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A sick history of medicine : a warts-and-all book full of fun facts and disgusting discoveries / by Poleksic, Jelena.; Kasperowicz, Ella.;
A disgusting history of medicine through the ages from Jelena Poleksic, featuring hilarious illustrations by Ella Kasperowicz.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Medicine; Medical care; Diseases;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Bad Juliet. by Blunt, Giles.;
"At a tuberculosis sanitarium in the Adirondacks, a young tutor falls in love with a mysterious woman who survived the Lusitania disaster. Recently jilted by his fiancé, Paul Gascoyne takes a job as a tutor to the patients at the Trudeau Sanitarium in upstate New York. There, in the icebound beauty of the Adirondack Mountains, he finds himself drawn to Sarah Ballard, a beautiful but enigmatic young woman, traumatized by her past aboard the ill-fated Lusitania. To rouse her out of her gloom, Paul encourages her to write a memoir. As Paul reads her words, it gradually becomes clear that Sarah's memories are a tangle of truth and fiction that he can't begin to unravel. And yet he cannot overcome his attraction to her. When a terrible relapse leaves Sarah worried that she has little time left, she begs Paul to be the one person in the world who will truly know her."--Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION; FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Medical; FICTION / Psychological;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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The unquiet heart / by Welsh, Kaite,author.;
Sarah Gilchrist finds herself trying to prove her fiancé's innocence in the midst of his murder trial. Edinburgh, 1893. Sarah Gilchrist has no intention of marrying her dull fiancé Miles, the man her family hope will restore her reputation and put an end to her dreams of becoming a doctor, but when he is arrested for a murder she is sure he didn't commit, she finds herself his reluctant ally. Beneath the genteel façade of upper class Edinburgh lurks blackmail, adultery, poison, and madness, and Sarah must return to Edinburgh's slums, back alleys, and asylums as she discovers the dark past about a family where no one is what they seem, even Miles himself. It also brings her back into the orbit of her mercurial professor, Gregory Merchiston--he sees Sarah as his protege, but can he stave off his demons long enough to teach her the skills that will save her life?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Women medical students; Fiancés; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rescue : a novel / by Shreve, Anita.;
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Love stories.; Emergency medical technicians; Family secrets; Life change events;
© c2010., Little, Brown and Co.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Genetics for dummies / by Robinson, T. R.(Tara Rodden),author.; Spock, Lisa Cushman,author.;
"Are you a student of the sciences? Into research? Curious about how genetics affects your life? Then this book is for you! Here's a no-nonsense guide to help you understand genetics without boggling your mind. Get an overview of the basics, including cell biology and how traits are inherited. Delve into DNA, explore how genetics affects your health, see how gene therapy works, and understand the ethical issues involved with the field. This updated edition covers recent developments, trends, applications, and much more."--
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Genetics; Medical genetics; Human genetics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The void protocol / by Wilson, F. Paul(Francis Paul),author.;
"Something sits in a bunker lab buried fifty feet below the grounds of Lakehurst Naval Air Station. The product of technology confiscated from the Germans after WWII occupies a chamber of steel-reinforced ballistic glass. Despite experimentation for nearly three-quarters of a century, no one knows what it is, but illegal human research reveals what it can do. Humans with special abilities--abilities that can only have come from whatever occupies the underground bunker in Lakehurst--have been secretly collected. And so it sits, sequestered on the edge of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, slowly changing the world" -- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Paranormal fiction.; Medical fiction.; Ability; Technology; Supernatural; Medical examiners (Law); Scientists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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You bet your life : from blood transfusions to mass vaccination, the long and risky history of medical innovations / by Offit, Paul A.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Four months into the coronavirus pandemic, as the death count surged, the FDA made a risky decision: it approved an anti-malarial drug as a treatment for coronavirus, despite limited data on its efficacy or side effects. A month later, the FDA withdrew its recommendation, but by then, the damage had been done. The drug was ineffective and sometimes even lethal. The mistake was hardly a one-off. As virologist Paul. A. Offit shows in You Bet Your Life, from antibiotics and vaccines to x-rays and genetic engineering, risk, and our understanding of it, have shaped the course of modern medicine, paving the way for its greatest triumphs and tragedies. By telling the stories of the events--and of the frequent hypocrisy and cravenness of the characters at their center--Offit shows how risk, and failure, have driven innovation, and importantly, how by examining our mistakes we can make better medical predictions and decisions going forward. From the outlandish origins of blood transfusions, which began with humans receiving blood for barnyard animals, to the the disastrous debut of the first polio vaccine, and the backstabbing and infighting that surrounded early gene therapies, he captures the drama that surrounds medical research, the way ego and laziness can collide with science, and ultimately how those factors should inform what we choose to do and have done to us in the clinic. The history is fascinating in its own right, but the worldwide rush to create a coronavirus vaccine only makes learning from the lessons of history essential. Weighing the uncertainties of a treatment against its potential benefits is one of medicine's greatest ethical dilemmas, and Offit examines it from every angle. He explores not just how patients and their families respond to risk but how everyone from physicians and researchers to universities and regulators do, too, and how that ultimately determines what treatments are put forward. Not everyone has the same goal. And too often the patient's health is secondary. But as Offit shows, we can all minimize risk and failure by learning how to recognize conflicts of interest, to draw inferences from animal models, and to evaluate risk, even when we have limited data. Along the way, Offit asks who should decide what risks are acceptable, and who should pay when the results are fatal. In the end, however, Offit argues that we are gambling whatever we do--and that we need to take that seriously, whether we pursue a treatment or decide to do nothing at all. The answers aren't simple, and the outcomes are life or death. Examining these questions with the compassion of a pediatrician and the rigor of a scientist, Offit reminds us that we all have a role to play in ensuring that medicine upholds its very first principle: to do no harm"--
Subjects: Medical ethics.; Risk assessment.; Pharmacology, Experimental.; Drugs;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Blood lies / by Kalla, Daniel;
Subjects: Physicians; Twins; Medical fiction; Mystery fiction; Suspense fiction;
© c2007., Forge,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Pandemic 1918 : eyewitness accounts from the greatest medical holocaust in modern history / by Arnold, Catharine,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919.; Influenza; Influenza; Epidemics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Plant Powered Plus : Activate the Power of Your Gut to Tame Inflammation and Reclaim Your Health. by Bulsiewicz, Will.;
What many dont realize is that the gut is the gateway for both health and illness. So, if you have issues with your gut, chances are you may have issues with chronic illness. In 'Plant Powered Plus', Dr. Will Bulsiewicz offers a powerful program for addressing inflammation due to an imbalance in the gut with a combination of plant-forward diets. From the author of 'Fiber Fueled' and 'The Fiber Fueled Cookbook'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Diets; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Immune & Autoimmune; MEDICAL / Gastroenterology;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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