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Be Patient: Life, loss and laughter from behind the hospital curtain
'Darkly funny as well as deeply shocking, [Be Patient] is an antidote to This is Going to Hurt ... This is what it's like to be on the other side...
Moral Injuries
'Compulsively readable' SUNDAY TIMES 'A superior medical thriller' GUARDIAN 'Darkly gripping' OBSERVER You're trained to save the lives of others. But how far would you go to save your own?...
Moral Injuries
'Compulsively readable' SUNDAY TIMES 'A superior medical thriller' GUARDIAN 'Darkly gripping' OBSERVER You're trained to save the lives of others. But how far would you go to save your own?...
Medicine, Patients and the Law
With the growing awareness among patients of their rights, the issue of medical ethics and its relationship with the law is much in debate. This book looks at the obligations,...
It's Probably Nothing: Critical Conversations on the Women's Health
Women's healthcare is in crisis. It's time to empower women to fight for the care they deserve. 'Sizzling with rage and disbelief, here's to a much-needed women's health revolution.' Emma...
How Doctors Think
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"Must reading for every physician who cares for patients and every patient who wishes to get the best care." -- Time magazine From Dr. Jerome Groopman, Professor of Medicine at...
Bioethics: A Nursing Perspective
This new edition reflects the ongoing debate on bioethical issues in nursing and health care. New material has been added, including sections on transcultural ethics in nursing practice and on...
Moral Injuries
'Compulsively readable' SUNDAY TIMES 'A superior medical thriller' GUARDIAN 'Darkly gripping' OBSERVER You're trained to save the lives of others. But how far would you go to save your own?...
To Exist As I Am: A Doctor's Notes on Recovery and Radical Acceptance
What do you do when the life you planned is dramatically interrupted? What does it mean to heal, when the world won't stop asking what's wrong with you? At the...
Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery - as seen on 'life-changing' BBC
'Sensational' SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Extraordinary . . . both exhilarating and alarming . . . fascinating' DAILY MAIL 'Wonderful . . . a testament to the tenacity of the human...
Black Markets: The Supply and Demand of Body Parts
In America, in direct response to indefinite delays on the national transplantation waitlists and an inadequate supply of organs, a growing number of terminally ill Americans are turning to international...
Rethinking Life and Death: The Collapse of Our Traditional Ethics
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Offers a new definition for life that contrasts a world dependent on biological maintenance with one controlled by state-of-the-art medical technology.
The Terrible Gift: The Brave New World of Genetic Medicine
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A provocative, cautionary exploration of the onrushing revolution in health care: its science-fiction benefits, its hidden dangers, and the disturbing choices it will force us all to make. The mapping...
Feminist Perspectives in Medical Ethics
The fields of medical ethics and women's studies have experienced unprecedented growth during the last twenty years. Along with the rapid pace of development in medicine and biology and changes...
Reproduction, Technology, and Rights
In Reproduction, Technology, and Rights, philosophers and ethicists debate the central moral issues and problems raised by today's revolution in reproductive technology. Leading issues discussed include the ethics of paternal...
Bioethics in a Liberal Society
This readable and balanced book is an original discussion of contemporary issues in bioethics. Max Charlesworth argues that as there can be no public consensus on a set of core...
Life before Birth: Reflections on the Embryo Debate
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The book titled Life before Birth: Reflections on the Embryo Debate by the author Robert Edwards. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Human Embryo Research: Yes or No?
The book titled Human Embryo Research: Yes or No? by the author CIBA Foundation Symposium. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Human Reproduction
With the development of complex reproductive technologies and the ensuing controversies in reproductive ethics, there is an urgent need for more careful examination of moral principles, current practices, and social...
See Me as a Person: Creating Therapeutic Relationships with Patients
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The therapeutic relationship between clinicians and patients is what brings Relationship-Based Care to life. Within the world of health care, the act of therapeutic connection is not owned by any...
Women as Wombs: Reproductive Technologies and the Battle over Women's
The author lectures internationally on reproductive and genetic technologies, feminist theory and bioethics. Her books include "A Passion for Friends", "The Transsexual Empire", and she is co-author of "RU 486:...
Prescription Medicide
For many years Dr. Kevorkian was at the center of the red-hot debate over physician-assisted suicide. The inventor of the "suicide machine" stirred up both admiration and controversy. His "Deaths...
You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here: A Psychiatrist's Life
A humane, hilarious and heart-breaking window into the world of psychiatry from 'the Adam Kay of mental healthcare' (THE TIMES) 'This is honestly my dream book... Fascinating' FERN BRADY 'Fearlessly...
