Chasing Medical Miracles and this website are by journalist Alex O’Meara who as a diabetic suffered from life-threatening hypoglycemic unawareness. The book chronicles how he participated in a risky and groundbreaking clinical trial to “cure’ diabetes. The book also reveals how a multi-billion dollar industry of private companies conducting trials with little oversight has taken root and quietly become a major part of the American medical establishment.

Tucson Festival of Books Appearance Saturday, March 13

I will be speaking about clinical trials and signing copies of Chasing Medical Miracles at the Tucson Festival of Books next Saturday, March 13. The Festival, now only in its second year, is a fantastic event for anyone interested in books. More than 400 authors will speak, present, sign books, and be available to answer questions and talk. As I did last year I am presenting at the Festival with Dr. Allan Hamilton, author of the Scalpel and the Soul, an inspirational memoir about his experiences as a neurosurgeon.

The presentation is Medicine: the Miracle of Science and the Science of Miracles on Saturday at 1:00 pm – 02:00 pm in the Koffler Builindg on the University of Arizona Campus, room 204.

I look forward to meeting you there or at the signing afterward!

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