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The most fatal virus known to science, rabies kills nearly 100 percent of its victims once the infection takes root in the brain. From Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment, Rabid is a fresh, fascinating, and often wildly entertaining look at one of mankind’s oldest and most fearsome foes.

RPSGT Exam Prep 2025 — Illustrated Sleep Study Manual is the most complete, visually-rich and exam-focused guide for future Registered Polysomnographic Technologists. Created with clarity, precision, and real-world experience, this manual covers every topic tested on the RPSGT exam, including: ✔ Sleep staging & EEG fundamentals ✔ Electrode placement & instrumentation ✔ Respiratory scoring (AASM 2023-2024 rules) ✔ Central & obstructive apneas ✔ Hypopneas, RERAs, PLMs & arousals ✔ Cardiac patterns in polysomnography ✔ CPAP, BPAP, ST, ASV, AVAPS, iVAPS ✔ Artifacts & ...

Biochemistry is one of the most overwhelming subjects in medicine—but it doesn’t have to be. Struggling to keep metabolic pathways straight? Forgetting amino acid classifications the second you close your notes? Wishing someone would just break it down in a way that actually sticks? Biochemistry Made Easywas designed for med students, PA students, and MCAT preppers who want to study smarter—not harder. This guide follows a simple, proven two-step method: Step 1: Read & Highlight the PoemStart with a memory-friendly poem that summarizes the key concept in a way you’ll actually remember.

Higher intake of ultra-processed foods has been associated with a laundry list of ailments. It makes sense that greater consumption would be associated with more dental cavities, thanks to their sugar, obesity, thanks to their concentration of calories, and an increased risk of high blood pressure, thanks to their salt, which is linked to higher rates of cardiovascular events, like heart attacks and strokes. And, since cardiovascular diseases are our leading killers, it also makes sense that excess intake of ultra-processed foods could lead to increased overall mortality.

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE * A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 100 BOOK OF THE CENTURY * A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A TIME ALL-TIME 100 NONFICTION BOOK Updated with FOUR NEW MAJOR CHAPTERS illuminating the new developments in cancer detection, prevention, treatment, and...

Your patient's potassium is 6.2 and you don't know what that means. The monitor alarm is beeping. Labs show potassium 6.2, sodium 128, and you've got orders for three IV fluids you can't decipher. Is this life-threatening? Which fluid do you hang first? Your mind is completely blank. Most resources hand you reference charts and expect you to figure it out. Fluids and Electrolytes Made Easy changes that. One proven system — built on neuroscience, designed for retention, structured to master electrolyte disorders tested on NCLEX, HESI, ATI, USMLE, and COMLEX.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN)...

The year was 1917. As a war raged across the world, young American women flocked to work, painting watches, clocks, and military dials with a special luminous substance made from radium. It was a fun job, lucrative and glamorous - the girls themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered head to toe in the dust from the paint. They were the radium girls. As the years passed, the women began to suffer from mysterious and crippling illnesses.

In a tour de force of historical reportage, Timothy Egan’s National Book Award–winning story rescues an iconic chapter of American history from the shadows. The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since...

If traditional textbooks leave you confused, anxious, or feeling like you're not making real progress, this audiobook gives you a clear and focused blueprint to finally take control of your preparation — and walk into test day with confidence instead of fear. The ATI TEAS 7 Exam Study Guide cuts through the overwhelm and teaches you exactly what works: sharp, targeted lessons, proven performance strategies, and realistic practice that actually prepares you for the real exam.

The Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) requires more than memorization. Success depends on mastering medications, dosage calculations, pharmacy law, patient safety, and real-world pharmacy procedures. This PTCB 2026-2027 Study Guide provides a clear, structured roadmap to help you prepare efficiently and pass with confidence.

The New York Times bestselling author of Fat Chance explains the eight pathologies that underlie all chronic disease, documents how processed food has impacted them to ruin our health, economy, and environment over the past 50 years, and proposes an urgent manifesto and strategy to cure both us...

Your whole life you’ve been programmed to believe that your body is like a car and your doctor is like a mechanic. This limiting belief has led to TRILLIONS of dollars generated by an industry with no competition. Those that have been strategically tricked to trust this monopoly have been over-tested, over-diagnosed and over-treated. This vicious cycle has left millions of people in darkness. In this book, Dr. Kevin Reese exposes the secret schemes of this Medical Monopoly. Pray for him.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Passionate advocate for end-of-life care and TikTok star Hadley Vlahos shares moving stories of joy, wisdom, and redemption from her patients’ final moments in this “brilliant” (Zibby Owens, Good Morning America) memoir. “This extraordinary book helps...

Are you approaching retirement and feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of Medicare and Social Security? 😟 You’re not alone. Every year, millions of Americans face complex rules, strict deadlines, and costly mistakes that can impact their healthcare and financial well-being for the rest of their lives. This book was written to change that. 📘 Medicare & Social Security Made Simple is your step-by-step roadmap to enrolling in Medicare, claiming Social Security, and making confident choices about your retirement benefits. Written in plain English, it cuts through the jargon and ...

Embark on a transformative journey in Nursing Home Administration with this comprehensive study guide, meticulously crafted by an Lamont G. Jones, NHA experienced and successful administrator. This essential resource covers a spectrum of vital areas, providing aspiring administrators with an invaluable roadmap for navigating the intricate world of long-term care facilities. Key Areas Covered: Regulatory Compliance: Gain a solid understanding of the ever-changing regulatory landscape, ensuring your facility operates in accordance with the highest standards of care. Financial Management: ...

A wide-ranging and provocative look - teeming with little-known facts and engaging stories - at a subject of the direst interest. Poisons permeate our world. They are in the environment, the workplace, the home. They are in food, our favorite whiskey, medicine, well water. They have been used to cure disease as well as incapacitate and kill. They smooth wrinkles, block pain, stimulate, and enhance athletic ability. In this entertaining and fact-filled audiobook, science writer Peter Macinnis considers poisons in all their aspects. He recounts stories of the celebrated poisoners in history and literature....

Turtles All the Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth will resolve the vaccine question for you, once and for all. By the time you finish, not only will you see the answer clearly for yourself, you will also have the scientific references and specific quotes at your disposal that prove it – more than 1,200 of them – all from mainstream scientific papers and textbooks, the official publications of relevant government agencies, or manufacturers’ documents.

Anatomy & Physiology Made Easy + Medical Terminology is a 2-in-1 study bundle that breaks everything down into simple, clear lessons you can actually remember—without slogging through dense textbooks. You’ll review every major body system, learn medical terms step by step, and test your understanding with quick checks so you know what’s sinking in before class, exams, or clinicals.

As revelatory as Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal, physician and award-winning author Louise Aronson’s Elderhood is an essential, empathetic look at a vital but often disparaged stage of life. For more than 5,000 years, 'old' has been defined as beginning between the ages of 60 and 70. That means most people alive today will spend more years in elderhood than in childhood, and many will be elders for 40 years or more. Yet at the very moment that humans are living longer than ever before, we’ve made old age into a disease.