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  • Slow Cures and Bad Philosophers

    Essays on Wittgenstein, Medicine, and Bioethics

    by James C. Edwards, Larry R. Churchill, James Lindemann Nelson, Grant Gillett ...
    Slow Cures and Bad Philosophers uses insights from the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein to rethink bioethics. Although Wittgenstein produced little formal writing on ethics, this volume shows that, in fact, ethical issues permeate the entirety of his work. The scholars whom Carl Elliott has assembled in this volume pay particular attention to Wittgenstein’s concern with the thick context of moral ... Read more

    $22.29 USD

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  • Rigor Mortis

    How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope, and Wastes Billions

    by Richard Harris ...
    An essential book to understanding whether the new miracle cure is good science or simply too good to be trueAmerican taxpayers spend $30 billion annually funding biomedical research, but over half of these studies can't be replicated due to poor experimental design, improper methods, and sloppy statistics. Bad science doesn't just hold back medical progress, it can sign the equivalent of a death ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Placebo Effects

    by Fabrizio Benedetti ...
    One of the most widespread words in medicine is placebo and placebo effect, although it is not always clear what it means exactly. Recent progress in biomedical research has allowed a better clarification of the placebo effect. We know that this is an active psychobiological phenomenon which takes place in the patient's brain and that is capable of influencing both the course of a disease and the ... Read more

    $57.59 USD

  • Ethics and Health Care

    An Introduction

    by John C. Moskop ...
    Series series Cambridge Applied Ethics
    Who should have access to assisted reproductive technologies? Which one of many seriously ill patients should be offered the next available transplant organ? When may a surrogate decision maker decide to withdraw life-prolonging measures from an unconscious patient? Questions like these feature prominently in the field of health care ethics and in the education of health care professionals. This ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • The Ethics of Surgical Practice

    Cases, Dilemmas, and Resolutions

    by James W. Jones, Laurence B. McCullough, Bruce W. Richman ...
    Surgical ethics is the application of ethics to issues specific to surgery. This volume provides a collection of clinical case studies representing a wide range of the ethical issues surgeons confront today. It is an excellent text for teaching surgical ethics to surgical residents and medical students and a fascinating read for practicing surgeons. It is intended to engage the reader into ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • A Joosr Guide to… The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

    by Joosr ...
    In today's fast-paced world, it's tough to find the time to read. But with Joosr guides, you can get the key insights from bestselling non-fiction titles in less than 20 minutes. Whether you want to gain knowledge on the go or find the books you'll love, Joosr's brief and accessible eBook summaries fit into your life. Find out more at joosr.com.Henrietta Lacks lived an unremarkable life, but ... Read more

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  • Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Psoriasis®, 5th edition

    by John Koo, MD, Judith Hong, MD, Tina Bhutani, MD ...
    Psoriasis is the most common skin condition encountered by clinicians in the United States and around the world. The new fifth edition of this succinct handbook discusses the topical, oral, biologic, and intravenous medications and phototherapies for the treatment of psoriasis as well as the initial diagnosis and assessment of the condition. This handbook also features a new chapter on scalp ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Blood, Sweat & Tears - Becoming a Better Surgeon

    by Philip F. Stahl ...
    All surgeons want to be better surgeons... They work hard to be respected by their peers, appreciated by their patients, and valued by their communities. Most of the estimated 200 million surgeries performed worldwide every year go as anticipated, with positive patient outcomes. However, the number of surgical complications and preventable medical errors still remains unacceptably high. Why are ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Medical Law and Medical Ethics

    by Nils Hoppe, José Miola ...
    A focus on the interplay between medical law and medical ethics makes this refreshing new textbook the most balanced approach available to students of law and medicine. By offering a unique chapter structure which gives equal weight to both the legal and ethical issues it allows for an appreciation of all factors at play in the field of medical law. In addition, its student-friendly writing style ... Read more

    $43.49 USD

  • Shaping Our Selves

    On Technology, Flourishing, and a Habit of Thinking

    by Erik Parens ...
    When bioethicists debate the use of technologies like surgery and pharmacology to shape our selves, they are, ultimately, debating what it means for human beings to flourish. They are debating what makes animals like us truly happy, and whether the technologies at issue will bring us closer to or farther from such happiness. The positions that participants adopt in debates regarding such ancient ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • Contemporary Debates in Bioethics

    Edited by Arthur L. Caplan, Robert Arp ...
    Series Book 27 - Contemporary Debates in Philosophy
    Contemporary Debates in Bioethics features a timely collection of highly readable, debate-style arguments contributed by many of today's top bioethics scholars, focusing on core bioethical concerns of the twenty-first century.Written in an engaging, debate-style format for accessibility to non-specialistsFeatures general introductions to each topic that precede scholarly debatesPresents the latest ... Read more

    $39.00 USD

  • Methods in Medical Ethics

    Second Edition

    by Jeremy Sugarman, Daniel P. Sulmasy, Ruth Faden, Alison Boyce, David DeGrazia, Tom L. Beauchamp, Diego Gracia, Lisa Sowle Cahill, Edmund D. Pellegrino0, Albert R. Jonsen1, Mark A. Hall2, Nancy M.P. King3, Susan E. Lederer4, Tod Chambers5, Raymond DeVries6, Holly A. Taylor7, Sara Chandros Hull8, Nancy E. Kass9, Patricia A. Marshall0, Barbara A. Koenig1, Robert A. Pearlman2, Helene E. Starks3, Marion Danis4, Laura Hanson5, Joanne M. Garrett6, David A. Asch7 ...
    Medical ethics draws upon methods from a wide array of disciplines, including anthropology, economics, epidemiology, health services research, history, law, medicine, nursing, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and theology.In this influential book, outstanding scholars in medical ethics bring these many methods together in one place to be systematically described, critiqued, and challenged. Newly ... Read more

    $38.69 USD