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Twenty-Five Years in Emergency Medicine

by Frank Huyler ...

FINALIST FOR THE JAN MICHALSKI PRIZE FOR LITERATUREAnother "pitch-perfect book of short essays" ( New York Times Book Review) from the acclaimed author of Blood of Strangers, this one exploring the contemporary practice of medicine from the perspective of a doctor with 25 years of experience in the ER.In the late 1990s, a young physician in Albuquerque, New Mexico, published a stunning memoir of ... Read more

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FINALIST FOR THE JAN MICHALSKI PRIZE FOR LITERATUREAnother "pitch-perfect book of short essays" ( New York Times Book Review) from the acclaimed author of Blood of Strangers, this one exploring the contemporary practice of medicine from the perspective of a doctor with 25 years of experience in the ER.In the late 1990s, a young physician in Albuquerque, New Mexico, published a stunning memoir of
... Read more
Witches, Midwives, & Nurses (Second Edition)

A History of Women Healers

by Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English ...

Series series Contemporary Classics
Witches, Midwives, and Nurses examines how women-led healing was delegitimized to make way for patriarchy, capitalism, and the emerging medical industry.As we watch another agonizing attempt to shift the future of healthcare in the United States, we are reminded of the longevity of this crisis, and how firmly entrenched we are in a system that doesn't work.First published by the Feminist Press in ... Read more

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Witches, Midwives, and Nurses examines how women-led healing was delegitimized to make way for patriarchy, capitalism, and the emerging medical industry.As we watch another agonizing attempt to shift the future of healthcare in the United States, we are reminded of the longevity of this crisis, and how firmly entrenched we are in a system that doesn't work.First published by the Feminist Press in
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Minute Six

How High-Performance Teams Navigate the Unknown

by Kevin Fong ...

No plan survives the first five minutes of contact with reality – so how should we prepare for what follows?A unique survival guide for an uncertain world from Kevin Fong, doctor, expert in major-incident planning and response, NASA physician and helicopter emergency medic'Invaluable' TIM PEAKE'Inspiring' OLIVIA COLMAN'Humane, gripping and profound' CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN'T... ... Read more

$24.29 USD

No plan survives the first five minutes of contact with reality – so how should we prepare for what follows?A unique survival guide for an uncertain world from Kevin Fong, doctor, expert in major-incident planning and response, NASA physician and helicopter emergency medic'Invaluable' TIM PEAKE'Inspiring' OLIVIA COLMAN'Humane, gripping and profound' CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN'T...
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Saving Normal

An Insider's Revolt against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life

by Allen Frances ...

International Bestseller • "An extraordinarily important book." —Marcia Angell, Harvard Medical SchoolA deeply fascinating and urgently important critique of the widespread medicalization of normality, by "one of the world's most prominent psychiatrists" (The Atlantic)Anyone living a full, rich life experiences ups and downs, stresses, disappointments, sorrows, and setbacks. Today, however, ... Read more

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International Bestseller • "An extraordinarily important book." —Marcia Angell, Harvard Medical SchoolA deeply fascinating and urgently important critique of the widespread medicalization of normality, by "one of the world's most prominent psychiatrists" (The Atlantic)Anyone living a full, rich life experiences ups and downs, stresses, disappointments, sorrows, and setbacks. Today, however,
... Read more
Man Overboard!

A Medical Lifeline for the Aging Male

by Dr. Craig Bowron, MD, FACP ...

For every man – regardless of hair pattern, shoe size or IPA preference – Man Overboard! by Mayo Clinic Press helps you understand your health and live your best life with this humorous but authoritative manual for the aging male.Let’s face it, guys: we barely know what we’re doing with our health. We’re not stupid, we’re just disinterested. Clouded by the hallucinogenic effects of testosterone, ... Read more

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For every man – regardless of hair pattern, shoe size or IPA preference – Man Overboard! by Mayo Clinic Press helps you understand your health and live your best life with this humorous but authoritative manual for the aging male.Let’s face it, guys: we barely know what we’re doing with our health. We’re not stupid, we’re just disinterested. Clouded by the hallucinogenic effects of testosterone,
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Being Mortal

Medicine and What Matters in the End

by Atul Gawande ...

**#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending**Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine ... Read more

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**#1 New York Times BestsellerIn Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending**Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine
... Read more
Ultra-Processed Women

The lies we’re fed about what we eat and how to break free

by Milli Hill ...

