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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...
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...
Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction
Issues in medical ethics are rarely out of the media and it is an area of ethics that has particular interest for the general public as well as the medical...
Children of the Flames: Dr. Josef Mengele and the Untold Story of the
$12.00 AUD
During World War II, Nazi doctor Josef Mengele subjected some 3,000 twins to medical experiments of unspeakable horror; only 160 survived. In this remarkable narrative, the life of Auschwitz's Angel...
Nine Minutes Past Midnight: Medical Encounters with a Miraculous God
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"If you are a believer this book is a must read. If you are a sceptic this is a must read for you too. If you think you are too...
The Complete Book of Australian Flying Doctor Stories
For the first time, Bill Marsh's terrific collection of outback yarns centred on the Royal Flying Doctor Service are available in one bumper volume. the Royal Flying Doctor Service is...
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...
Genethics: The Ethics of Engineering Life
In this account of the development of human genetics written for non-scientists, the authors describe the story behind the scientific breakthrough and introduce the reader to the scientists who pioneered...
Breaking & Mending: A junior doctor's stories of compassion & burnout
'A few years ago, I found myself in A&E. I had never felt so ill. I was mentally and physically broken. So fractured, I hadn't eaten properly or slept well,...
Memory Lessons: A Doctor's Story
In the tradition of Sherwin Nuland and Jerome Groopman, respected gerontologist Winakur recounts his personal struggles with his ageing father while drawing upon his broad experience as a physician to...
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 Cult of Youth: Anti-Ageing in Modern Britain
In this major new study, James F. Stark provides the first historical account of the most dominant ideas, practices, and material cultures associated with anti-ageing and rejuvenation in modern Britain....
Slow Dancing with a Stranger: Lost and Found in the Age of Alzheimer's
Emmy-award winning broadcast journalist and leading Alzheimer's advocate Meryl Comer's Slow Dancing With a Stranger is a profoundly personal, unflinching account of her husband's battle with Alzheimer's disease that serves...
Medical Errors and Medical Narcissism
Medical Errors and Medical Narcissism examines the concept of medical narcissism and how error disclosure to patients and families is often compromised by the health professionals need to preserve his...
Bad Faith: When Religious Belief Undermines Modern Medicine
In recent years, there have been major outbreaks of whooping cough among children in California, mumps in New York, and measles in Ohio's Amish country,despite the fact that these are...
Life and Death Decisions
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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 Art of General Practice: Soft skills to survive and thrive
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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 . ....
Hell and High Water: A blistering Swedish crime thriller, with the most original heroine you'll meet this year
Author: Christian Unge Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 The first in a new Swedish crime series featuring Tekla Berg, a fearless doctor with a remarkable photographic memory "Watch your...
Enigma
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Close to Where the Heart Gives Out: A Year in the Life of an Orkney Doctor
Author: Dr Malcolm Alexander Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'Malcolm Alexander is to GPs what James Herriot is to vets' - MATT GAW _____________________ 'An ode to island life...
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...