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The Social Transformation of American Medicine
- The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry
- By: Paul Starr
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 24 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Considered the definitive history of the American healthcare system, The Social Transformation of American Medicine examines how the roles of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs have evolved over the last two and a half centuries. Updated with a new preface and an epilogue analyzing developments since the early 1980s, this new edition is a must-listen for anyone concerned about the future of our fraught healthcare system.
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Fascinating Survey of Healthcare in Amerixa
- By Rob on 06-24-19
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The Social Transformation of American Medicine
- The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 24 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 07-18-18
- Language: English
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Story529
Essential, required reading for doctors and patients alike: A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and one of the world’s premiere cancer researchers reveals an urgent philosophy on the little-known principles that govern medicine—and how understanding these principles can empower us all. Over a...
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Insightful, sincere and succinct. Not Mukherjee's best.
- By Saurav on 12-20-15
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An American Sickness
- How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
- By: Elisabeth Rosenthal
- Narrated by: Nancy Linari
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,015
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Performance887
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A New York Times bestseller A Washington Post Notable Book Named a Best Book of the Year by The Wall Street Journal and NPR "This book will serve as the definitive guide to the past and future of health care in America.”—Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The...
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Not well balanced
- By Anonymous on 02-12-18
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Bellevue
- Three Centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital
- By: David Oshinsky
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,143
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Performance1,013
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Story1,008
From a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian comes a riveting history of New York's iconic public hospital that charts the turbulent rise of American medicine. Bellevue Hospital, on New York City's East Side, occupies a colorful and horrifying place in the public imagination: a den of mangled crime...
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Fascinating
- By Jean on 12-14-16
By: David Oshinsky
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Twelve Patients
- Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital (The Inspiration for the NBC Drama New Amsterdam)
- By: Eric Manheimer MD MD
- Narrated by: Eric Manheimer MD MD
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall532
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Performance486
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In the spirit of Oliver Sacks and the inspiration for the NBC drama New Amsterdam, this intensely involving memoir from a Medical Director of Bellevue Hospital looks poignantly at patients' lives and highlights the complex mind-body connection. Using the plights of twelve very different...
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Awesome Book
- By NanaLyn on 08-06-12
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Dying of Whiteness
- How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland
- By: Jonathan M. Metzl
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,306
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Performance1,107
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Story1,099
A physician reveals how right-wing backlash policies have mortal consequences -- even for the white voters they promise to help Named one of the most anticipated books of 2019 by Esquire and the Boston Globe In the era of Donald Trump, many lower- and middle-class white Americans are drawn to...
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Racist and pompous
- By proangler47 on 06-01-19
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Deep Medicine
- How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again
- By: Eric Topol
- Narrated by: Graham Winton
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall781
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Performance662
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Medicine has become inhuman, to disastrous effect. The doctor-patient relationship - the heart of medicine - is broken: doctors are too distracted and overwhelmed to truly connect with their patients, and medical errors and misdiagnoses abound. In Deep Medicine, leading physician Eric Topol reveals how artificial intelligence can help. AI has the potential to transform everything doctors do, from notetaking and medical scans to diagnosis and treatment, greatly cutting down the cost of medicine and reducing human mortality.
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a must book for all doctors and patients.
- By adva onn on 04-21-19
By: Eric Topol
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The Big One
- How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics
- By: Michael T. Osterholm PhD MPH PhD MPH, Mark Olshaker
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall46
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Performance44
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As bad as Covid-19 was, the next pandemic could be worse—but we have the tools to prepare, as revealed in this urgent, gripping warning by the New York Times bestselling authors of Deadliest Enemy. The Covid-19 pandemic was the most devastating natural event of the last century, killing more...
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Terrible narrator - great book
- By Mona Sigal on 09-21-25
By: Michael T. Osterholm PhD MPH PhD MPH, and others
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The Social Transformation of American Medicine
- The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry
- By: Paul Starr
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 24 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall122
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Performance97
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Considered the definitive history of the American healthcare system, The Social Transformation of American Medicine examines how the roles of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs have evolved over the last two and a half centuries. Updated with a new preface and an epilogue analyzing developments since the early 1980s, this new edition is a must-listen for anyone concerned about the future of our fraught healthcare system.
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Fascinating Survey of Healthcare in Amerixa
- By Rob on 06-24-19
By: Paul Starr
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Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference
- By: Stephen Trzeciak, Anthony Mazzarelli
- Narrated by: TC Scornavacchi
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall157
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Performance127
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Story124
In Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference, physician scientists Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli uncover the eye-opening data that compassion could be a wonder drug for the 21st century. Now, for the first time ever, a rigorous review of the science - coupled with captivating stories from the front lines of medicine - demonstrates that human connection in health care matters in astonishing ways. Never before has all the evidence been synthesized together in one place.
