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Lethal Medicine

The Epidemic of Medical Malpractice in America

by Harvey F. Wachsman, Steven Alschuler ...

With America's health-care system in the midst of upheaval, and with government officials, physicians, and the public-at-large focused as never before on the cost and quality of these vital services, a hidden epidemic--medical malpractice--destroys hundreds of thousands of lives each year and is ignored by the majority of the medical establishment.Lethal Medicine is the first book to thoroughly ... Read more

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With America's health-care system in the midst of upheaval, and with government officials, physicians, and the public-at-large focused as never before on the cost and quality of these vital services, a hidden epidemic--medical malpractice--destroys hundreds of thousands of lives each year and is ignored by the majority of the medical establishment.Lethal Medicine is the first book to thoroughly
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A Surgeon's Notes on Performance

by Atul Gawande ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERThe New York Times bestselling author of Being Mortal and Complications examines, in riveting accounts of medical failure and triumph, how success is achieved in a complex and risk-filled profession.**The struggle to perform well is universal: each one of us faces fatigue, limited resources, and imperfect abilities in whatever we do. But nowhere is this drive to do better more ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLERThe New York Times bestselling author of Being Mortal and Complications examines, in riveting accounts of medical failure and triumph, how success is achieved in a complex and risk-filled profession.**The struggle to perform well is universal: each one of us faces fatigue, limited resources, and imperfect abilities in whatever we do. But nowhere is this drive to do better more
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Things I Didn't Learn in Medical School

Tough Lessons from a Lifetime of Practice

by Gary L. Fanning MD ...

"Things I Didnt Learn in Medical School is a memoir and philosophical work based on the authors 45 years of practicing medicine. He discusses subjects not usually covered or emphasized in medical training with the goal of providing students and practitioners in the healthcare professions with practical advice on issues of morality, compassion, politics, and health. His experiences form the basis ... Read more

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"Things I Didnt Learn in Medical School is a memoir and philosophical work based on the authors 45 years of practicing medicine. He discusses subjects not usually covered or emphasized in medical training with the goal of providing students and practitioners in the healthcare professions with practical advice on issues of morality, compassion, politics, and health. His experiences form the basis
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The People's Hospital

Hope and Peril in American Medicine

by M.D. Ricardo Nuila ...

Follow the lives of five uninsured Houstonians as their struggle for survival leads them to a hospital that prioritizes people over profit.Stephen, a restaurant franchise manager, signed up for his company’s lowest priced plan, only to find himself facing insurmountable costs after a cancer diagnosis. Christian is a young college student and retail worker who can’t seem to get an accurate ... Read more

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Follow the lives of five uninsured Houstonians as their struggle for survival leads them to a hospital that prioritizes people over profit.Stephen, a restaurant franchise manager, signed up for his company’s lowest priced plan, only to find himself facing insurmountable costs after a cancer diagnosis. Christian is a young college student and retail worker who can’t seem to get an accurate
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Malpractice

A Neurosurgeon Reveals How Our Health-Care System Puts Patients at Risk

by Lawrence Schlachter, MD ...

In 1991, the Institute of Medicine released a landmark report, which revealed that as many as 98,000 patients were dying every year owing to avoidable medical error. More recent research indicates that estimate was, if anything, a drastic understatement of the patient-safety epidemic in the US health care system.In Malpractice, neurosurgeon and attorney Dr. Larry Schlachter makes a case that most ... Read more

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In 1991, the Institute of Medicine released a landmark report, which revealed that as many as 98,000 patients were dying every year owing to avoidable medical error. More recent research indicates that estimate was, if anything, a drastic understatement of the patient-safety epidemic in the US health care system.In Malpractice, neurosurgeon and attorney Dr. Larry Schlachter makes a case that most
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Who Says You're Dead?

Medical & Ethical Dilemmas for the Curious & Concerned

by Jacob M. Appel, MD ...

“An original, compelling, and provocative exploration of ethical issues in our society, with thoughtful and balanced commentary. I have not seen anything like it.” —Alan Lightman, author of Einstein’s DreamsDrawing upon the author’s two decades teaching medical ethics, as well as his work as a practicing psychiatrist, this profound and addictive little book offers up challenging ethical dilemmas ... Read more

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“An original, compelling, and provocative exploration of ethical issues in our society, with thoughtful and balanced commentary. I have not seen anything like it.” —Alan Lightman, author of Einstein’s DreamsDrawing upon the author’s two decades teaching medical ethics, as well as his work as a practicing psychiatrist, this profound and addictive little book offers up challenging ethical dilemmas
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The Big One

How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics

by Mark Olshaker, Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH ...

