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The wisdom of plagues : lessons from 25 years of covering pandemics / by McNeil, Donald G.,Jr.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."For a certain class of American's, Donald McNeil was a comforting voice when the Covid-19 pandemic broke out. He was the regular reporter on the New York Times's popular Daily podcast, and he was telling folks to prepare for the worst. A generation of NYT readers went out and stocked up on food and PPE stuff because of his clear advice. He'd covered public health for the Times for 25 years and understood what he was seeing out of China. THE WISDOM OF PLAGUES is his account of what he learned over a quarter-century of reporting on public health in over 60 countries: part-memoir, part history, and part activism. Many science reporters understand the basics of diseases--how a virus works, for example, or what goes into making a vaccine. But very few understand the psychology of how small outbreaks turn into pandemics: How everyone from hunters to farmers to guano-diggers gets exposed to animal diseases. How diseases spread through networks of similar people and by "mass-gathering" events. How surveillance fails. How countries respond slowly or even cover up outbreaks. Why people refuse to believe they're at risk, or why they reject protective measures like quarantine or vaccines. How wild rumors spring up and scare people away from common sense responses. How greedy makers of false remedies spread confusion. Why public health agencies fumble and let things spiral out of control. The Covid pandemic was the story McNeil had trained his whole life to cover. His experience and deep bench of sources let him make many accurate predictions in 2020 about the course that a deadly new respiratory virus in Wuhan, China, would take and how different countries would respond. By the time McNeil wrote his last Times stories about the Covid-19 pandemic he had not lost his compassion, but he had grown far more stone-hearted about how he thought governments should react. He had witnessed so many failures and read enough history to realize that while every epidemic is different, failure was the one constant. Again and again, containable outbreaks ballooned into catastrophes because weak leaders were mired in denial. Citizens refused to make even minor sacrifices for the common good and were encouraged in that by money-hungry entrepreneurs and power-hungry populists. Science was ignored, obvious truths were denied, and the innocent too often died. THE WISDOM OF PLAGUES is ultimately about what we can do to improve global health and be better prepared for the next pandemic, which is coming"--
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); Epidemiology.; Pandemics.; Public health surveillance.; Public health;
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Somebody I used to know : a memoir / by Mitchell, Wendy,author.; Wharton, Anna,author.;
A memoir by a former British National Heath Service employee and single parent describes her battles with early onset Alzheimer's, the management techniques she has developed to maintain her independence, and her efforts to make sense of her shifting world.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Mitchell, Wendy; Alzheimer's disease; Dementia;
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Eat for life : the breakthrough nutrient-rich program for longevity, disease reversal, and sustained weight loss / by Fuhrman, Joel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."#1 New York Times bestselling author finally reveals the specific guidelines behind his famously no-nonsense, results-driven nutrition plan-Food to Live promises to add years to your life and life to your years!"--
Subjects: Diet therapy.; Nutrition.;
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You are what your grandparents ate : what you need to know about nutrition, experience, epigenetics & the origins of chronic disease / by Finlayson, Judith,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-310) and index."You Are What Your Grandparents Ate takes conventional wisdom about the origins of chronic disease and turns it upside down. Rooted in the work of the late epidemiologist Dr. David Barker, it highlights the exciting research showing that heredity involves much more than the genes your parents passed on to you. Thanks to the relatively new science of epigenetics, we now know that the experiences of previous generations may show up in your health and well-being."
Subjects: Epigenetics.; Medical genetics.; Chronic diseases; Chronic diseases; Health.; Nutrition.;
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Always looking up : the adventures of an incurable optimist / by Fox, Michael J.,1961-;
Subjects: Fox, Michael J., 1961-; Actors; Actors; Parkinson's disease;
© 2009., Hyperion,
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Felicity Floo visits the zoo / by Redmond, E. S.;
Why are the hyenas crying boo-hoo? And what gave the rhino a sickly green hue? It starts when Felicity Floo wipes her red, runny nose and transfers the goo . . . a cautionary tale about the virtues of clean hands and tissues.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Zoo animals; Zoos; Cold (Disease); Hand washing; Hygiene;
© 2009., Candlewick Press,
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Don't stand so close to me / by Walters, Eric,1957-;
When the COVID-19 pandemic hits, it's fun at first for Quinn and her friends, but as the seriousness of the situation sets in, Quinn and her friends have to adjust to all the new rules and regulations.LSC
Subjects: Teenage girls; Children of police; COVID-19 (Disease);
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No time like the future [sound recording] : an optimist considers mortality / by Fox, Michael J.,1961-author,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the author.The actor shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, aging, the strength of family and friends, and how perceptions about time affect the consideration of mortality.
Subjects: Biographies.; Audiobooks.; Autobiographies.; Fox, Michael J., 1961-; Actors; Actors; Parkinson's disease;
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No time like the future : an optimist considers mortality / by Fox, Michael J.,1961-author.;
The actor shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, aging, the strength of family and friends, and how perceptions about time affect the consideration of mortality.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Fox, Michael J., 1961-; Actors; Actors; Parkinson's disease;
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Elizabeth Is Missing. by Walsh, Aisling,film director.; Jackson, Glenda,actor.; Behan, Helen,actor.; Hill, Liv,actor.; Stanley, Mark,actor.; Hazeldine, Sam,actor.; Rundle, Sophie,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Glenda Jackson, Helen Behan, Liv Hill, Mark Stanley, Sam Hazeldine, Sophie RundleOriginally produced by PBS in 2019.When her best friend Elizabeth goes missing, Maud (Glenda Jackson) is convinced something terrible has happened. But her search to find Elizabeth unearths an altogether darker unsolved mystery: her sister’s disappearance, long buried in the recesses of her memory. Can Maud discover the fate of both missing women before her dementia erases the clues? Based on the novel by Emma Healey.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures, British.; Alzheimer's disease.; Detective and mystery films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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