The author wrote 14 medical-related articles. He grouped these articles into 3 general categories. I’ve very briefly described the articles (and categories) since your interest in this book may depend upon your interest in the topics the author has chosen to include in this book. Each article typically includes a specific patient’s case, which very nicely carries some of the general discussion over to relatable real-world impact. Well written. Interesting. Easy for a layman to understand. But fairly general (i.e., no real surprises and not much new information).

FALLIBILITY (I.e., doctors make mistakes) -----
EDUCATION OF A KNIFE: New surgeons learning their craft by operating on real patients.
COMPUTER & THE HERNIA FACTORY: Using computers and ultra-specialization to reduce medical errors.
WHEN DOCTORS MAKE MISTAKES: Most doctors make mistakes. How can they be reduced?
NINE THOUSAND SURGEONS: What it’s like at going to a surgeon’s convention.
WHEN GOOD DOCTORS GO BAD: When an experienced doctor’s performance markedly declines.

MYSTERY (I.e., not everything about medicine is known) -----
FULL MOON FRIDAY THE 13th: Does the emergency room really get unusually busy on these superstitious evenings?
THE PAIN PERPLEX: What causes pain? What drives the intensity of pain?
A QUEASY FEELING: Nausea. Like pain, sometimes hard to determine its cause or alleviate its discomfort.
CRIMSON TIDE: Nope, it’s not about periods – it’s about blushing.
THE MAN WHO COULDN’T STOP EATING: Hunger and the gastric-bypass operation.

UNCERTAINTY (I.e., what’s really the right thing for the doctor to do?) -----
FINAL CUT: Autopsy
THE DEAD BABY MYSTERY: SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
WHOSE BODY IS IT, ANYWAY?: Letting patient’s make informed decisions about their own medical care.
THE CASE OF THE RED LEG: Diagnostic uncertainty, doctor’s gut instinct and flesh-eating bacteria.