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The Imaginary Patient

by Jules Montague

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Health, sickness and exploitation

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Former consultant neurologist Jules Montague argues that medical diagnoses are far from straightforward — they can be infected by bias, swayed by Big Pharma or political expedience, or refused because a condition isn't officially recognised. The book follows those who have had to fight to get the right treatment.

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