Medical

A poetic, darkly funny memoir of one woman’s trip across the national parks straight into life-threatening illness and the joy that still holds us, no matter how much life hurts. “Unapologetically raw, defiantly humorous, this book is the bravest of journeys. . . . A memoir that makes no...

A rollicking history of the life and work of an unheralded genius: Dr. Solomon Snyder, whose experiments with mind-altering drugs helped change the way we think about the causes and treatments of schizophrenia. This program is read by the author. In the 1950s, the field of psychiatry had nothing...

"This book doesn’t offer easy answers, but it offers something better—a way of seeing our shared vulnerability as the starting point for understanding what’s breaking and what still might be saved.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​" —Esmé Weijun Wang, author of The Collected...

Bloomsbury presents Mom, Unfiltered by Leah Kim, read by Laurel Lefkow A deeply personal examination of the dire state of our maternal and postpartum care for mothers For expecting and new parents, too often the care is so focused on a healthy baby that the mother’s physical and mental needs...

'Equal parts scandalous and thoughtful - a deliciously messy scam story and a deeply empathetic excavation of online identity. Unapologetically slutty and intellectual.' - Aditi Mittal, Stand-up Comedian and Actor 'Brings out the contradictions of left spaces with rare authenticity - unsettling...

Did you know the adult obesity rate is 41. 9% and the child obesity rate is 19. 7% in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)? Did you know that obesity-related diseases can be reversible and treatable without medications? Did you know that healthcare professionals (HCP) are more likely to experience burnout than any other profession, according to the CDC? Have you heard of Lifestyle Medicine and how it can be a solution for burnout? Do you wonder how people turn their lives around and how you can do the same? Then keep listening . . .

When Barbara Wolf Terao makes her home on an island two thousand miles from her husband in Illinois, she doesn't know if they'll ever reunite. Discovery of Barbara's breast cancer a few months later, however, challenges both of them in ways they never imagined. Nestled in her seaside cottage and nurtured by nature, family, and new friends, Barbara changes her life from the inside out with humor, self-reflection, Buddhist practice, and a year of medical treatments. After reconfiguring her body, mind, and spirit, she finally has words for what she wants to say—and the strength to be a survivor.

In Lisa Febre's ongoing battle with Stage-4C Colon Cancer, the mysterious metastases in her liver reappear in scans, prompting her oncology team to take quick action. Back in treatment, Lisa copes with the familiar side effects while dealing with the existential despair of a recurrence of the disease. But living with cancer is no longer a lonely journey. Unlike her first round of treatments which happened during the COVID pandemic, this time she gets the much-needed human contact she thrives on. She draws strength and inspiration from the women she has met along the way.

О профессии, которая совмещает тяжелый физический труд и колоссальное психологическое напряжение, ведь каждая операция, даже простая,—это всегда риск. Автор—известный новосибирский хирург Юрий Абрамов, воспитавший множество учеников и внесший значительный вклад в медицинскую науку.

A revealing memoir about the complicated truths of surviving a suicide attempt and rethinking the concept of “suicide prevention” to create a world that people want to live in Madeline Vosch did everything she was supposed to do when the suicidal thoughts started. Or she tried. Between...