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  • The Cutter Incident

    How America's First Polio Vaccine Led to the Growing Vaccine Crisis

    by Paul A. Offit ...
    A history and analysis of the tragic 1955 American pharmaceutical disaster involving one company's polio vaccine.Vaccines have saved more lives than any other single medical advance. Yet today only four companies make vaccines, and there is a growing crisis in vaccine availability. Why has this happened? This remarkable book recounts for the first time a devastating episode in 1955 at Cutter ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Do You Believe in Magic?

    The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine

    by Paul A. Offit ...
    A physician offers an impassioned and meticulously researched exposé of the alternative medicine industry, separating the sense from the nonsense.A half century ago, acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy, Chinese herbs, Christian exorcisms, dietary supplements, chiropractic manipulations, and ayurvedic remedies were considered on the fringe of medicine. Now these practices—known variably as ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Overkill

    When Modern Medicine Goes Too Far

    by Paul A. Offit ...
    A look at fifteen popular medical treatments that have been shown to be far more harmful than helpful, yet are still recommended by doctors.Modern medicine has made major advances in the last few decades, as more informed practices, thorough research, and incredible breakthroughs have made it possible to successfully treat and even eradicate many serious ailments. But we still rely on medical ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Vaccinated

    From Cowpox to mRNA, the Remarkable Story of Vaccines

    by Paul A. Offit, M.D. ...
    "Medical writing at its finest."—David Oshinsky, author of Polio and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for HistoryRespected physician Paul Offit tells a fascinating story of modern medicine and pays tribute to one of the greatest lifesaving breakthroughs—vaccinations—and the medical hero responsible for developing nine of the big fourteen vaccines which have saved billions of lives worldwide. This ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Tell Me When It's Over

    An Insider's Guide to Deciphering Covid Myths and Navigating Our Post-Pandemic World

    by Paul A. Offit, M.D. ...
    From one of the world's top virologists, the definitive guide to understanding—and navigating—COVID-19.Three years on, COVID is clearly here to stay. So what do we do now? Drawing on his expertise as one of the world's top virologists, Dr. Paul Offit helps weary readers address that crucial question in this brief, definitive guide.As a member of the FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee and a former ... Read more

    $38.71 CAD

  • Vaccines and Your Child

    Separating Fact from Fiction

    by Paul A. Offit, Charlotte A. Moser ...
    A book for all parents who want the best information about childhood immunizations.Paul A. Offit and Charlotte A. Moser answer questions about the science and safety of modern vaccines. In straightforward prose, they explain how vaccines work, how they are made, and how they are tested. Most important, they separate the real risks of vaccines from feared but unfounded risks.Offit and Moser address ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Autism's False Prophets

    Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure

    by Paul Offit, , M.D. ...
    A London researcher was the first to assert that the combination measles-mumps-rubella vaccine known as MMR caused autism in children. Following this "discovery," a handful of parents declared that a mercury-containing preservative in several vaccines was responsible for the disease. If mercury caused autism, they reasoned, eliminating it from a child's system should treat the disorder. ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • You Bet Your Life

    From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccination, the Long and Risky History of Medical Innovation

    by Paul A Offit, MD ...
    **From one of America’s top physicians, a “riveting,” “fascinating,” and “timely” (Nature) history of risk in medicine **Every medical decision—whether to have chemotherapy, an X-ray, or surgery—is a risk, no matter which way you choose. In You Bet Your Life, physician Paul A. Offit argues that, from the first blood transfusions four hundred years ago to the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine, risk has ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Bad Faith

    When Religious Belief Undermines Modern Medicine

    by Paul A Offit, MD ...
    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 all vaccine-preventable diseases. Although America is the most medically advanced place in the world, many people disregard modern medicine in favor of using their faith to fight life threatening illnesses. ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Deadly Choices

    How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All

    by Paul A Offit, MD ...
    In 2014, California suffered the largest and deadliest outbreak of pertussis, also known as "whooping cough," in more than fifty years. This tragedy was avoidable. An effective vaccine has been available since the 1940s. In recent years other diseases, like measles and mumps, have also made a comeback. The reason for these epidemics can be traced to a group whose vocal proponents insist, despite ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Bad Advice

    Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren't Your Best Source of Health Information

    by Paul Offit, , M.D. ...
    Science doesn’t speak for itself. Neck-deep in work that can be messy and confounding and naïve in the ways of public communication, scientists are often unable to package their insights into the neat narratives that the public requires. Enter celebrities, advocates, lobbyists, and the funders behind them, who take advantage of scientists’ reluctance to provide easy answers, flooding the media ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Vaccines and Your Family

    Separating Fact from Fiction

    by Paul Offit, , M.D., Charlotte Moser ...
    This book is a go-to guide for all families seeking trustworthy information about the science and safety of vaccines. Paul A. Offit and Charlotte A. Moser—scientists and parents with decades of experience—equip readers with the facts they need to navigate vaccine decisions for the whole family, from babies to elders. In straightforward prose, they offer accessible and authoritative answers to ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD