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Decorated Navy SEAL Lieutenant Jason Redman served his country courageously and with distinction in Columbia, Peru, Afghanistan and Iraq, where he commanded mobility and assault forces. But his journey was not without its supreme challenges. He was critically wounded in 2007 when he was struck...

In concise, immediate prose, Italian physicist and novelist Paolo Giordano explains how disease spreads in our interconnected world: why it matters, how it impacts us, how we must react. Writing from his home in Rome as Italy implements the largest peace-time lockdown ever recorded in a democratic country, Giordano expands his focus to other forms of contagion linked to this epidemic - fake news, the environmental crisis, nationalism and xenophobia, our lack of imagination in promoting a new kind of global community.

Dan Farnworth brings vividly to life his astonishing experiences as a medic working on the frontline of the UK Ambulance Service. When the 999 call goes out, he has little idea what he will find when he gets there. Having worked in the emergency services for more than fifteen years, Dan has seen...

Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd, in the true crime book of the year - brought to you by Penguin. 'The dead do not hide the truth and they never lie. Through me the dead can speak . . .' He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death. He has performed over 23,000...

A heroic doctor’s unflinchingly honest and visceral tale of impossible choices in emergency medicine. ‘A brilliant insight into the forgotten heroes at the sharp end of humanitarian emergencies.’ Jon Snow, Channel 4 News This is a story of tireless hard work and astonishing bravery. Tony...

Kay’s books, looking back on his medical career, give an insight into the trials and tribulations of life as a junior doctor. His latest title, Undoctored, looks into Kay’s life as a medical student and how things have been since leaving the medical world. We chatted to Adam Kay about the one good thing Matt Hancock did, how mental health is regarded in medicine, and whether or not Adam would say he is a bad patient.

In this book, Prusiner tells the remarkable story of his discovery of prions - infectious proteins that replicate and cause disease but surprisingly contain no genetic material - and reveals how superb and meticulous science is actually practiced with talented teams of researchers who persevere. He recounts the frustrations and rewards of years of research and offers fascinating portraits of his peers as they raced to discover the causes of fatal brain diseases.

INCLUDES A NEW AUDIO AFTERWORD! NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING CHLOË GRACE MORETZ A “captivating” (The New York Times Book Review), award-winning memoir and instant New York Times bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is a powerful account of one...

Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize. 'A study of diseases that we sometimes say are 'all in the mind', and an explanation of how unfair that characterisation is.' – Tom Whipple, The Times Books of the Year 'To compare any book to a Oliver Sacks is unfair, but this one lives up...

**My COVID19 Diary ** is a powerful narrative that embodies hope and the unwavering companionship of faith. At the heart of this memoir is Dr. Wee's fearless exploration of how the novel virus impacted her daily life and pediatric practice. She skillfully combines her healthcare expertise with personal experiences filled with loss, resilience, and the guiding presence of faith. As the world grappled with fear, panic, and uncertainty, Dr. Wee turned to her daily blog for solace and inspiration.

When COVID changed my life, I expected to recover. Instead, I found myself on a journey through chronic illness, unanswered questions, and a world that couldn't see what I was experiencing. This memoir is an honest account of living with an invisible illness and the challenges that followed: fatigue, dizziness, migraines, uncertainty, and losing the life I once knew. Through moments of grief, faith, and unexpected hope, I share what it was like to navigate a medical system without clear answers while holding on to the belief that my story would help someone.

I didn’t know I was dying. I didn’t know a kidney stone was blocking my ureter. I didn’t know an infection was spreading through my body. But God and Jesus knew — and They carried me through every moment. What began as an ordinary day quickly turned into a medical crisis that changed everything. One moment I was laughing with my sister at a Women’s Appreciation event… and hours later, I was fighting for my life in a hospital bed, weak, septic, and unaware of how close I was to losing everything.

A aguardada – e bem-humorada – autobiografia de um dos mais importantes pensadores de nossos tempos. Quando Oliver Sacks tinha doze anos, um professor escreveu em avaliação: "Sacks vai longe, se não for longe demais". Hoje está claro que ele jamais parou de avançar. Desde as primeiras...

Oliver Sacks apreende o drama da doença que o levou a morte de forma honesta e eloquente, em toda sua complexidade médica e humana. Durante os últimos meses de sua vida, Oliver Sacks escreveu uma série de ensaios nos quais explorou de maneira comovente seu percurso pessoal para concluir a...

Henry Marsh has spent a lifetime operating on the surgical frontline. There have been exhilarating highs and devastating lows, but his love for the practice of neurosurgery has never wavered. Prompted by his retirement from his full-time job in the NHS, and through his continuing work in Nepal and Ukraine, Henry has been forced to reflect more deeply about what 40 years spent handling the human brain has taught him.

Tracy Kidder, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, and the enduring classic Mountains Beyond Mountains, has been described by the Baltimore Sun as the “master of the non-fiction narrative.” In this new book, Kidder gives us the superb...

Experience gripping true medical drama where baffling symptoms turn an internist into a high-stakes clinical detective. Perfect for an absorbing commute, this suspenseful narrative places you right inside the emergency bay's quiet tension. Watch life-or-death puzzles unfold through terrifying...

In this gripping memoir, Andrew W. Seefeld traces the hidden emotional architecture that shapes our lives long before we recognize it. Through an unflinching personal narrative, he examines how early wounds give rise to protective strategies — achievement, control, perfectionism, and emotional withdrawal — that help us survive and even succeed. But what happens when the very strategies that once protected us begin to consume us?

Enter the frontline reality of a busy intensive care unit in this gripping medical memoir of survival, grief, and hope. Guided by a seasoned nurse across a single, unforgettable year, you will witness the quiet courage required when navigating medical emergencies and heartbreaking end-of-life...

From esteemed physician and NYU professor of medicine Dr. Danielle Ofri, a compassionate demystification of death which uses intimate interviews and personal stories to empower readers and carry them from denial to meaning "Knowing that death is the only certainty of life does not offer much...