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Uncover the gripping military history of biological warfare and the hidden government labs weaponizing deadly pathogens. Perfect for a thought-provoking commute, this unsettling true science narrative traces the invisible enemy of engineered disease from poisoned medieval wells to Cold War...

The History of Vaccination: Separating Fact from Fiction examines vaccination's development from eighteenth-century smallpox inoculation through the 1940s consolidation of medical authority. Drawing on primary sources, parliamentary records, and contemporary medical journals, it documents patterns typically absent from institutional accounts: vaccines contaminated with syphilis and tuberculosis, resistance movements whose sanitation-based approaches achieved lower mortality than vaccination, and the economic incentives that shaped public health policy.

In this riveting account of the pandemic and its devastating ripple effects, Gale captures the pandemic's messy realities the panic it spurred, the misinformation and political infighting that stood in the way of controlling it, and the heroic efforts by scientists and health care workers to contain it. Gale exposes what went wrong, what worked, and what continues to threaten us. From the pandemic's chaotic beginnings to the hidden toll of Long Covid, he examines how governments shaped and sometimes warped the public narrative around the pandemic.

The 2014 Ebola epidemic demonstrated the power of pandemics and their ability not only to destroy lives locally but also to capture the imagination and terrify the world. In 2019 and the years that followed, the coronavirus pandemic infected every continent and took the lives of millions. In this updated edition, Christian W. McMillen provides a concise yet comprehensive account of pandemics throughout human history, illustrating how pandemic disease has shaped history and, at the same time, social behavior has influenced pandemic disease.

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.

You are probably a very busy student with a thousand and one things on your mind! So finding time to study for your Physician’s assistant’s exam is challenging.

'Blending science with narrative non-fiction, he examines the myths, misinformation, and missed opportunities that continue to shape liver health in India.' - Tej Prakash Bhardwaj, The New Indian Express I did not become a doctor to help people cheat death, but to help them understand it. In The...

This book is one to explain why God may have allowed this plague to come into our world. There are evil, crooked, wicked, racist, judgmental, and unfair people in the world. He is not pleased with us right now. He has allowed this plague to show up like he will when he comes back, like a thief in the night. If we do not begin to love one another and to treat each other fairly, who knows what could happen in our lives to get our attention? For those who read this, you may find yourselves in one of these chapters. We must do better. We cannot ignore what has happened.

Are you struggling by being trapped in toxic connections? Do you often feel drained, belittled, and torn between love and manipulation? I've walked a mile in your shoes, feeling ensnared by those who take advantage of my empathy, especially narcissists. That profound sensitivity that defines us can sometimes become our Achilles' heel, chaining us to energy vampires. But what if there's a way out, a path to reclaim our power and finally breathe free?

Lillian was a college freshman, a promising theater major facing the challenge of Stargardt’s disease, a condition that was causing her to go blind. When, in the fall of 2009, Lillian became sick, she assured her parents it was just the flu. Four days later she was in the university hospital, relying on a machine to breathe for her. Based on her father’s journal, this memoir describes what it’s like to live through a parent’s worst nightmare, conveying the heart-wrenching ups and downs of Lillian’s time in the hospital.

Intensive care units and mechanical ventilation are the crucial foundation of modern medical care: without them, the appalling death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic would be even higher. In The Autumn Ghost, Dr. Hannah Wunsch traces the origins of these two innovations back to a polio epidemic in the autumn of 1952. Drawing together testimony from doctors, nurses, medical students, and patients, Wunsch relates a gripping tale of an epidemic that changed the world.

“Readers should come away from Crisis Averted with a better comprehension of what public health does and why it is such a crucial endeavor.” —The Washington Post "A master class in how we can pinpoint and prevent health crises before they spiral out of control."—Scott Gottlieb, MD...

In the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex. The emperor Marcus Aurelius reigned over a vast territory that stretched from Britain to Egypt. The Roman-made peace, or Pax Romana, seemed to be permanent. Then, apparently out of nowhere, a sudden sickness struck the legions and laid waste to cities, including Rome itself. This fast-spreading disease, known now as the Antonine plague, may have been history’s first pandemic. Soon after its arrival, the Empire began its downward trajectory toward decline and fall.

"Mientras escribo esto, a lo largo del año 2015, los científicos intentan adelantarse a las próximas pandemias. Nadie es capaz de predecir cuándo una cepa en particular llevará a cabo el salto, si acaso lo hará. Sin embargo, no estamos indefensos ante lo que la evolución pueda tenernos reservado. Contamos con recursos para contrarrestar la expansión de la gripe, como lavarnos las manos. Y los científicos están aprendiendo a fabricar vacunas más efectivas. Al menos, ya no tenemos que mirar hacia las estrellas en busca de protección." — Carl Zimmer

For two years the COVID-19 pandemic has upended the world. The physician and medical historian Jacalyn Duffin presents a global history of the virus, with a focus on Canada. Duffin describes the frightening appearance of the virus and its identification by scientists in China; subsequent outbreaks on cruise ships; the relentless spread to Europe, the Americas, Africa, and elsewhere; and the immediate attempts to confront it. COVID-19 next explores the scientific history of infections generally, and the discovery of coronaviruses in particular.

Mark Gober dives into fundamental beliefs about health and disease. These beliefs are so fundamental, in fact, that most of us probably haven’t thought to question them. For example, do bacteria cause disease, or are they part of the body’s cleanup crew that appears at the scene of an underlying toxicity or injury? Do researchers follow the scientific method when they claim to isolate viruses and show that they cause disease in their hosts? In addition to exploring these essential questions, Gober goes a layer deeper by examining the nature of consciousness.

Commonsense Medicine is a must-listen for everyone seeking to improve their health, understand why we get sick, and survive the next pandemic. Included are the secrets of how he invented Xlear and the personal reasons that drove him to find solutions for his family. This is the new paradigm in medicine.

When COVID-19 began spreading rapidly, the world was taken by surprise. As the ensuing pandemic raged, we faced one constant—a lack of consistent, scientifically sound, and trusted information about dangers, risks, and mitigation strategies that the average person could understand and put into practice to keep themselves and their families safe. Now, the former Surgeon General of the United States—freed from the many constraints he worked under in public office—reveals critical lessons learned from both mistakes and successes overlooked during the pandemic.

Em História de uma vacina, a pediatra e especialista em doenças infecciosas, chefe do comitê científico da Fundação Bill e Melinda Gates, docente convidada de Oxford e criadora do primeiro mestrado em vacinologia do mundo, na Universidade de Siena, conta a trajetória do estudo brasileiro desde as conversas iniciais com a universidade britânica até a chegada dos primeiros lotes de vacina aplicados no país.

Discover a roadmap to coexisting with new respiratory diseases and their variants using reason, science, courage, and compassion. This approach acknowledges that eradicating these viruses may be challenging, but controlling them is possible. By utilizing existing tools, we can coexist with these viruses without disrupting society. In this book, Dr. Gandhi offers insights into the story, science, and politics of our journey so far, highlighting successes and challenges.