This book is a horribly inaccurate collection of stories. I found several mistakes well beyond just "typos". For example, the authors describe a normal sleep stage (Rapid eye movement sleep) as abnormal and causing "suffering" in patients. The case of Phineas Gage (p. 215) is also mistakenly described. The authors take advantage of the fact that most people have not taken a course in neuroanatomy or basic physiology to advance their agenda. I bought the book in the hope that it would be an important addition to my education, but was sorely disappointed. I now believe that any "fact" put forth by these authors should be taken with a grain of salt.

This book is definitely not the book to buy if you are looking for a credible source on medical mistakes. However, if accuracy is not a concern, it is an interesting book to read.

The book tells of countless blunders by early medical practitioners up to modern day doctors. I learned a lot of interesting about the history behind many of present medical practices. Some topics covered are medications, surgeries, and their side effects, fraudulent billing practices, negligent doctors, and unethical procedures and practices.

This book is extremely sensational. It is fast to make claims and statements that are not backed up by facts. The book offers no references or citations as to where to where the data and information was gathered. There are also hundreds of grammar errors and typos.

The grammar is not wrong,but is the way the English spell!.Has the first reviewer even thought of this or even aware of this?.....what curious arrogance to criticise the authors from a country that invented the language!...................