Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science,...
Paul A. OffitA London researcher was the first to assert that the combination measles-mumps-rubella vaccine known as MMR caused autism in children. Following this "discovery," a handful of parents declared that a mercury-containing prese...
Overkill: When Modern Medicine Goes T...
Paul A. OffitAn acclaimed medical expert and patient advocate offers an eye-opening look at many common and widely used medical interventions that have been shown to be far more harmful than helpful. Yet, surprisingly, despite clear evidence to th...
Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine ...
Paul A. OffitIn 2014, California suffered the largest and deadliest outbreak of pertussis, also known as "whooping cough," in more than fifty years. This tragedy was avoidable. An effective vaccine has been available since the 1940s. In ...
Do You Believe in Magic?: Vitamins, S...
Paul A. OffitIn Do You Believe in Magic?, medical expert Paul A. Offit, M.D., offers a scathing expose of the alternative medicine industry, revealing how even though some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many ...