Death of a Doctor: How the Medical Profession Turned on One of Their
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Dr John Harrison was a miracle worker. His controversial treatments restored sight to the blind, added years to terminally ill patients' lives and cured the incurable. As the author of the internationally best-selling book Love Your Disease: It's Keeping You Healthy, passion, commitment and an unshakeable belief in healing were his life. They were also his downfall.
John was treating a patient suffering a serious mental illness when she accused him of sexual assault. In the ensuing trial it became obvious that his real enemy was not one troubled woman, but the medical establishment itself. And a powerful enemy it proved to be.
John's struggle is a David and Goliath story of power, fear and justice. It's about the sexual minefield in which so many doctors now find themselves, and the ongoing battle between complementary and conventional medicine and the immensely powerful pharmaceutical companies. And ultimately, it's about losing faith in an industry we trust with our lives.
Author: Sue Williams
Format: Paperback, 256 pages, 152mm x 230mm
Published: 2005, Allen & Unwin, Australia
Genre: Coping with Problems & Illness
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Dr John Harrison was a miracle worker. His controversial treatments restored sight to the blind, added years to terminally ill patients' lives and cured the incurable. As the author of the internationally best-selling book Love Your Disease: It's Keeping You Healthy, passion, commitment and an unshakeable belief in healing were his life. They were also his downfall.
John was treating a patient suffering a serious mental illness when she accused him of sexual assault. In the ensuing trial it became obvious that his real enemy was not one troubled woman, but the medical establishment itself. And a powerful enemy it proved to be.
John's struggle is a David and Goliath story of power, fear and justice. It's about the sexual minefield in which so many doctors now find themselves, and the ongoing battle between complementary and conventional medicine and the immensely powerful pharmaceutical companies. And ultimately, it's about losing faith in an industry we trust with our lives.
Death of a Doctor: How the Medical Profession Turned on One of Their