How do we know whether a particular drug, therapy or operation really works, and how well? How reliable is the clinical evidence? Such timely and pressing questions are raised and resolved in this probing inquiry into modern clinical research, with
far-reaching implications for daily medical practice and patient care. What emerges from this study is the surprising truth that clinical research is neither as unbiased, nor as relevant as patients have every right to expect, but that everyone - patients, doctors and researchers - can do much to change
current practice and achieve better healthcare.Aimed at both patients and professionals, Testing Treatments builds a lively and thought-provoking…