'A great read; I'm so pleased it exists in the world.’ Chris van TullekenUnpacking the truth about what’s on your plate – and what it’s doing to your healthEveryone is talking about ultra-processed food (UPF) and its impact on our health – but what about women? Is this very modern way of eating having a unique and specific impact on the female body? Are these ‘industrially produced food-like items ... Read more

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'A great read; I'm so pleased it exists in the world.’ Chris van TullekenUnpacking the truth about what’s on your plate – and what it’s doing to your healthEveryone is talking about ultra-processed food (UPF) and its impact on our health – but what about women? Is this very modern way of eating having a unique and specific impact on the female body? Are these ‘industrially produced food-like items
... Read more
Ancient Remedies

Secrets to Healing with Herbs, Essential Oils, CBD, and the Most Powerful Natural Medicine in History

by Dr. Josh Axe ...

**Bestselling author Dr. Josh Axe explains how to treat more than seventy diseases, lose weight, and increase vitality with traditional healing practices passed down through the ages.“Engaging, accessible and comprehensive.” —Amy Myers, MD, author of The Autoimmune Solution**Long before the first pharmaceutical companies opened their doors in the 1850s, doctors treated people, not symptoms. And ... Read more

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**Bestselling author Dr. Josh Axe explains how to treat more than seventy diseases, lose weight, and increase vitality with traditional healing practices passed down through the ages.“Engaging, accessible and comprehensive.” —Amy Myers, MD, author of The Autoimmune Solution**Long before the first pharmaceutical companies opened their doors in the 1850s, doctors treated people, not symptoms. And
... Read more
No More Tears

The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson

by Gardiner Harris ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An explosive, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America’s oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies—from an award-winning investigative journalist“A damning portrait.”—Associated Press**“A page-turning drama that raises life-or-death questions about the world’s largest healthcare conglomerate.”—Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An explosive, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America’s oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies—from an award-winning investigative journalist“A damning portrait.”—Associated Press**“A page-turning drama that raises life-or-death questions about the world’s largest healthcare conglomerate.”—Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of
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The Myth of Normal

Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

by Gabor Maté MD ...

**The instant New York Times bestsellerBy the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.**In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems ... Read more

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**The instant New York Times bestsellerBy the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.**In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems
... Read more
The Little Book of Hygge

Danish Secrets to Happy Living

by Meik Wiking ...

Series Book 1 - The Happiness Institute Series
New York Times BestsellerEmbrace Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) and become happier with this definitive guide to the Danish philosophy of cozy living, comfort, togetherness, and well-being.Why are Danes the happiest people in the world? The answer, says Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, is Hygge. Loosely translated, Hygge—pronounced Hoo-ga—is a sense of comfort, ... Read more

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New York Times BestsellerEmbrace Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) and become happier with this definitive guide to the Danish philosophy of cozy living, comfort, togetherness, and well-being.Why are Danes the happiest people in the world? The answer, says Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, is Hygge. Loosely translated, Hygge—pronounced Hoo-ga—is a sense of comfort,
... Read more
The Black Death

A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic

by Thomas Asbridge ...

“A magisterial history” (The Guardian) of humanity’s greatest natural disaster—the Black Death—that reveals the true global impact and terrible human cost of this calamity, from the renowned author of The Crusades and The Greatest Knight.“Terrific—and truly terrifying. Thomas Asbridge puts a human face—or rather multiple faces—on the Black Death.”—Eric Cline, author of 1177 B.C.In the mid ... Read more

$14.99 USD

“A magisterial history” (The Guardian) of humanity’s greatest natural disaster—the Black Death—that reveals the true global impact and terrible human cost of this calamity, from the renowned author of The Crusades and The Greatest Knight.“Terrific—and truly terrifying. Thomas Asbridge puts a human face—or rather multiple faces—on the Black Death.”—Eric Cline, author of 1177 B.C.In the mid
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Little Miss Diagnosed

A Surgeon’s Guide to Breaking Bones and Bending Rules

by Erin Nance, MD ...

From the real-life Meredith Grey, comes an inspiring collection of essays based on Dr. Erin Nance’s popular TikTok account @littlemissdiagnosed, detailing Dr. Nance’s journey as a young female orthopedic surgeon navigating challenging cases and ethical dilemmas in the high-stakes, cutthroat world of medicine.In her debut essay collection, renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Erin Nance offers a raw, ... Read more

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From the real-life Meredith Grey, comes an inspiring collection of essays based on Dr. Erin Nance’s popular TikTok account @littlemissdiagnosed, detailing Dr. Nance’s journey as a young female orthopedic surgeon navigating challenging cases and ethical dilemmas in the high-stakes, cutthroat world of medicine.In her debut essay collection, renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Erin Nance offers a raw,
... Read more
The Royal Art of Poison

Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul

by Eleanor Herman ...

