183. Is big pharma corrupt with John Abramson

Today on the podcast, Paul talks with John Abramson, American physician, lecturer at Harvard, and author of the books, Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine and Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It. They have the important conversation about the problems with profit-driven pharmaceutical companies, conflicts of interest in the medical world, and how changing medical education and the system at large is integral for a patient-focused path forward. A note from Paul: Throughout my training and practice as a physician I have come to one very disappointing conclusion:  Western medicine isn’t helping people lead better lives. Now that I’ve realized this, I’ve become obsessed with understanding what makes us healthy or ill. I want to live the best life I can and I want to be able to share this knowledge with others so that they can do the same. This podcast is the result of my relentless search to understand the roots of chronic disease. If you want to know how to live the most radical life possible I hope you’ll join me on this journey. Time Stamps: 00:09:57 Podcast begins  00:10:58 John’s backstory as a physician 00:17:40 The inner workings of pharmaceutical companies 00:28:00 John’s experience with the FBI 00:29:30 Details on the Vioxx case 00:37:35 Directed consumer marketing of pharmaceuticals 00:44:10 Details about the most recent Vioxx trial  00:46:10 Conflicts of interest in the medical world and thoughts on Statins 00:51:30 The Diabetes Prevention Program 00:59:45 Pharmaceutical companies’ spending 01:10:10 What is the way forward and how can we change medical education? Get in touch with John at john_abramson@hms.harvard.edu Sponsors: Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co Carnivore MD Merch: www.kaleisbullshit.shop Make a donation to the Animal Based Nutritional Research Foundation: abnrf.org  White Oak Pastures: www.whiteoakpastures.com, use code CarnivoreMD for 10% off your first order or Carnivore5 for 5% off subsequent orders Higher Dose: www.higherdose.com/paul, or use code PAUL for 15% off your order Our Sponsor LetsGetChecked: Go to https://trylgc.com/paulsaladino and use code PAULSALADINO for 25% off <span style="font-we