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Opioids and Organs

par Arizona O'Neill ...

A heartwrenching memoir of a daughter losing her father and a scathing indictment of the medical industryArizona grieves at the hospital bed of her father, a man she hardly knew, brain dead after a fentanyl overdose. Doctors encourage her to act quickly to recast him as a hero by way of organ donations. Distraught, Arizona makes a decision that will haunt her for the rest of her life. As she ... En savoir plus

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A heartwrenching memoir of a daughter losing her father and a scathing indictment of the medical industryArizona grieves at the hospital bed of her father, a man she hardly knew, brain dead after a fentanyl overdose. Doctors encourage her to act quickly to recast him as a hero by way of organ donations. Distraught, Arizona makes a decision that will haunt her for the rest of her life. As she
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This Is Bioethics

An Introduction

par Ruth F. Chadwick, Udo Schüklenk ...

Collections Livre 28 - This is Philosophy
Should editing the human genome be allowed? What are the ethical implications of social restrictions during a pandemic? Is it ethical to use animals in clinical research? Is prioritizing COVID-19 treatment increasing deaths from other causes? Bioethics is a dynamic field of inquiry that draws on interdisciplinary expertise and methodology to address normative issues in healthcare, medicine, ... En savoir plus

$42.99 CAD

Should editing the human genome be allowed? What are the ethical implications of social restrictions during a pandemic? Is it ethical to use animals in clinical research? Is prioritizing COVID-19 treatment increasing deaths from other causes? Bioethics is a dynamic field of inquiry that draws on interdisciplinary expertise and methodology to address normative issues in healthcare, medicine,
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Wilfrid Derome

Expert en homicides

par Jacques Côté ...

Retrace la carrière du Québécois W. Derome (1877-1931) : à la fois toxicologue, balisticien, biologiste, graphologue, photographe judiciaire et médecin légiste, il s'est battu sa vie durant pour faire reconnaître l'expertise médicolégale devant les tribunaux. Grand prix de la presse de la biographie. ... En savoir plus

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Retrace la carrière du Québécois W. Derome (1877-1931) : à la fois toxicologue, balisticien, biologiste, graphologue, photographe judiciaire et médecin légiste, il s'est battu sa vie durant pour faire reconnaître l'expertise médicolégale devant les tribunaux. Grand prix de la presse de la biographie.
... En savoir plus
Still Not Safe

Patient Safety and the Middle-Managing of American Medicine

par Robert Wears, Kathleen Sutcliffe ...

The term "patient safety" rose to popularity in the late nineties, as the medical community -- in particular, physicians working in nonmedical and administrative capacities -- sought to raise awareness of the tens of thousands of deaths in the US attributed to medical errors each year. But what was causing these medical errors? And what made these accidents to rise to epidemic levels, seemingly ... En savoir plus

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The term "patient safety" rose to popularity in the late nineties, as the medical community -- in particular, physicians working in nonmedical and administrative capacities -- sought to raise awareness of the tens of thousands of deaths in the US attributed to medical errors each year. But what was causing these medical errors? And what made these accidents to rise to epidemic levels, seemingly
... En savoir plus
Ethically Challenged

Private Equity Storms US Health Care

par Laura Katz Olson ...

Revealing the dark truth about the impact of predatory private equity firms on American health care.Won Gold from the Axiom Book Award in the Category of Business Ethics, the Benjamin Franklin Awards by the Independent Book Publishers Association and the North American Book Award in the Catergory of Business Finance, Finalist of the American Book Fest Best Book Social Change and Current Events by ... En savoir plus

$38.99 CAD

Revealing the dark truth about the impact of predatory private equity firms on American health care.Won Gold from the Axiom Book Award in the Category of Business Ethics, the Benjamin Franklin Awards by the Independent Book Publishers Association and the North American Book Award in the Catergory of Business Finance, Finalist of the American Book Fest Best Book Social Change and Current Events by
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As Nature Made Him

The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl

par John Colapinto ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“We should aspire to Colapinto's stellar journalist example: listening carefully to the circumstances of those who are different rather than demanding that they conform to our own.” —Washington PostThe true story about the "twins case" and a riveting exploration of medical arrogance, misguided science, societal confusion, gender differences, and one man's ultimate ... En savoir plus

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“We should aspire to Colapinto's stellar journalist example: listening carefully to the circumstances of those who are different rather than demanding that they conform to our own.” —Washington PostThe true story about the "twins case" and a riveting exploration of medical arrogance, misguided science, societal confusion, gender differences, and one man's ultimate
... En savoir plus
Blind Eye

The Terrifying Story Of A Doctor Who Got Away With

par James B. Stewart ...