**WINNER of the 2026 Society of Midland Authors' Award for Adult Nonfiction | A 2025 Booklist Editors' Choice Pick | A New York Post Best Book of 2025As bad as Covid-19 was, the next pandemic could be worse—but we have the tools to prepare, as revealed in this urgent, gripping warning by the New York Times bestselling authors of Deadliest Enemy.**The Covid-19 pandemic was the most devastating ... Read more

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**WINNER of the 2026 Society of Midland Authors' Award for Adult Nonfiction | A 2025 Booklist Editors' Choice Pick | A New York Post Best Book of 2025As bad as Covid-19 was, the next pandemic could be worse—but we have the tools to prepare, as revealed in this urgent, gripping warning by the New York Times bestselling authors of Deadliest Enemy.**The Covid-19 pandemic was the most devastating
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The Year the World Went Mad

A Scientific Memoir

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'An essential book.' -Matt RidleyIn January 2020, leading epidemiologist Professor Mark Woolhouse learned of a new virus taking hold in China. He immediately foresaw a hard road ahead for the entire world, and emailed the Chief Medical Officer of Scotland warning that the UK should urgently begin preparations. A few days later he received a polite reply stating only that everything was under ... Read more

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'An essential book.' -Matt RidleyIn January 2020, leading epidemiologist Professor Mark Woolhouse learned of a new virus taking hold in China. He immediately foresaw a hard road ahead for the entire world, and emailed the Chief Medical Officer of Scotland warning that the UK should urgently begin preparations. A few days later he received a polite reply stating only that everything was under
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COVID

The Politics of Fear and the Power of Science

by Marc Siegel ...

Separating FACT from FICTION in the COVID-19 EpidemicPeople are afraid. COVID-19 has upended our lives as it poses new medical dangers, economic suffering and grave uncertainty about the world around us. The collateral damage is enormous, but politics invade perception. There are so many unknowns. Does a treatment work? Is a vaccine coming? How likely are you to catch COVID and how can you best ... Read more

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Separating FACT from FICTION in the COVID-19 EpidemicPeople are afraid. COVID-19 has upended our lives as it poses new medical dangers, economic suffering and grave uncertainty about the world around us. The collateral damage is enormous, but politics invade perception. There are so many unknowns. Does a treatment work? Is a vaccine coming? How likely are you to catch COVID and how can you best
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Chronic Pain Survival Tricks and Self-Help Techniques

A Survivor’S Manual by One Who Knows

by Stephen Schnitzer ...

Many people suffer from chronic and sometimes overwhelming pain. In Chronic Pain Survival Tricks and Self-Help Techniques, author Stephen Schnitzer, Esq. offers a host of simple practices that can help patients deal with the pain and strive to become pain free.Based on his personal experiences searching for his own chronic pain solutions, Schnitzer provides helpful tips for those wanting to ease ... Read more

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Many people suffer from chronic and sometimes overwhelming pain. In Chronic Pain Survival Tricks and Self-Help Techniques, author Stephen Schnitzer, Esq. offers a host of simple practices that can help patients deal with the pain and strive to become pain free.Based on his personal experiences searching for his own chronic pain solutions, Schnitzer provides helpful tips for those wanting to ease
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Rise & Demise of the Chiropractic Profession

How One of the Great Gifts to Mankind Was Taken to Its Demise by Mismanagement

by R.B. Mawhiney ...

The purpose of this book is to inform the reader why the chiropractic profession has not grown to its potential. In 113 years, there are approximately 55,000 practicing Chiropractors. There are approximately 55,000 practicing doctors. Chiropractic remains the most beneficial, scientific, non-invasive, drugless healing art in the world. Over 100 years after its inception, there are many countries ... Read more

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The purpose of this book is to inform the reader why the chiropractic profession has not grown to its potential. In 113 years, there are approximately 55,000 practicing Chiropractors. There are approximately 55,000 practicing doctors. Chiropractic remains the most beneficial, scientific, non-invasive, drugless healing art in the world. Over 100 years after its inception, there are many countries
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A Brain's Battle Against a Stroke

My Recovery Combines My Memories of Dad's Approach with Medicine Today

by Robert Sussler ...

A stroke because it is the blocking of blood flow to tissues within thebrain can be life threatening , leave permanent damage, or require thepatient to do daily battle with his own brain.The recovery of the stroke patient requires the specialist to treat , to understand and to involve the whole patient and not just the.physical damage and the cause. . Today , medicine concentrates on the physical ... Read more

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A stroke because it is the blocking of blood flow to tissues within thebrain can be life threatening , leave permanent damage, or require thepatient to do daily battle with his own brain.The recovery of the stroke patient requires the specialist to treat , to understand and to involve the whole patient and not just the.physical damage and the cause. . Today , medicine concentrates on the physical
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