EPISODE · Mar 4, 2026 · 31 MIN
#34 Is Failing to Prescribe Lifestyle Medicine Malpractice
from Prevention is Cure · host PREKURE - Prof Grant Schofield
We are back for 2026! When your doctor prescribes medication without explaining that lifestyle changes could reverse your condition, is that ethical? Legal? This episode challenges the pharmaceutical-first approach dominating modern medicine.You'll learn why defaulting to drugs for metabolic disease violates medical ethics, how the UK's Montgomery ruling is changing what doctors must disclose, and what "number needed to treat" reveals about your prescriptions.
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We are back for 2026! When your doctor prescribes medication without explaining that lifestyle changes could reverse your condition, is that ethical? Legal? This episode challenges the pharmaceutical-first approach dominating modern medicine.You'll learn why defaulting to drugs for metabolic disease violates medical ethics, how the UK's Montgomery ruling is changing what doctors must disclose, and what "number needed to treat" reveals about your prescriptions.
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