A medical thriller from Pulitzer Prize–winning author James B. Stewart about serial killer doctor Michael Swango and the medical community that chose to turn a blind eye on his criminal activities.No one could believe that the handsome young doctor might be a serial killer. Wherever he was hired—in Ohio, Illinois, New York, South Dakota—Michael Swango at first seemed the model physician. Then his ... En savoir plus

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A medical thriller from Pulitzer Prize–winning author James B. Stewart about serial killer doctor Michael Swango and the medical community that chose to turn a blind eye on his criminal activities.No one could believe that the handsome young doctor might be a serial killer. Wherever he was hired—in Ohio, Illinois, New York, South Dakota—Michael Swango at first seemed the model physician. Then his
... En savoir plus
Made to Live

A Physician's Journey to Save Life

par Paul Saba, M. D. ...

Made to Live depicts a physician’s journey to save lives. Dr. Paul Saba begins his story with the battle to save the life of his baby girl, Jessica, who was born with a severe congenital cardiac malformation. He describes the challenges of facing difficult diagnoses through both his personal experiences and those of his patients. This book debunks the myths of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Dr. ... En savoir plus

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Made to Live depicts a physician’s journey to save lives. Dr. Paul Saba begins his story with the battle to save the life of his baby girl, Jessica, who was born with a severe congenital cardiac malformation. He describes the challenges of facing difficult diagnoses through both his personal experiences and those of his patients. This book debunks the myths of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Dr.
... En savoir plus
No More Tears

The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson

par Gardiner Harris ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An explosive, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America’s oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies—from an award-winning investigative journalist“A damning portrait.”—Associated Press**“A page-turning drama that raises life-or-death questions about the world’s largest healthcare conglomerate.”—Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An explosive, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America’s oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies—from an award-winning investigative journalist“A damning portrait.”—Associated Press**“A page-turning drama that raises life-or-death questions about the world’s largest healthcare conglomerate.”—Jonathan Eig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of
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My Lobotomy

A Memoir

par Howard Dully, Charles Fleming ...

In this heartfelt memoir from one of the youngest recipients of the transorbital lobotamy, Howard Dully shares the story of a painfully dysfunctional childhood, a misspent youth, his struggle to claim the life that was taken from him, and his redemption.At twelve, Howard Dully was guilty of the same crimes as other boys his age: he was moody and messy, rambunctious with his brothers, contrary just ... En savoir plus

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In this heartfelt memoir from one of the youngest recipients of the transorbital lobotamy, Howard Dully shares the story of a painfully dysfunctional childhood, a misspent youth, his struggle to claim the life that was taken from him, and his redemption.At twelve, Howard Dully was guilty of the same crimes as other boys his age: he was moody and messy, rambunctious with his brothers, contrary just
... En savoir plus
The Real Anthony Fauci

Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health

par Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...

Collections series Children’s Health Defense
#7 New York Times Bestseller#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller#1 Amazon Charts Bestseller#1 USA Today Bestseller#1 Publisher's Weekly Bestseller20 Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List</str... ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

#7 New York Times Bestseller#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller#1 Amazon Charts Bestseller#1 USA Today Bestseller#1 Publisher's Weekly Bestseller20 Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List</str...
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Saving Normal

An Insider's Revolt against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life

par Allen Frances ...

International Bestseller • "An extraordinarily important book." —Marcia Angell, Harvard Medical SchoolA deeply fascinating and urgently important critique of the widespread medicalization of normality, by "one of the world's most prominent psychiatrists" (The Atlantic)Anyone living a full, rich life experiences ups and downs, stresses, disappointments, sorrows, and setbacks. Today, however, ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

International Bestseller • "An extraordinarily important book." —Marcia Angell, Harvard Medical SchoolA deeply fascinating and urgently important critique of the widespread medicalization of normality, by "one of the world's most prominent psychiatrists" (The Atlantic)Anyone living a full, rich life experiences ups and downs, stresses, disappointments, sorrows, and setbacks. Today, however,
... En savoir plus
Confessions of a Male Nurse

par Michael Alexander ...

Collections series The Confessions Series
From the people who brought you the bestselling Confessions of a GP.From stampeding nudes to inebriated teenagers, young nurse Michael Alexander never really knew what he was getting himself into. But now, sixteen years since he was first launched into his nursing career – as the only man in a gynaecology ward – he’s pretty much dealt with everything: Body parts that come off in his hands; ... En savoir plus

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From the people who brought you the bestselling Confessions of a GP.From stampeding nudes to inebriated teenagers, young nurse Michael Alexander never really knew what he was getting himself into. But now, sixteen years since he was first launched into his nursing career – as the only man in a gynaecology ward – he’s pretty much dealt with everything: Body parts that come off in his hands;
... En savoir plus
Lies My Gov't Told Me

And the Better Future Coming

par Robert W. Malone, MD, MS ...

