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In London, in the summer of 1928, as usual, a misty haze fell over the city. It was early September, and warm, damp humidity lingered over the lush countryside. In Paddington, drizzle clung to the air as Alexander Fleming—a well-known scientist—climbed the stairs to the second floor of St. Mary’s Hospital After a few weeks away for a much-needed vacation in Suffolk,

Widely known today as the "Angel of the Battlefield", Clara Barton's personal life has always been shrouded in mystery. In Clara Barton, Professional Angel, Elizabeth Brown Pryor presents a biography of Barton that strips away the heroic exterior and reveals a complex and often trying woman. Based on the papers Clara Barton carefully saved over her lifetime, this biography is the first one to draw on these recorded thoughts. Not always altruistic, her accomplishments were nonetheless extraordinary.

Decades of data cannot be ignored: African-American adults are far more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than white adults. In a rousing indictment of the idea that notions of biological race should drive scientific inquiry, Sweetness in the Blood provides an ethnographic picture of biotechnology's framings of Type 2 diabetes risk and race and, importantly, offers a critical examination of the assumptions behind the recruitment of African American and African-descent populations for Type 2 diabetes research.

Discover how Esther Ouwehand (Dutch Party for the Animals) sets out the root causes of the corona pandemic and provides solutions for preventing the rise of new pandemic threats.

« Ces enfants aux vies minuscules laissent une empreinte immense, qui transforme à jamais ceux qui ont eu le privilège de les connaître. Leurs existences brèves nous habitent, leurs absences nous façonnent. Et il est temps de dire combien, dans leur fragilité, leurs vies sont grandes, et à quel point, ils nous manquent. » Être sage-femme, c'est accompagner les naissances, être au cœur de la vie qui vient. Mais c'est aussi parfois accueillir la mort à l'aube de la vie.

Перед вами история доказательной медицины XVI–XX вв., изложенная в форме кратких рассказов. В книге описаны как хорошо знакомые, так и совершенно неизвестные факты. Врачи-исследователи, врачи-новаторы, врачи-писатели, врачи-пациенты, врачи-политики–все они совершали удивительные открытия и подвиги ради сохранения жизни пациентов.

Álvaro Carmona entrelaza medicina y arte para desvelar las historias de las patologías representadas en las obras maestras. Los cuadros pueden esconder una dolencia, un síntoma o una vida atravesada por la fragilidad del cuerpo… si sabes dónde mirar. Álvaro Carmona nos guía a través de...

You’re sick, tired, and stuck navigating a healthcare system that feels impossible to crack. The referrals lead nowhere, wait times are endless, and you’re constantly dismissed by doctors who make you feel like it’s all in your head. Meanwhile, you’re battling insurance denials and pondering over lab results with the nagging feeling that you’re alone in this fight. But you don’t have to face your battle alone! Kristina Kelly, a board certified patient advocate, guides you through the chaos with sass, strategy, and empathy.

This book is a comprehensive guide that educates individuals on how to maintain good health and hygiene during times of war and peace. It deals a lot with personal health and hygiene. Amazingly enough much of the information hasn't changed since this was published in 1917. It is a great resource...

Did you know... Before the advent of surgery, ancient Egyptian doctors put their patients under by hitting them on the head with a mallet. Working with pigs can raise your risk of appendicitis. The Catholic Church has patron saints for many conditions, including hernias and syphilis. In 18th-century New York, eight people were killed and many more wounded during three days of anti-doctor riots. Doctors Killed George Washington reveals these and other stories of accidental medical discoveries, medical follies, bizarre cures, and more.

“A shocking saga of pharmaceutical malpractice . . . Wonder Drug is both a first-rate medical thriller and the searing account of a forgotten American tragedy.”—Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain A “fascinating and compassionate” (People) account of the most notorious...

It wasn’t supposed to be this hard. If America could send a man to the moon, shouldn’t the best surgeons in the world be able to build an artificial heart? In Ticker, Texas Monthly executive editor and two time National Magazine Award winner Mimi Swartz shows just how complex and difficult...

“Oliver Sacks meets Stephen King”* in this propulsive, haunting journey into the life of the most studied human research subject of all time, the amnesic known as Patient H.M. For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks comes a story that has much to teach us about our relentless...

2017 Audie Award Finalist for Non-Fiction The #1 NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller The basis for the PBS Ken Burns Documentary The Gene: An Intimate History From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies—a fascinating history of the gene and “a magisterial account of how...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN)...

From award-winning journalist Nicole Carr comes a landmark narrative revealing the untold history of Black medical professionals who have long fought to heal their communities—while confronting a system built to exclude them. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Americans died at nearly twice...

Das Wort Placebo – zunächst ein Fachwort der medizinischen Forschung – ist aus dem Sprachgebrauch nicht mehr wegzudenken. Der Placebo-Effekt zeigt, dass es eine durch ein Placebo hervorgerufene physiologische Wirkung geben kann; und solch ein Placebo kann sogar nicht nur zu positiven Effekten führen, sondern es kann auch negative (unerwünschte) Wirkungen erzeugen. Die Wirkmechanismen sind durch die Forschung für beide Begriffe längst erfasst. Darüber hinaus wirken Placebos und Nocebos sogar außerhalb der Medizin: in der Musik und im Sport sowie ganz besonders in der Werbung und im Konsum.

Wir träumen. Jede Nacht. Fast ein Viertel unseres Lebens verbringen wir im Schlaf, versunken in Bilder, Gefühle und Geschichten aus unserem Innersten. Bei Träum weiter trifft Host Teresa Sickert führende Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler aus der Hirn- und Schlafforschung und aus der Psychologie, um den Fragen zum Träumen auf den Grund zu gehen. Was passiert wirklich in unserem Kopf, wenn wir träumen? Welche Bedeutung haben Träume? Und wie können wir dieses verborgene Potenzial für unseren Alltag nutzen?

The gripping, untold stories of three unsung Black physicians and their critical contributions to the field of medicine and American culture, from the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of Medical Apartheid Between 1847 and 1952, three New York City doctors transformed medicine...

"Enthralling. Harrowing. Heartbreaking. And utterly redemptive. Lindsey Fitzharris hit this one out of the park." —Erik Larson, author of The Splendid and the Vile Lindsey Fitzharris, the award-winning author of The Butchering Art, presents the compelling, true story of a visionary surgeon who...