Dr. Marty Makary: “The Salem Peanut Trial”

The Rich Zeoli Show

Dr. Marty Makary—Surgeon and Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his new book, “Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health.” Dr. Makary summarizes one of the most fascinating chapters of the book—“The Salem Peanut Trial” where he explains: “Deaths from peanut allergies are real, and living with the problem can be terrifying. Compounding the tragedy is knowing that America’s epidemic of peanut allergies is a largely avoidable consequence of our policy of peanut abstinence.” A summarized version of the chapter is featured in The Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/health/how-pediatricians-created-the-peanut-allergy-epidemic-952831c4?mod=us-news_lead_story. PLUS, Dr. Makary weighs-in on Rich’s potential lice diagnosis. Good news: Rich is going to survive! You can find Dr. Makary’s new book here: https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Spots-Medicine-Wrong-Health/dp/1639735313