How Doctors Think

Dr. Groopman's main thesis is that doctors are mere mortals, subject to (potentially damaging) cognitive errors - and we, as educated patients, should be prepared to gently steer doctors away from these potential pitfalls. He also makes an interesting case against Big Pharma and economization of health care, particularly the profit-driven, efficiency-oriented, Bayesian-updating system of algorithm-spouting automatons (instead of real live doctors). Moral of the story: we should tolerate uncertainty - welcome it, even - instead of hiding it under the rug and forging ahead with (sometimes) misguided diagnoses.

At times harrowing, often moving, overall illuminating.