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Good message, decent content.
- By Bogenbroom on 01-10-21
By: Stephen Trzeciak, and others
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Fatal to Fearless
- 12 Steps to Beating Cancer in a Broken Medical System
- By: Kathy Giusti
- Narrated by: Rosemary Benson
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance6
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Now in paperback, an empowering, soul-baring personal account and guide from a two-time cancer survivor and healthcare disrupter that shows anyone how to deal with a frightening medical diagnosis in America today, providing the knowledge necessary to take ownership of personal wellbeing and...
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Honest, inspiring , and informative.
- By gummibar on 02-29-24
By: Kathy Giusti
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108 Days: A True Story
- A Fight for Life in Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center
- By: Lisa Lindell
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance34
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Story34
"This book is really riveting and I found myself grimacing, denying, experiencing shock and awe, nodding and finally understanding so much about her saga and attempts to protect her dying husband from one medical error after another. If you want a good read, pick up 108 Days." - Toni Brayer, MD. Following an explosive electrical accident, Curtis is admitted to one of America's top hospitals with a severe burn injury to 35% of his body. Recovery is soon derailed due to an error in the radiology department which he is not expected to survive. Deadly hospital acquired infections are prevalent ...
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the horrible virtual voice
- By Amazon Customer on 05-07-24
By: Lisa Lindell
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Under the Skin
- The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)
- By: Linda Villarosa
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall163
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Performance150
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Story147
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST "A stunning exposé of why Black people in our society 'live sicker and die quicker'—an eye-opening game changer."—Oprah Daily From an award-winning writer at the New York Times Magazine and a contributor to the 1619 Project comes a landmark book that tells the...
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Personal growth
- By Matthew on 01-07-25
By: Linda Villarosa
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Medical Billing & Coding For Beginners
- [3 Books in 1]: Learn The Secrets Of Medical Billing And Coding In A Simple Guide Trilogy: Build A Profitable Career And Secure Your Financial Future
- By: Ethan Adams
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Struggling to understand medical billing and coding? Want to turn these challenges into a career opportunity in the healthcare sector? Wondering how to master the most in-demand skills in this field? Tackle these challenges with “Medical Billing & Coding for Beginners [3 Books in 1]” by Dr. Ethan Adams! This groundbreaking collection will guide you through every aspect of the medical billing and coding world, redefining your professional path. Here’s how this collection will transform your skills: • Clear Fundamentals: Learn the essential elements of medical billing and coding. • ...
By: Ethan Adams
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Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness
- By: Thomas Cowan MD
- Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall483
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Performance422
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Story418
Over the past 50 years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded. In this provocative book, Dr. Thomas Cowan argues for a direct causal relationship to a corresponding increase in the number of vaccines American children typically receive. The goal of these vaccines is precisely what we’re now seeing in such abundance among our chronically ill children: the provocation of immune response. Cowan looks at emerging evidence that certain childhood illnesses are actually protective of disease later in life.
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Hear both sides
- By SJ on 01-24-20
By: Thomas Cowan MD
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Sickening
- How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It
- By: John Abramson
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall262
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Performance221
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The inside story of how Big Pharma’s relentless pursuit of ever-higher profits corrupts medical knowledge—misleading doctors, misdirecting American health care, and harming our health. The United States spends an excess $1.5 trillion annually on health care compared to other wealthy...
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Great info, but I’m confused…
- By Iread on 04-04-22
By: John Abramson
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The Emerging Healthcare Leader
- A Field Guide, Second Edition
- By: Laurie Baedke, Natalie Lamberton
- Narrated by: Leigh Serling
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance17
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The Emerging Healthcare Leader: A Field Guide is an essential resource for those in the early stages of becoming a healthcare leader. Packed with tactics, tips, and illuminating straightforward examples, this book is an indispensable guide to building your career in healthcare leadership.
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Do you love lists? Do you dislike learning about healthcare?
- By Distante on 06-22-23
By: Laurie Baedke, and others
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AI in Healthcare
- 10 Ways AI Is Revolutionising Medicine
- By: Julian Vexley
- Narrated by: Tom Merrill
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall59
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Performance39
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Story39
Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept—it is here, reshaping how we live, work, and most importantly, how we heal. AI in Healthcare unveils the revolutionary changes underway as artificial intelligence transforms medicine from the ground up. From early diagnosis to remote monitoring, robotic surgery to mental health chatbots, AI is not just a tool—it’s the new pulse of twenty-first-century medicine.
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Great Balance Between Science and Storytelling
- By Fashion on 11-19-25
By: Julian Vexley