor,” and was featured in TIME magazine as a Guardian of Healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. He is a professor of family medicine at NYIT’s College of Osteopathic Medicine and an assistant professor of social and family medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.


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PART ONE The Philosophy of Flexnerian Medical Care

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