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Neurology Rounds with the Maverick

af Bernard M. Patten MD ...

Fortalt af Gregory V. Diehl ...

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12 timer 49 min

In Neurology Rounds with the Maverick, clinical neurologist Dr. Bernard M. Patten recounts his most profound, entertaining, and uncommon experiences with patients throughout his 34-year medical career.Learn about the strange case of the teenage girl who got pulled out of class for medical treatment because she couldn’t stop laughing. Then consider the 14-year-old who faked grand mal seizures for ... Læs mere

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In Neurology Rounds with the Maverick, clinical neurologist Dr. Bernard M. Patten recounts his most profound, entertaining, and uncommon experiences with patients throughout his 34-year medical career.Learn about the strange case of the teenage girl who got pulled out of class for medical treatment because she couldn’t stop laughing. Then consider the 14-year-old who faked grand mal seizures for
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33 Meditations on Death

Notes from the Wrong End of Medicine

af David Jarrett ...

Fortalt af Simon Bubb ...

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7 timer 39 min

Brought to you by Penguin.“Brilliant - a grimly humourous yet humane account of the realities of growing old in the modern age. Everybody over the age of 60 should read it and ponder their probable future.” - Henry MarshWhat is a good death? How would you choose to live your last few months? How do we best care for the rising tide of very elderly?This unusual and important book is a series of ... Læs mere

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Brought to you by Penguin.“Brilliant - a grimly humourous yet humane account of the realities of growing old in the modern age. Everybody over the age of 60 should read it and ponder their probable future.” - Henry MarshWhat is a good death? How would you choose to live your last few months? How do we best care for the rising tide of very elderly?This unusual and important book is a series of
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Superhuman: The Future of Drugs, Bioelectronics, and Genetic Medicine

af Michael Bess ...

Fortalt af Michael Bess ...

Serier serie Learn25: History
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10 timer 38 min

The next wave of technological change will shape not just our gizmos and gadgets, but our own bodies and minds. Join award-winning historian Michael Bess to learn what to expect from the “Superhuman Revolution.”In the near future, developments in bioenhancement technologies will not only alter how we make a living, communicate, and interact with each other, but will offer direct and precise ... Læs mere

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The next wave of technological change will shape not just our gizmos and gadgets, but our own bodies and minds. Join award-winning historian Michael Bess to learn what to expect from the “Superhuman Revolution.”In the near future, developments in bioenhancement technologies will not only alter how we make a living, communicate, and interact with each other, but will offer direct and precise
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The People's Hospital

Hope and Peril in American Medicine

af M.D. Ricardo Nuila ...

Fortalt af M.D. Ricardo Nuila ...

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10 timer 53 min

“Nuila’s storytelling gifts place him alongside colleagues like Atul Gawande.” —Los Angeles TimesThis “compelling mixture of health care policy and gripping stories from the frontlines of medicine” (The Guardian) explores the question: where does an uninsured person go when turned away by hospitals, clinics, and doctors?Follow the lives of five uninsured Houstonians as their struggle for survival ... Læs mere

206,01 kr.

“Nuila’s storytelling gifts place him alongside colleagues like Atul Gawande.” —Los Angeles TimesThis “compelling mixture of health care policy and gripping stories from the frontlines of medicine” (The Guardian) explores the question: where does an uninsured person go when turned away by hospitals, clinics, and doctors?Follow the lives of five uninsured Houstonians as their struggle for survival
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Mejores Prácticas en Pediatría

af Charles Raymond Bell M.D. ...

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7 timer 13 min

Esta elocuente antología encapsula la esencia del cuidado pediátrico, entrelazando delicadamente la pericia médica con una empatía genuina. Guía a los cuidadores a través de los múltiples paisajes de la salud y las emociones en la infancia, promoviendo la equidad en la atención sanitaria y defendiendo la unión entre la ciencia y la compasión. Desde abordar los matices de la dinámica familiar hasta ... Læs mere

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Esta elocuente antología encapsula la esencia del cuidado pediátrico, entrelazando delicadamente la pericia médica con una empatía genuina. Guía a los cuidadores a través de los múltiples paisajes de la salud y las emociones en la infancia, promoviendo la equidad en la atención sanitaria y defendiendo la unión entre la ciencia y la compasión. Desde abordar los matices de la dinámica familiar hasta
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The South Carolina State Hospital

Stories from Bull Street

af William Buchheit ...

Fortalt af Adam Lofbomm ...

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3 timer 51 min

Nearly two decades after it closed, the South Carolina State Hospital continues to hold a palpable mystique in Columbia and throughout the state. Founded in 1821 as the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, it housed, fed, and treated thousands of patients incapable of surviving on their own. The patient population in 1961 eclipsed 6,600, well above its listed capacity of 4,823, despite an operating ... Læs mere

102,96 kr.

Nearly two decades after it closed, the South Carolina State Hospital continues to hold a palpable mystique in Columbia and throughout the state. Founded in 1821 as the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, it housed, fed, and treated thousands of patients incapable of surviving on their own. The patient population in 1961 eclipsed 6,600, well above its listed capacity of 4,823, despite an operating
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Your Money or Your Life

Debt Collection in American Medicine

af Luke Messac ...

Fortalt af Luke Messac ...

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6 timer 47 min

A riveting exposé of medical debt collection in America—and the profound financial and physical costs eroding patient trust in medicineFor the crime of falling sick without wealth, Americans today face lawsuits, wage garnishment, home foreclosure, and even jail time.Yet who really profits from aggressive medical debt collection? And how does this predatory system affect patients and doctors ... Læs mere

166,38 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

A riveting exposé of medical debt collection in America—and the profound financial and physical costs eroding patient trust in medicineFor the crime of falling sick without wealth, Americans today face lawsuits, wage garnishment, home foreclosure, and even jail time.Yet who really profits from aggressive medical debt collection? And how does this predatory system affect patients and doctors
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Cash Cow

How the maternal body became a global commodity – and the hidden costs for women

af Alev Scott ...

