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The Limitless Leaders podcast series is brought to you by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The Aesthetic Society and the American Hernia Society with the generous support of Allergan Aesthetics. This podcast series provides you with real-life stories of women in surgery who are tackling gender-related hurdles, large and small. The stories and topics covered will be as diverse as this group of women we represent. Listen as we discuss the demands of our careers as surgeons, our roles as mothers, and the fulfillment we need in our personal lives.

Humans have long observed animals for advanced warnings of danger. What can they tell us about the growing threat of viruses and other infectious organisms in the age of climate change? Coronaviruses jump from bats to chimpanzees to humans. You can give your cat the flu, and pass tuberculosis to an elephant. The scientific term for this –zoonosis – reveals how human and animal lives are inextricably linked. Scientists warn that human destruction of the environment is responsible for the accelerating spillover of animal diseases, posing a global health threat.

From bestselling author David Quammen, a fascinating scientific detective story about how a transmissible cancer first discovered in Tasmanian devils is connected to the discovery that cancer in humans can be treated as a chronic illness, not a fatal one—a radically new approach that promises...

Nie wiem, co jest gorsze: stwierdzenia, że jest się symulantem lub hipochondrykiem, że nie należy przesadzać; ciągłe rozczarowanie z narastającym poczuciem beznadziei, ponieważ nie otrzymuje się ani diagnozy, ani skutecznej pomocy; czy ból, wyczerpanie i trudności z koncentracją, które zamieniają codzienność w tor przeszkód. Być może jest to kombinacja wszystkiego lub świadomość, że to nigdy tak naprawdę się nie skończy.

Care Beyond the Chart: Strength Behind the Scrubs is the nursing podcast that explores the deeply human side of healthcare. Hosted by Misty Burgett, MSN, BSN, RN, this show goes beyond clinical tasks, charting, and documentation to dive into the raw, unfiltered moments that define what it truly means to care.From nursing school insights to life on the floor, this podcast offers an unfiltered, honest look at the connections we make and the moments we carry. Whether you are a registered nurse (RN), a nursing student, or a frontline healthcare professional, this is a space for honest ...

Die Augen sind wahre Wunderwerke der Evolution. Sie können über 10 Millionen Farbnuancen unterscheiden, schenken uns Orientierung, Nähe und Emotion. Durchschnittlich nehmen wir 80 Prozent der Sinneseindrücke über sie wahr, es handelt sich also um unsere wichtigsten Sinnesorgane. Doch ihre...

Dr. Richard Miller presents iRest Meditation—an integrative, accessible practice for promoting inner balance, healing, and overall well-being. Based on the most potent yoga practices for relaxation and refined through work with military veterans rehabilitating from PTSD, this program brings...

The #1 New York Times best-selling author and beloved healing authority reveals how taking your liver off overload can help resolve a wide range of symptoms and conditions--and transform your health in ways you've never imagined. What if you could focus on one aspect of your well-being to...

Brought to you by Penguin. WINNER OF THE BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTION 'PEOPLE THINK THAT STORIES ARE SHAPED BY PEOPLE. IN FACT, IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND.' At the time of his death in 2015, award-winning and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett was working on...

From the science behind your cycle to practical advice for managing symptoms and problems, renowned endocrinologist Dr Mary Ryan covers it all: what a healthy period looks like, how hormones affect your body and mind, and why nutrition, exercise and stress matter. She tackles problems like endometriosis, fibroids, PCOS and PMS, as well as fertility, mood and the transition to perimenopause.

In the misty Puerto Rican El Yunque rainforest, coquí frogs no larger than your thumb fill the air with their distinctive two-note song: “co-quí, co-quí.” They alternate routines—one night singing to attract potential mates, the next hunting to fuel up for tomorrow’s performance. In this episode, we follow a singer and a hunter amid the vibrant nighttime chorus.

Discover the 8 steps you can take to optimise your brain for better mood, memory, sleep and stress resilience. The results are in: our mental health, memory and intelligence are deteriorating. One in six children is now diagnosed with mental health issues, anti-depressant prescriptions have...

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FEATURES 75 STORIES NARRATED BY THEIR AUTHORS Curated and edited by Adam Kay (author of multi-million bestseller This is Going to Hurt), Dear NHS features household names telling their personal stories of the health service. Contributors include Paul...

‘This splendid and often moving work of history… Schama has a gift for combining novelistically colourful detail, serious analysis and wryly amusing asides’ Daily Telegraph ‘Superb’ Observer ‘Extraordinary… A meticulous retelling of a terrible yet scientifically innovative...

The first of our organs to form, the last to die, the heart is both a simple pump and the symbol of all that makes us human: as long as it continues to beat, we hope. The Story of a Heart is the narrative of the staggering medical innovations that have given us heart transplants, interwoven with the story of two children - one of whom desperately waits for a heart to save his life.

Some nights, the mind simply refuses to power down. Thoughts keep moving. Small noises feel louder. Minutes slowly turn into hours while the body waits for sleep to arrive naturally again. FALL ASLEEP FASTER – BINAURAL SLEEP BOOSTER was created for exactly those nights. This immersive all-night soundscape combines deep atmospheric textures, subtle binaural movement, spacious low-frequency ambience, and continuous sleep-oriented audio design to create a stable environment the brain can settle into without effort. Nothing suddenly changes. Nothing demands attention.

Science you can trust. Questions that matter. Join Professor Brian Cox and a panel of the world’s top scientists and experts as they tackle your questions about some of the biggest science challenges facing society today. Can we cure cancer? How do you separate nutrition fact from fiction? What do climate change and the march of AI mean for our future? Could we live forever? Each episode is recorded in front of a live audience and it’s their questions that drive the debate. Hear from the experts who actually know what they’re talking about, including Adam Rutherford, Helen ...

The Divided Mind is the crowning achievement of Dr. John E. Sarno's long and successful career as a groundbreaking medical pioneer. While his earlier books dealt almost exclusively with musculoskeletal pain disorders, here Dr. Sarno addresses the entire spectrum of psychosomatic (mind-body) disorders.

The raw, compulsive and unputdownable debut about the choices mothers make and the split second between having it all and losing everything. 'Gripping, gritty, maddening and compassionate' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'Razor-edged, unsettling and compelling' EMMA VAN STRAATEN 'Tense and absorbing...

It can come in waves - like tidal waves. It changes societies. It disrupts life. It ends lives. As far back as 3000 B.C.E. (the Bronze Age), plagues have stricken mankind. COVID-19 is just the latest example, but history shows that life continues. It shows that knowledge and social cooperation can save lives. Viruses are neither alive nor dead and are the closest thing we have to zombies. Their only known function is to replicate themselves, which can have devastating consequences on their hosts.