Where There Is No Doctor
Where There Is No Doctor by David Wernerby David Werner
Shares rank 4 of 5 health books by recommenders
People recommend it as a practical health reference for places without doctors and as a seminal work on rural public health and accessibility. No recurring criticism was raised.
People recommend it as a practical health reference for places without doctors and as a seminal work on rural public health and accessibility. No recurring criticism was raised.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Seminal work on rural public health
“one of the seminal works about accessibility and rural public health”
Comment from 23 Mar 2026 in “Project Nomad – Knowledge That Never Goes Offline” Good place to start
“"Where There Is No Doctor" would be a good place to start.”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Reflections on AI at the End of 2025” Survival reference alongside the Bible
“"Back to Basics", "Where There Is No Doctor" and the Bible are my SHTF books”
Comment from 30 Jan 2026 in “Way AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills”
Other health books people recommend
The four most recommended other health books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outliveby Peter Attia | 7 | 3 | 70% | 6 | — | — |
| Starting Strengthby Mark Rippetoe | 6 | 2 | 75% | 5 | — | — |
| In Defense of Foodby Michael Pollan | 5 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
| Where There Is No Doctorby David WernerThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Body By Scienceby McGuff and Little | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“one of the seminal works about accessibility and rural public health”
“"Back to Basics", "Where There Is No Doctor" and the Bible are my SHTF books”
“"Where There Is No Doctor" would be a good place to start.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.