Medical

With a play opening on Broadway, and every reason to smile, Sarah Ruhl has just survived a high-risk pregnancy when she discovers the left side of her face is completely paralyzed. She is assured that 90 percent of Bell’s palsy patients experience a full recovery....

At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live....

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells - taken without her knowledge - became one of the most important tools in medicine....

The darkly funny memoir of Sarah Ramey’s years-long battle with a mysterious illness that doctors thought was all in her head - but wasn’t. A revelation and an inspiration for millions of women whose legitimate health complaints are ignored....

A searing, deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery traces one young woman’s journey from diagnosis to remission to reentry into “normal” life....

The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and whose six-decade career in high-level public service put him in the room with seven presidents.

Hospice nurse Penny Hawkins Smith brings transparency and levity to the grim topic of death while revealing truths about the reckless past that influenced her decision to become a hospice nurse.

In the tradition of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone and shows such as In Treatment, a riveting look behind the closed door of the therapist's office....

Growing up in Brooklyn, New York, it never occurred to Uché Blackstock and her twin sister, Oni, that they would be anything but physicians.

Neurosurgeon Eben Alexander recounts his own remarkable near-death experience—fans of 7 Lessons from Heaven.

After being given a terminal diagnosis with only a few weeks to live, Jane McLelland dug up research, some decades old, in her quest to survive. Rather than aiming to cure cancer, which in many cases is unachievable, Jane's approach was to stop it growing.

Delve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world's most beloved veterinarian, and his menagerie of heartwarming, funny, and tragic animal patients....

When Abraham Verghese, a physician whose marriage is unraveling, relocates to El Paso, Texas, he hopes to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital....

Author Cory Franklin, MD, who headed the hospital's intensive care unit from the 1970s through the 1990s, shares his most unique and bizarre experiences....

In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference....

Death is undeniable and unavoidable. We must accept it; there is no other choice. But coming to terms with our mortality can profoundly influence how we live—and how we die. Having been a hospice nurse for decades, Penny Hawkins Smith is an expert on death and dying. As a recovering alcoholic and former drug addict, she knows what it means to change course and become a meaningful contributor to society. Through her work with death, Penny found her purpose in life. In Influencing Death, Penny brings transparency and levity to the grim topic of death.

Kinder gives us a gripping and raw insight into the life of a first responder, an opportunity to see through an invaluable lens that few will ever experience first hand. More importantly, it’s a story of hope and redemption.

Experts agree on the value of genetic testing when there is a family history of disease, or if the patient has an illness frequently caused by a mutation. Knowing the disease mutation lets family members find out if they have it too and need preventive care. The book explains that doctors can order tests with genetic counseling at relatively low cost and how this will help them prescribe preventive actions, make earlier diagnoses, and get better outcomes.

In “Lung Cancer Free” Dr. Lori Friesen and Keith Zafren share their journey from the shock of her husband’s initial diagnosis, through surgery and chemo, to the point where he was dying, being sustained on supplemental oxygen just to keep breathing, to where they are today: Keith is alive, breathing easily and freely with beautiful, healthy lungs.

Как прославиться химику? Очень просто! В его честь могут быть названы открытая им реакция, новое вещество или даже реагент! Но если этого недостаточно, то у такого ученого есть и еще один способ оставить память о себе: разработать посуду, прибор или другое устройство, которое будет называться его именем. Через годы название этой посуды сократится просто до фамилии ученого — в лаборатории мы редко говорим "холодильник Либиха", "насадка Вюрца". Чаще можно услышать что-то типа: "А кто вюрца немытого в раковине бросил?" или: "Опять у либиха кто-то лапку отломал".

This audiobook chronicles Dr. W Sumner Davis’ journey through the world of epidemiology, public health, and politics. From the first advances in early medicine, the twenty case accounts presented in narrative, to the modern age with its politics of health, the various concepts are familiar to treatment and prevention.

The path to becoming a plastic surgeon is both daunting and demanding. It entails years of rigorous education and training, unwavering dedication, and a relentless desire to achieve the goal. What motivates someone to withstand the sacrifices, humility, diminished self-worth experienced in training, and financial challenges met along this journey? The driving force extends beyond mere monetary gain or recognition.

A hilarious personal account from within the walls of the asylum. Unbelievably true stories that will make you laugh out loud while wincing at the shocking detail. This book will leave you wondering how society can be so seriously messed up, and how collective minds have malfunctioned. Not just for those with mental disorders, but those supposedly treating the afflicted.

Een unieke inkijk in de wereld van een kinderpsycholoog en haar cliënten. Met voorwoord en nawoord ingelezen door de auteur zelf. Een bezoek aan de psycholoog, voor velen blijft het een grote stap. Via de verhalen in dit boek krijg je als lezer een waardevolle blik op de verborgen worstelingen van cliënten, terwijl Wendy de Pree je met meer dan 25 jaar ervaring als kinderpsycholoog op een authentieke en warme manier meeneemt in haar praktijk. Of het nu het gevolg is van een aangeboren kwetsbaarheid, een heftig temperament of een onderliggend trauma.

Pflegekräfte sorgen sich um das Wohl ihrer Patienten, aber wer sorgt sich eigentlich um die Pflegenden?Schichtdienst, Schlafmangel und Unterbesetzung auf den Stationen verursachen hohen Stress – und der macht krank! Metin Dogru kennt die hohe Belastung aus eigenem Erleben, er erzählt offen, wie er selbst psychisch erkrankte – und wie er den Weg aus dem Tief herausfand und bis heute dagegen ankämpft. Sein Buch legt die Missstände offen, aber es ist auch eine Ermutigung für alle Pflegenden , gut für sich selbst zu sorgen, damit sie ihren Beruf auch weiterhin lieben können.