Medicine Surgery

Written by an author with plenty of experience holding a scalpel, Dr. David Schneider's in-depth biography is an encompassing history of the practice that has leapt forward over the centuries from the dangerous guesswork of ancient Greek physicians through the world-changing implant revolution of the 20th century.

A doctor begs his colleagues to wash their hands. They laugh at him. Thousands of mothers keep dying. A scientist leaves a petri dish uncovered by accident and discovers the drug that will save more lives than any other in history. A surgeon opens a man’s chest and holds his beating heart. Inside Medical Pioneers, the latest volume in the bestselling Famous in STEM series, you’ll meet the extraordinary doctors, surgeons, and healers who transformed medicine from guesswork into science and the dramatic, often heartbreaking stories behind their breakthroughs. Discover the healers who ...

Why are so many baseball players getting cut? The UCL injury crisis has become one of the most urgent problems in modern baseball. Once considered a rare injury among veteran professionals, Tommy John surgery is now affecting teenagers, college athletes, elite prospects, and major leaguers at alarming rates. In Getting Cut, world-renowned orthopedic surgeon and baseball sports medicine expert Christopher S. Ahmad, MD takes readers inside the epidemic of elbow injuries threatening the future of the game. With the perspective of a surgeon, researcher, team physician, and lifelong student of ...

Belleruth Naparstek's guided imagery surgery preparation audio program of soothing words is scored with calming music by Steven Mark Koh. The audio guides how to get ready for surgery by imagining a successful, safe and comfortable operation and recovery, complete with guided imagery suggestions...

Unsolved Medical Mysteries: Explaining the Unexplainable is your chance to explore the strangest and most confounding cases in medical history. In 12 gripping lectures, acclaimed author, historian, and medical humanities expert Dr. Brandy Schillace guides you on a fascinating journey into the unknown, from historical enigmas to modern medical conundrums. With her unique blend of storytelling and scientific insight, Dr. Schillace digs into a range of medical mysteries

This program is read by the author. Paul Craddock's Spare Parts offers an original look at the history of medicine itself through the rich, compelling, and delightfully macabre story of transplant surgery from ancient times to the present day. How did an architect help pioneer blood transfusion...

What if surgery could be performed without a scalpel? What if healing could occur without anesthesia, sutures, or even a visible incision? And what if, beneath centuries of controversy, fraud, devotion, and testimony, something still remains unexplained? Psychic Surgery: A Global History of Belief, Blood, and the Invisible Hand is the first comprehensive, historically grounded investigation of one of the most controversial healing phenomena in human history. Spanning prehistoric shamanic extraction rituals, the healing temples of Egypt and Greece, Asian traditions, medieval Christian ...

How Stem Cells, Exosomes, and Natural Therapies Can Help You Heal — Explained Simply Are you or a loved one struggling with joint pain, arthritis, or mobility problems? Do terms like stem cells, exosomes, or PRP therapy sound confusing or overwhelming? Now, for the first time, this breakthrough book makes cutting-edge regenerative medicine easy to understand — even for young readers, families, or anyone who prefers clear and simple explanations. This book was carefully written to take complex medical information and make it friendly, down-to-earth, and accessible to everyone. In this ...

Before modern surgery became a science of sterile rooms, anesthesia, and precision instruments, it was a dangerous art practiced at the edge of pain, blood, and uncertainty. In the brilliant medical world of al-Andalus, one physician helped change that forever. Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi, known to Latin Europe as Albucasis, was one of the most influential surgeons in history. His monumental medical encyclopedia, Al-Tasrif, transformed operative medicine by describing surgical procedures, illustrating instruments, warning against reckless practice, and teaching future physicians that surgery ...

🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Revolutionary Discovery That Changes Everything We Know About Life & Death 🚨 CANCER PATIENTS: This could save your life. HEALTH ENTHUSIASTS: Prepare for the most mind-blowing biological revelations you've never heard of. Note-This is the Deluxe Color Edition-If you would prefer the economical Black & white edition for $14.99 please follow this link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLKBFHLV (also check out the amazing unique reviews there too!) What if the greatest medical mystery of our time has been hiding in plain sight for 3.8 billion years? This isn't just another ...

A set of powerful experiences to achieve the maximum benefit and a speedy recovery from surgery through conditioning your mind and body. Techniques in this program have been shown to speed up post surgery healing by up to 25 percent! Use before and after surgery to reduce swelling, pain, bleeding, infection, and the side effects of anesthesia.

Shatter the Myths of Valhalla and Discover the Blood-Soaked Reality of Viking Medicine For centuries, the history of Norse healers has been sanitized, replacing the grim reality of battlefield triage with romantic tales of ethereal maidens and mystical forest herbs. In The Butcher's Apothecary: Blood, Fat, and the Brutal Reality of Viking Medicine, Tomas Somerled expertly dismantles this historical propaganda to reveal the horrific, unsterilized mechanics of ancient survival. This immersive and deeply visceral exploration of medieval combat medicine leaves the polite academic distance ...

AudioLearn's Medical School Crash Courses presents Surgery. Written by experts and authorities in the field and professionally narrated for easy listening, this crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you're simply interested in the subject.

A brilliant and courageous doctor reveals, in gripping accounts of true cases, the power and limits of modern medicine. Sometimes in medicine the only way to know what is truly going on in a patient is to operate, to look inside with one's own eyes. This audio is exploratory surgery on medicine...

**A new unabridged recording** A brilliant and courageous doctor reveals, in gripping accounts of true cases, the power and limits of modern medicine. Sometimes in medicine the only way to know what is truly going on in a patient is to operate, to look inside with one's own eyes. This audio is...

The great scientists Louis Pasteur (1822-1893) and Joseph Lister (1827-1912) revolutionized medical practice in the 19th century. Pasteur's discovery of the cause of fermentation formed the basis of modern germ theory while Lister developed antiseptic surgical methods based on that. The book contains a description of the theory, and accounts of their work and experiments.

It’s about the author’s journey from diagnosis through his exhaustive research, treatment and quality of life after treatment. The audiobook explains in layman's terms the pros and cons of every major treatment option and focuses on a highly effective, noninvasive treatment - proton therapy - that cures cancer and leaves the patient with a higher quality of life and fewer, if any, side effects. It also covers the latest developments in prostate imaging and diagnostic technology.

In The Butchering Art, the historian Lindsey Fitzharris reveals the shocking world of 19th-century surgery on the eve of profound transformation. She conjures up early operating theaters - no place for the squeamish - and surgeons, working before anesthesia, who were lauded for their speed and brute strength. They were baffled by the persistent infections that kept mortality rates stubbornly high. A young, melancholy Quaker surgeon named Joseph Lister would solve the deadly riddle and change the course of history.

Discover the brutal, unvarnished truth of Viking-era medicine and battlefield survival. For generations, the Norse sagas and modern mythmakers have fed us a sanitized fantasy of the unfeeling Viking berserker. Beyond the Shield-Wall: The Savage Medicine and Silent Agony of the Viking Age by Tomas Somerled completely shatters this cinematic lie. This immersive historical nonfiction book plunges you into the terrifying reality of 9th-century warfare, revealing the horrific trauma and crude medical interventions that defined survival in the Dark Ages. The Norse did not possess a magical ...

Every year, millions of people are told they need gallbladder removal surgery — and almost as many are frightened by what they hear next. From whispered warnings about never eating normally again to stories of long recoveries and endless digestive problems, myths about gallbladder surgery have spread far beyond the truth.