The pursuit of health is a symptom of unhealth. When this pursuit is no longer a personal yearning but part of state ideology, healthism for short, i…

- Petr Skrabanek

The physicians belief in the treatment and the patients faith in the physician exert a mutually reinforcing effect; the result is a powerful remedy …

- Petr Skrabanek

Medicine is not about conquering diseases and death, but about the alleviation of suffering, minimising harm, smoothing the painful journey of man to…

- Petr Skrabanek

Until the 19th century, the term 'to consume' was used mainly in its negative connotations of 'destruction' and 'waste'. Tuberculosis was known as …

- Petr Skrabanek

The cynics were watchdogs terrifying malefactors. They tried to expose falseness and conceit. That's why their name is still spoken with a snarl.

- Petr Skrabanek

A respect for authority is the basis for most medical education. Students may become so used to memorising that they become prey to the illusion that…

- Petr Skrabanek