A WALL STREET JOURNALNATIONAL BESTSELLER*AS SEEN ON TUCKER CARLSON TODAY AND THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE*A guide for the times—breaking down the lies about COVID-19 and shedding light on why we came to believe them.When he invented the original mRNA vaccine technology as a medical and graduate student in the late 1980s, Robert Malone could not have imagined that he would become a leader in a ... ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

A WALL STREET JOURNALNATIONAL BESTSELLER*AS SEEN ON TUCKER CARLSON TODAY AND THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE*A guide for the times—breaking down the lies about COVID-19 and shedding light on why we came to believe them.When he invented the original mRNA vaccine technology as a medical and graduate student in the late 1980s, Robert Malone could not have imagined that he would become a leader in a ...
... En savoir plus
The Myth of Mental Illness

Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct

par Thomas S. Szasz ...

“The landmark book that argued that psychiatry consistently expands its definition of mental illness to impose its authority over moral and cultural conflict.” — New York TimesThe 50th anniversary edition of the most influential critique of psychiatry every written, with a new preface on the age of Prozac and Ritalin and the rise of designer drugs, plus two bonus essays.Thomas Szasz's classic book ... En savoir plus

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“The landmark book that argued that psychiatry consistently expands its definition of mental illness to impose its authority over moral and cultural conflict.” — New York TimesThe 50th anniversary edition of the most influential critique of psychiatry every written, with a new preface on the age of Prozac and Ritalin and the rise of designer drugs, plus two bonus essays.Thomas Szasz's classic book
... En savoir plus
Comment se débarrasser du diabète de type 2 sans chirugie ni médicament

par Normand Mousseau, François Reeves ...

On serait tenté de voir dans le diabète une maladie chronique contrôlable grâce à la médication. Ce serait oublier que le diabète est responsable d'un nombre important de cas de cécité, d'amputation, de maladie du rein et d'arrêt cardiaque. Toute personne qui en souffre est condamnée à passer le reste de sa vie à surveiller son alimentation et à prendre des médicaments, tout en sachant qu'un jour ... En savoir plus

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On serait tenté de voir dans le diabète une maladie chronique contrôlable grâce à la médication. Ce serait oublier que le diabète est responsable d'un nombre important de cas de cécité, d'amputation, de maladie du rein et d'arrêt cardiaque. Toute personne qui en souffre est condamnée à passer le reste de sa vie à surveiller son alimentation et à prendre des médicaments, tout en sachant qu'un jour
... En savoir plus
Further Confessions of a GP

par Benjamin Daniels ...

Collections series The Confessions Series
Benjamin Daniels is back. He may be older, wiser and more experienced, but his patients are no less outrageous.Drawing on his time working as a medical student, a locum, and a general practitioner, Dr Daniels would like to introduce you to …The old age pensioner who can’t keep his hands to himself.The teenager convinced that he lost his virginity and caught HIV sometime between leaving a bar and ... En savoir plus

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Benjamin Daniels is back. He may be older, wiser and more experienced, but his patients are no less outrageous.Drawing on his time working as a medical student, a locum, and a general practitioner, Dr Daniels would like to introduce you to …The old age pensioner who can’t keep his hands to himself.The teenager convinced that he lost his virginity and caught HIV sometime between leaving a bar and
... En savoir plus
The Wuhan Cover-Up

And the Terrifying Bioweapons Arms Race

par Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...

Collections series Children’s Health Defense
“RFK Jr. exposes the decades of lies.”—Luc Montagnier, Nobel laureateFrom the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of The Real Anthony Fauci comes an explosive exposé of the cover-up behind the true origins of COVID-19.“Gain-of-function” experiments are often conducted to deliberately develop highly virulent, easily transmissible pathogens for t. ... En savoir plus

$3.99 CAD

“RFK Jr. exposes the decades of lies.”—Luc Montagnier, Nobel laureateFrom the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of The Real Anthony Fauci comes an explosive exposé of the cover-up behind the true origins of COVID-19.“Gain-of-function” experiments are often conducted to deliberately develop highly virulent, easily transmissible pathogens for t.
... En savoir plus
Cheating Death

The Doctors and Medical Miracles that Are Saving Lives Against All Odds

par Sanjay Gupta, MD ...

