Anatomy Of A Protection Racket - by David Marks

Anatomy Of A Protection Racket - by David Marks

"The ethos of modern healthcare is exemplified in an anecdote about Dr. Max Gerson when he first came to the United States. Dr. Gerson was a respected physician in Europe, who had great success in treating arthritis, tuberculosis, and cancer with diet...

Dr. Gerson was called to New York as a consultant for a wealthy industrialist who had arthritis. He had successfully treated the patient’s brother-in-law in Europe...

Dr. Gerson proceeded to explain the treatment for arthritis he had so successfully used in Europe, then described the manner in which he expected the patient to recover. 

There was an awkward pause. 

Finally, one of the other doctors said, “Dr. Gerson, you don’t understand. This man is a wealthy member of the W.R. Grace family. 

They own steamship lines, banks, chemical companies, and so on. 

You don’t cure a patient like this, you treat him.”

This simple, insidious message drives most aspects of the medical world...