Reviews and Excerpts for The End of Medicine
John Mauldin's Investor Insight Thoughts from the Frontline: The End of Medicine
a very well-written story in Andy's sarcastic, witty, and easy-to-read style, but the message is also one of how fast the world of medicine is going to change in the next ten years
The Gilder Technology Report
Book of the Month: The End of Medicine - Andy Kessler
Excerpt at www.dailywealth.com
“Great, this should take about 3 minutes. Put your hands over your head.” I watched a few lasers light up my torso. He must be aligning the thing.
“OK, take a deep breath and hold it,” garb-man said. I held my breath and could feel my heart beating. And then a strange sensation. After each heart beat, the opening of the machine would move back slightly. Beat, move. Beat, move. Beat, move. I got a little spooked when it stopped moving, until I realized that we were done.
“OK, you can collect your things and wait out in the lobby.” I picked my phone and pen and noticed about a dozen ants scattered along the counter. Either the staff all met for donuts that morning or had their own poker party in the scanning room over the weekend. Not a great sign.
The procedure took all of three minutes but I sat in the lobby for another 30 waiting for Dr. Zander, rocking out to Barry Manilow on Mix 106 and then the damn butterflies started flapping again.
Something must be wrong. The S55 was gone. I think I’m the only one here. They must be phoning an ambulance and the EMS team.
I
picked up another magazine and flipped through it looking for anything
to take my mind off the pounding in my chest, most certainly caused by
ever shrinking arteries. I found an article about a convicted killer,
always a good diversion. On July 3, 1981, a petty crook Joseph Paul
Jernigan was in the middle of stealing a microwave oven from the home
of 75-year-old night watchman, Edward Hale. As Jernigan was sneaking
out, Hale surprised him and Jernigan quickly stabbed Hale and then
blasted him three times with a shotgun. I love these kinds of stories
and quickly forgot about my potentially sclerotic ticker.
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