ESSAY: First Do Some Harm

Read my primer on "iatrogenesis" or "medical harm"

“Iatrogenesis,” or “medical harm,” is a persistent theme within my writing. I first touched on it in depth in 2022, in an essay for American Mind, which I’m republishing here. I talk at length about what iatrogenesis is and look at the work of Ivan Illich, in particular. His book The Limits of Medicine, also known as Medical Nemesis, is a book I think y…