A morbidly witty and erudite work of pop history that traces the use of poison as a political and cosmetic tool in the royal courts of Western Europe.In The Royal Art of Poison, Eleanor Herman combines her unique access to royal archives with cutting-edge forensic discoveries to tell the true story of Europe's glittering palaces: one of medical bafflement, poisonous cosmetics, ever-present ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A morbidly witty and erudite work of pop history that traces the use of poison as a political and cosmetic tool in the royal courts of Western Europe.In The Royal Art of Poison, Eleanor Herman combines her unique access to royal archives with cutting-edge forensic discoveries to tell the true story of Europe's glittering palaces: one of medical bafflement, poisonous cosmetics, ever-present
... Read more
Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe

by Mark A. Waddell ...

Series series New Approaches to the History of Science and Medicine
From the recovery of ancient ritual magic at the height of the Renaissance to the ignominious demise of alchemy at the dawn of the Enlightenment, Mark A. Waddell explores the rich and complex ways that premodern people made sense of their world. He describes a time when witches flew through the dark of night to feast on the flesh of unbaptized infants, magicians conversed with angels or struck ... Read more

$28.99 USD

From the recovery of ancient ritual magic at the height of the Renaissance to the ignominious demise of alchemy at the dawn of the Enlightenment, Mark A. Waddell explores the rich and complex ways that premodern people made sense of their world. He describes a time when witches flew through the dark of night to feast on the flesh of unbaptized infants, magicians conversed with angels or struck
... Read more
The APhA Complete Review for Pharmacy Math

by Nesamony, PhD ...

APhA Complete Review for Pharmacy Math offers an intuitive, self-instructional review of key pharmacy math topics and calculations. Filled with real-world practice problems and mapped to the NABP NAPLEX® competency statements, the book is a resource for every student pharmacist or individual preparing for the NAPLEX®. KEY FEATURES: • Contains practical pharmacy applications of math concepts • Over ... Read more

$35.99 USD

APhA Complete Review for Pharmacy Math offers an intuitive, self-instructional review of key pharmacy math topics and calculations. Filled with real-world practice problems and mapped to the NABP NAPLEX® competency statements, the book is a resource for every student pharmacist or individual preparing for the NAPLEX®. KEY FEATURES: • Contains practical pharmacy applications of math concepts • Over
... Read more
Getting Health Economics into Practice

by David Kernick ...

Fifty years ago medicine was straightforward. Doctors had limited therapeutic options and patients did as they were told. Today, an array of medial interventions is putting increasing pressure on limited resources, patients are questioning everything and doctors are uncertain of their role. Health economists hoped to offer important insights to aid decision making, but their technical frameworks ... Read more

$79.99 USD

Fifty years ago medicine was straightforward. Doctors had limited therapeutic options and patients did as they were told. Today, an array of medial interventions is putting increasing pressure on limited resources, patients are questioning everything and doctors are uncertain of their role. Health economists hoped to offer important insights to aid decision making, but their technical frameworks
... Read more
Quality By Design

A Clinical Microsystems Approach

Edited by Eugene C. Nelson, Paul B. Batalden, Marjorie M. Godfrey ...

Quality by Design reflects the research and applied training conducted at Dartmouth Medical School under the leadership of Gene Nelson, Paul Batalden, and Marjorie Godfrey. The book includes the research results of high-performing clinical microsystems, illustrative case studies that highlight individual clinical programs, guiding principles that are easily applied, and tools, techniques, and ... Read more

$90.00 USD

Quality by Design reflects the research and applied training conducted at Dartmouth Medical School under the leadership of Gene Nelson, Paul Batalden, and Marjorie Godfrey. The book includes the research results of high-performing clinical microsystems, illustrative case studies that highlight individual clinical programs, guiding principles that are easily applied, and tools, techniques, and
... Read more
Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection

Human Nature and the Need for Social Connection

by John T. Cacioppo, William Patrick ...

A pioneering neuroscientist reveals the reasons for loneliness and what to do about it.John T. Cacioppo’s groundbreaking research topples one of the pillars of modern medicine and psychology: the focus on the individual as the unit of inquiry. By employing brain scans, monitoring blood pressure, and analyzing immune function, he demonstrates the overpowering influence of social context—a factor so ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A pioneering neuroscientist reveals the reasons for loneliness and what to do about it.John T. Cacioppo’s groundbreaking research topples one of the pillars of modern medicine and psychology: the focus on the individual as the unit of inquiry. By employing brain scans, monitoring blood pressure, and analyzing immune function, he demonstrates the overpowering influence of social context—a factor so
... Read more
Adolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment 2e

by Diana K. Faugno, MSN, RN, CPN, SANE-A, SANE-P, FAAFS, DF-IAFN, Stacey A. Mitchell, DNP, MBA, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P, Trinity Ingram-Jones, DNP, CPNP, PCNS, AFN-BC, SANE-A, SANE-P, Patricia M. Speck, DNSc, APN, FNP-BC, DF-IAFN, FAAFS, FAAN ...