**This riveting book from a bestselling author and neurosurgeon explores the unbelievable science that has saved lives and made recovery possible despite all odds."An exciting medical thriller with the compassion, hope, excitement and aspiration that define Sanjay." —Lance Armstrong, Olympic athlete**An unborn baby with a fatal heart defect. A skier submerged for an hour in a frozen Norwegian lake ... En savoir plus

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**This riveting book from a bestselling author and neurosurgeon explores the unbelievable science that has saved lives and made recovery possible despite all odds."An exciting medical thriller with the compassion, hope, excitement and aspiration that define Sanjay." —Lance Armstrong, Olympic athlete**An unborn baby with a fatal heart defect. A skier submerged for an hour in a frozen Norwegian lake
... En savoir plus
Malpractice

A Neurosurgeon Reveals How Our Health-Care System Puts Patients at Risk

par Lawrence Schlachter, MD ...

In 1991, the Institute of Medicine released a landmark report, which revealed that as many as 98,000 patients were dying every year owing to avoidable medical error. More recent research indicates that estimate was, if anything, a drastic understatement of the patient-safety epidemic in the US health care system.In Malpractice, neurosurgeon and attorney Dr. Larry Schlachter makes a case that most ... En savoir plus

$29.99 CAD

In 1991, the Institute of Medicine released a landmark report, which revealed that as many as 98,000 patients were dying every year owing to avoidable medical error. More recent research indicates that estimate was, if anything, a drastic understatement of the patient-safety epidemic in the US health care system.In Malpractice, neurosurgeon and attorney Dr. Larry Schlachter makes a case that most
... En savoir plus
Dark Archives

A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

par Megan Rosenbloom ...

On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering. ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering.
... En savoir plus
The Doctor

par Annie Payne ...

A gripping, pulse-pounding medical thriller that will have you holding your breath until the final jaw-dropping twist. Perfect for fans of Valerie Keogh, Freida McFadden and Doctor Foster.Care giver, life saver… or cold-blooded killer?Running away from a past she’d rather forget, Doctor Alison Wilson has moved to a new town to take up the role of Medical Officer at failing hospital St Margaret’s ... En savoir plus

$9.99 CAD

A gripping, pulse-pounding medical thriller that will have you holding your breath until the final jaw-dropping twist. Perfect for fans of Valerie Keogh, Freida McFadden and Doctor Foster.Care giver, life saver… or cold-blooded killer?Running away from a past she’d rather forget, Doctor Alison Wilson has moved to a new town to take up the role of Medical Officer at failing hospital St Margaret’s
... En savoir plus
Une larme m’a sauvée

par Angèle Lieby, Hervé Chalendar ...

En juillet 2009, terrassée par une migraine, Angèle Lieby se rend à l’urgence d’un hôpital de Strasbourg. Son état s’aggrave. On doit la plonger dans un coma artificiel. Quatre jours plus tard, les médecins n’arrivent pas à la réveiller. Malgré toutes les stimulations, elle ne montre aucun signe de vie. « Il faut la débrancher », annonce-t-on bientôt à son mari. Pourtant, le jour anniversaire du ... En savoir plus

$8.99 CAD

En juillet 2009, terrassée par une migraine, Angèle Lieby se rend à l’urgence d’un hôpital de Strasbourg. Son état s’aggrave. On doit la plonger dans un coma artificiel. Quatre jours plus tard, les médecins n’arrivent pas à la réveiller. Malgré toutes les stimulations, elle ne montre aucun signe de vie. « Il faut la débrancher », annonce-t-on bientôt à son mari. Pourtant, le jour anniversaire du
... En savoir plus
Golden Cell

Gene Therapy, Stem Cells and the Quest for the Next Great Medical Breakthrough

par Karen Van Kampen ...

The promise of a regenerative medicine -- the regrowth of lost limbs and organs, new hope for patients with Alzheimer's or multiple sclerosis, the "cellular fountain of youth" -- sounds like science fiction, but it's real and on the cutting edge of medicine. Veteran medical journalist Karen van Kamped looks at this new technology through the stories of the scientists who are creating it and the ... En savoir plus

$17.99 CAD

The promise of a regenerative medicine -- the regrowth of lost limbs and organs, new hope for patients with Alzheimer's or multiple sclerosis, the "cellular fountain of youth" -- sounds like science fiction, but it's real and on the cutting edge of medicine. Veteran medical journalist Karen van Kamped looks at this new technology through the stories of the scientists who are creating it and the
... En savoir plus

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