Haider Warraich is a doctor at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the VA Boston Healthcare System. He is the author of Modern Death and State of the Heart, and regularly writes for the New York Times and Washington Post, among others. He lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
As physician-author Haider Warrich aptly points out, 'Almost everything we know about pain and how we treat it is wrong.' His masterful new book is a unique, panoramic and deep view of pain, taking us through his personal experience, its history and evolution, the science, and the massive corporate corruption that undermined the opioid epidemic. An incredible book. --Dr. Eric Topol, author of Deep Medicine In this insightful and humane book about pain, suffering and survival, Warraich once again braids history and personal history to confront questions both ancient and contemporary. It is a marvelous read. --Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies