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Health coach, patient advocate and wellness advisor, Amy Kurtz, breaks the silence about the crucial, painful, pervasive, and yet all too common phase of healing from chronic illness that has long gone overlooked … until now. According to the Center for Disease Control, 194 million...

Killer Looks is the definitive story about the long-forgotten practice of providing free nose jobs, face-lifts, breast implants, and other physical alterations to prisoners, the idea being that by remodeling the face you remake the man. From the 1920s up to the mid-1990s, half a million prison inmates across America, Canada, and the UK willingly went under the knife, their tab picked up by the government.

Vaccines, Viruses, and Villains explores the tangled web of public health, power, and perception. Blending investigative critique with compelling storytelling, the book dives into the origins of medical controversies—from the vaccine-autism debate to the influence of elite figures and institutions. It questions official narratives, highlights suppressed voices, and examines how fear, misinformation, and control intersect in modern medicine.

In an emotional story that details one woman's struggle within a medical organization that was filled with massive illegal billing, her faith shines through. Healthcare Under Duress presents one woman's personal account and experience within a prestigious university hospital (UWP). This case is unique, representing the issuance of the largest fine ever given to a medical teaching institution within the United States for billing fraud.

Dr. Peter Patterson understands that using antibiotics “just in case” is ingrained in our culture. Everyone, from health care professionals to patients and their advocates, shares the blame—but we cannot afford to let the practice continue. Becoming Good Stewards of Antibiotics is a call to action to restore and preserve antibiotic effectiveness.

Caregiver, you have to help your aged parents. That is great. Now, here is some useful information that can help: what I found in this process. It's not the book for you if you want some government resource or state information. I'm someone who can give you some ideas, tips, situations I've run across that may be humorous, may be wise, may be what makes sense, and some that hopefully will help you just let some things be. It is what it is. Enjoy!

In this audiobook, author Joseph Spada, LPN, offers you insider's guidance into long-term care, clearly explaining what your options are, and the pros and cons of each. He shows you how to find and select the best facility for your needs, and most importantly, what to watch out for.