The Tyranny of Health

A topical and controversial contribution to public, professional and academic discussion of issues of health and health care. The author concludes that we need to establish a clear boundary between the worlds of medicine and politics, so that doctors can concentrate on treating the sick - and leave the well alone.

Michael Fitzpatrick

Preface, Glossary of acronyms, 1 Introduction, 2 Health scares and moral panics, 3 The regulation of lifestyle, 4 Screening, 5 The politics of health promotion, 6 The expansion of health, 7 The personal is the medical, 8 The crisis of modern medicine, 9 Conclusion, Bibliography, Index