Wonder Drug: The Hidden Victims of America's Secret Thalidomide
Longlisted for the Andrew 2024 Carnegie Medal for Non-Fiction The shocking, never-before-told story of America's thalidomide victims In Germany on Christmas Day 1956 a baby girl was born without ears....
And Finally: A Neurosurgeon's Reflections on Life
From the No.1 bestselling author of Do No Harm, an unflinching and deeply personal exploration of death, life and what matters in the end. From the No.1 bestselling author of...
The Criminal Mind
The extraordinary life and work of Britain's leading forensic psychiatrist - A powerful and unforgettable journey into the true nature of good and evil A likeable young girl burns her...
After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life
The world leading expert reveals his extraordinary exploration of stories of near-death experiences and what they tell us about consciousness after life. After is a ground-breaking book for anyone curious...
Why We Eat (Too Much): The New Science of Appetite
A weight loss surgeon explains the truth behind our bad food habits and why diets don't work by exploring the history of nutrition and appetite What if everything you were...
Unheard: The Medical Practice of Silencing
Have you ever felt unheard by your doctor? Been frustrated that they haven't understood your symptoms, that they have neglected your concerns? When Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan was admitted to hospital...
Memoir of an Accidental Ethicist
This is an insider's account of the regulation of the medical profession in Australia and key issues in medical ethics and professional conduct that continue to bedevil medical practice. As...
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and
Clinical decisions in modern medical practice are increasingly influenced by ethical and legal issues, but few doctors have been formally trained in medical law and ethics, and are unsure of...
The Scientist Who Wasn't There: A true story of staggering deception
WINNER OF THE BRIDPORT PRIZE FOR MEMOIR What would you do to find out the truth about someone you love? A forensic, propulsive book about the line between fact and...
Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution
The dramatic advances in DNA technology over the last few years are the stuff of science fiction. It is now not only possible to clone human beings, it is happening....
Histories
'Guglani is the real deal' Michael Faber 'Profound . . . Poetic . . . Humane' Gabriel Weston 'Shows rare skill . . . Power and fear and morality' Sarah...
Signs of Life: Language and Meanings of DNA
It's barely 40 years ago that James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the code of law that governs inheritance, the base-pairing rules of DNA. Since then, there has been an...
The Dance of Life: The New Science of How a Single Cell Becomes a Human Being
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A renowned biologist's cutting-edge and unconventional examination of human reproduction and embryo research Scientists have long struggled to make pregnancy easier, safer, and more successful. In The Dance of Life...
How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy
The first inside story of one of TV's most popular and beloved dramas, Grey's Anatomy . 'I'm a Black woman casting my own show. I wanted their world to look...
The Seven Ages of Death: 'Every chapter is like a detective story'
Forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd, brings his unparalleled honesty and insight to a new book about life and death. Through 24 intriguing, never-before-told cases,...
Unnatural Causes: 'An absolutely brilliant book. I really recommend
A REAL-LIFE SILENT WITNESS FROM ONE OF BRITAIN'S FOREMOST FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd. He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death. He's a detective...
Muslim Medical Ethics: From Theory to Practice
A timely exploration of balancing Islamic heritage with contemporary medical and health concerns,""Muslim Medical Ethics"" draws on the work of historians, health-care professionals, theologians, and social scientists to produce an...
The Doctor of Hiroshima: His heart-breaking and inspiring true life
With what this poor woman had been through the sight of her crying tore at my heartstrings. What if something should happen to her; who would care for her little...
Becoming Dr Jones: A Wild Life
'Inspirational' - Professor Alice Roberts'Engrossing' - Professor Ben GarrodRhys Jones was brought up on a council estate in South Wales where expectations for what life held in store for you...
Wonder Drug: The Hidden Victims of America's Secret Thalidomide Scandal
Longlisted for the Andrew 2024 Carnegie Medal for Non-FictionThe shocking, never-before-told story of America's thalidomide victims In Germany on Christmas Day 1956 a baby girl was born without ears. She...
Free For All: Why The NHS Is Worth Saving
Britain's health service is dying. Gavin Francis shows us why we should fight for it. Since its birth in 1948, the powers that be have chipped away at the NHS....
Histories
Author: Sam Guglani Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 'Remarkable and full of grace. It broke my heart' Sarah Perry 'Guglani is the real deal' Michel Faber 'Profound . ....
Enigma
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
The Cure for Good Intentions: A Doctor's Story
'When I was twenty-eight I trained as a doctor. Initially everyone was interested. Amazing! people said, when I told them. What made you do that? I couldn't find a short...