Series series SANE/SAFE Forensic Learning Series
166 pages, 90 images, 15 contributorsAdolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment, Second Edition allows readers will have the opportunity to analyze 15 case histories of sexual assault and accompanying photographs of the patients’ physical examinations. Self-directed exercises will guide readers through the process of identifying documented injuries and developing a plan of action for evidence ... Read more

$46.99 USD

166 pages, 90 images, 15 contributorsAdolescent and Adult Sexual Assault Assessment, Second Edition allows readers will have the opportunity to analyze 15 case histories of sexual assault and accompanying photographs of the patients’ physical examinations. Self-directed exercises will guide readers through the process of identifying documented injuries and developing a plan of action for evidence
... Read more
The Polish School of Philosophy of Medicine

From Tytus Chalubinski (1820–1889) to Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961)

Edited by Ilana Löwy ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
My 'discovery' of the Polish School of philosophy of medicine stemmed from my studies in the genesis of Ludwik Fleck's epistemology. These studies, and my interest in the scientific roots of Fleck's epistemology were a nearly 'natural' result of my own biography: like Fleck I had been trained, an had worked as an immunologist, and had later switched to studies in the social history of medicine and ... Read more

$143.99 USD

My 'discovery' of the Polish School of philosophy of medicine stemmed from my studies in the genesis of Ludwik Fleck's epistemology. These studies, and my interest in the scientific roots of Fleck's epistemology were a nearly 'natural' result of my own biography: like Fleck I had been trained, an had worked as an immunologist, and had later switched to studies in the social history of medicine and
... Read more
Healthcare Quality Management

A Case Study Approach

by Zachary Pruitt, PhD, MHA, FACHE, Candace Smith, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Eddie Perez-Ruberte ...

Healthcare Quality Management: A Case Study Approach is the first comprehensive case-based text combining essential quality management knowledge with real-world scenarios. With in-depth healthcare quality management case studies, tools, activities, and discussion questions, the text helps build the competencies needed to succeed in quality management.Written in an easy-to-read style, Part One of ... Read more

$93.99 USD

Healthcare Quality Management: A Case Study Approach is the first comprehensive case-based text combining essential quality management knowledge with real-world scenarios. With in-depth healthcare quality management case studies, tools, activities, and discussion questions, the text helps build the competencies needed to succeed in quality management.Written in an easy-to-read style, Part One of
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The Doctor's Future

A Blueprint for Future-Proofing Your Profession and for Healthcare Decision Makers Leading the Evolution of AI/Robotics-Powered Medicine

by Dr. Pietro Emanuele Garbelli ...

The future of healthcare is being written now—will you shape it, or be left behind?The future of medicine is arriving faster than most doctors, healthcare leaders, and policy makers realize. In The Doctor’s Future, visionary acute medicine physician and thriving healthcare strategist, Dr. Pietro Emanuele Garbelli delivers an authoritative roadmap for navigating a healthcare revolution driven by ... Read more

$4.99 USD

The future of healthcare is being written now—will you shape it, or be left behind?The future of medicine is arriving faster than most doctors, healthcare leaders, and policy makers realize. In The Doctor’s Future, visionary acute medicine physician and thriving healthcare strategist, Dr. Pietro Emanuele Garbelli delivers an authoritative roadmap for navigating a healthcare revolution driven by
... Read more
Way Home

Journeys through Homelessness

by Josephine Ensign ...

Can one city's solutions to homelessness help the United States face the issue nationally?The United States grapples with a solution for the unhoused by employing a patchwork of uneven rhetoric and policy. How can policymakers and public health professionals address this urgent problem in more innovative and sustainable ways? In Way Home, Josephine Ensign explores the contemporary landscape of ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Can one city's solutions to homelessness help the United States face the issue nationally?The United States grapples with a solution for the unhoused by employing a patchwork of uneven rhetoric and policy. How can policymakers and public health professionals address this urgent problem in more innovative and sustainable ways? In Way Home, Josephine Ensign explores the contemporary landscape of
... Read more

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