"Chasing Medical Miracles" is the first book to give readers a behind-the-scenes look at the complicated world of clinical trials, revealing how a multibillion-dollar industry of private companies conducting them with little oversight has taken root and quietly become a major part of the American medical establishment.

Entering the risky world of clinical trials -- The right and wrong of clinical trials -- Money makes the trial go 'round -- Legal trials -- There's a subject born every minute -- Going global -- The perfect laboratory for clinical trials -- The stories behind the subjects -- Transplanted -- Volunteering for a clinical trial.