Saving Medicine

This "utterly spectacular" book weighs the impact modern medical technology has had on the author's life against the social and environmental costs inevitably incurred by the mining that makes such innovation possible (Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises). What if a lifesaving...

💊 101+ Life Saving Medicines & Supplies for Doomsday Preppers How to Be Medically Prepared in an Extreme SHTF Disaster Situation When Disaster Strikes, Medical Preparedness Isn’t Optional—It’s Life or Death. Imagine your city being hit by a massive blackout, a powerful earthquake, or a widespread outbreak. The hospitals are overwhelmed, pharmacies are looted, and help is not on the way. 101+ Life Saving Medicines & Supplies for Doomsday Preppers is your complete, field-tested medical preparedness guide for surviving the unthinkable. Whether you're bugging out, bugging in, or just ...

From a case of hysterical paralysis to a pregnancy puncturing a lung, twenty-five of the most thrilling medical mysteries known to man (and doctor)."Vital Signs," a popular column featured in Discover Magazine, has long been a favorite of readers, showcasing, each month, fascinating new tales of strange illnesses and diseases that baffle doctors and elude diagnosis. Each tale is true and borders on the unbelievable. It's no wonder that throughout the years the column has become an unofficial textbook for medical students, interns, doctors, and anyone interested in human illness and staying healthy.

When her daughter desperately needed a lung transplant to survive, Janet Murnaghan rallied against the outdated restrictions in health care that would limit her daughter's options. Transplant laws, restricting access to lungs based on arbitrary age restrictions, meant Sarah's options were limited. The injustice of her daughter's fate spurred Janet to start a public battle against outdated health-care regulations and a battle to save Sarah's life.

An unborn baby with a fatal heart defect . . . a skier submerged for an hour in a frozen Norwegian lake . . . a comatose brain surgery patient whom doctors have declared a "vegetable." Twenty years ago all of them would have been given up for dead, with no realistic hope for survival. But today...

Richard A. Stone MD is the former Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Army. He returned to government service to lead the Veterans Health Administration at the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2018. Brought on as a proven changemaker and experienced leader in an inflection point for the agency. He had no idea his tenure would be defined by the public health challenge of our lifetime.

In a world where emergencies can strike without warning, knowing how to respond can mean the difference between life and death. Trauma Medicine is your complete audio guide to mastering the skills needed to take immediate action during critical medical situations. Whether facing severe injuries from accidents, natural disasters, or unexpected emergencies at home, this essential resource will give you the confidence and knowledge to save lives when every second counts.

How does a mere molecule—a chemical structure—become a drug? And how do we know that it works safely? In a one-trillion-dollar pharmaceutical industry with high-stakes profits and perils, battles are raging every day to successfully bring a molecule to its birth: an FDA-approved medicine. In Race for a Remedy, Makhdum Ahmed, MD, an internationally renowned expert in cancer treatment and drug development, takes listeners behind the scenes of the fascinating and intense world of cancer drug development.

Part biography and part clear-eyed examination of a healthcare system in crisis, Hospital, Heal Thyself tells the story of enigmatic healthcare visionary Eugene Litvak, whose research and strategies have already been implemented at many top twelve-ranked hospitals to save hundreds of millions of dollars and countless thousands of patient lives. While US healthcare costs continue to skyrocket, Litvak's program described in this book offers tested, effective methods to trim those costs while simultaneously improving patient outcomes.

The inside story of the most audacious public health campaign of the 21st century. In 2002, a dynamic doctor named Thomas Frieden became health commissioner of New York City. With support from the new mayor, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, Frieden and his health department team prohibited smoking in bars, outlawed trans fats in restaurants, and attempted to cap the size of sodas, among other groundbreaking actions.

In "Investing in Genetic Sequencing Stocks: The Future of Medicine," discover the transformative power of genomics and how it is poised to revolutionize healthcare and beyond. This comprehensive guide delves into the intricate world of genetic sequencing, offering readers a detailed understanding of the technology, its history, and its profound impact on modern medicine. Over the past few decades, genetic sequencing has evolved from a complex and costly process into a cornerstone of personalized medicine. With the completion of the Human Genome Project and the advent of next-generation ...

”Depending on the situation, a mere one minute delay in response time increases the mortality rate by 1 to 2 percent.” If you've ever felt helpless in assisting someone, whether it's a family member or a stranger, you're not alone. In this life, you can’t count on the favorable odds of having a doctor or EMP nearby 24/7 to save the day. Sooner or later in your life, you will be in a position where it’s life or death. It could be a loved one, a friend, a stranger, or even yourself. The question is, are you prepared?

Everyone wants to live a life full of meaning, purpose, and success. Yet, you clutter your mind with limiting thoughts of can’t do this, can’t do that, it’s too high, too far, too greater to achieve. Divided into two sections, Subliminal Affirmations and Laws of Attraction guide, this audiobook will show that your subconscious is the most powerful tool to help alter your life in a positive manner. Negative thoughts are like weeds that grow all the time without any nurturing since it’s in the human nature to think of negative consequences. On the other hand, positive thinking about health, love, wealth, success are hard to come by, and like everything worth fighting in this life, they require a lot of nurture and care. This audiobook plans to give you exactly what you need: the means to stay positive through constant affirmations designed to help improve oneself, change a bad behaviour, or channel the universe to attract good things in your life.

In this eye-opening audiobook, Jason Reed exposes the symbiotic relationship between Big Pharma, insurance companies, and health-care providers where profits, not the medical needs and financial well-being of patients, are the primary industry motivators. He explains how they trick unsuspecting patients with low up-front co-pays, only to cost you big time in the long run. In Prescription for Maximum Savings, you're going to learn why it doesn't have to cost you a fortune to be in good health.

What would you do if your healthy, vibrant child changed overnight? Where would you turn? Who would you trust? When Pamela Wirth’s six-year-old son began to developmentally regress, she did what any parent would do: She took him to the doctor. Unfortunately, several doctors could not adequately explain or treat his tics, anxiety, lethargy, or unusual vocalizations. Refusing to accept that her son was forever altered, Pam went on a search for answers - and found the right people and right treatments at the right time to bring him back to health. This book is the story of how she did it.