Fortalt af Alev Scott ...

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7 timer 6 min

*A Radio 4 Book of the Week*'Captivating, mind-boggling and deeply disturbing' – Maureen Freely'Humane, thoughtful and urgent — this book will make you think, make you laugh, make you cry, but also make you burn with rage' – Dr Mary WellesleyA thought-provoking deep dive into the global fertility industry and the commodification of the maternal body__________Should surrogacy be a... ... Læs mere

134,39 kr.

*A Radio 4 Book of the Week*'Captivating, mind-boggling and deeply disturbing' – Maureen Freely'Humane, thoughtful and urgent — this book will make you think, make you laugh, make you cry, but also make you burn with rage' – Dr Mary WellesleyA thought-provoking deep dive into the global fertility industry and the commodification of the maternal body__________Should surrogacy be a...
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Sick Money

The Truth About the Global Pharmaceutical Industry

af Billy Kenber ...

Fortalt af Ciaran Saward ...

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13 timer 51 min

The pharmaceutical industry is broken. From the American hedge fund manager who hiked the price of an AIDS pill from $17.50 to $750 overnight to the children's cancer drugs left intentionally to expire in a Spanish warehouse, the signs of this dysfunction are all around. A system that was designed to drive innovation and patient care has been relentlessly distorted to drive up profits.Medicines ... Læs mere

301,12 kr.

The pharmaceutical industry is broken. From the American hedge fund manager who hiked the price of an AIDS pill from $17.50 to $750 overnight to the children's cancer drugs left intentionally to expire in a Spanish warehouse, the signs of this dysfunction are all around. A system that was designed to drive innovation and patient care has been relentlessly distorted to drive up profits.Medicines
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InVerse Medicine

Poems about things often left unsaid

af Upreet Dhaliwal ...

Fortalt af Didi ...

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1 time 8 min

These are poems about conversations that we'd like to have with ourselves and with others when our bodies and minds are fraying...There's struggle and triumph, loss and humanity within the pages of this eclectic collection of verse.Here's what Readers have to say:"[This] collection brings together the dilemmas doctors and clinicians face through the voices of poetry in a way that is quite ... Læs mere

25,60 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

These are poems about conversations that we'd like to have with ourselves and with others when our bodies and minds are fraying...There's struggle and triumph, loss and humanity within the pages of this eclectic collection of verse.Here's what Readers have to say:"[This] collection brings together the dilemmas doctors and clinicians face through the voices of poetry in a way that is quite
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The Seven Ages of Death

‘Every chapter is like a detective story’ Telegraph

af Dr Richard Shepherd ...

Fortalt af Dr Richard Shepherd ...

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11 timer 25 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd.This book is about death, but in it I will take readers on a journey through life...What can death teach us about life?Conducting many thousands of post-mortems has given Dr Richard Sh... ... Læs mere

116,41 kr.

Brought to you by Penguin.The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd.This book is about death, but in it I will take readers on a journey through life...What can death teach us about life?Conducting many thousands of post-mortems has given Dr Richard Sh...
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Overdiagnosed

Making People Sick in Pursuit of Health

af H. Gilbert Welch, MD, Steven Woloshin, MD, Lisa M. Schab, LCSW ...

Fortalt af Sean Runnette ...

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9 timer 37 min

Going against the conventional wisdom reinforced by the medical establishment and Big Pharma that more screening is the best preventative medicine, Dr. Gilbert Welch builds a compelling counterargument that what we need are fewer, not more, diagnoses. Documenting the excesses of American medical practice that labels far too many of us as sick, Welch examines the social, ethical, and economic ... Læs mere

182,86 kr.

Going against the conventional wisdom reinforced by the medical establishment and Big Pharma that more screening is the best preventative medicine, Dr. Gilbert Welch builds a compelling counterargument that what we need are fewer, not more, diagnoses. Documenting the excesses of American medical practice that labels far too many of us as sick, Welch examines the social, ethical, and economic
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Frozen

My Journey Into the World of Cryonics, Deception, and Death

af Scott Baldyga, Larry Johnson ...

Fortalt af William Dufris ...

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12 timer 34 min

At first, the job as clinical director at Alcor Life Extension Foundation was an exciting change for veteran paramedic Larry Johnson: a well-funded research facility pushing the limits of modern biotech. But as he gained the trust of his eccentric coworkers and was promoted to acting COO, Larry was thrust into a nightmare world of scandalous controversy, gruesome practices, and deadly secrets.One ... Læs mere

174,30 kr.

At first, the job as clinical director at Alcor Life Extension Foundation was an exciting change for veteran paramedic Larry Johnson: a well-funded research facility pushing the limits of modern biotech. But as he gained the trust of his eccentric coworkers and was promoted to acting COO, Larry was thrust into a nightmare world of scandalous controversy, gruesome practices, and deadly secrets.One
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Better Never to Have Been

The Harm of Coming into Existence

af David Benatar ...

Fortalt af Dennis Kleinman ...

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7 timer 26 min

Most people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought into existence. Thus, if they ever do reflect on whether they should bring others into existence—rather than having children without even thinking about whether they should—they presume that they do them no harm. Better Never to Have Been challenges these assumptions. David Benatar argues that coming into ... Læs mere

158,45 kr.

Most people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought into existence. Thus, if they ever do reflect on whether they should bring others into existence—rather than having children without even thinking about whether they should—they presume that they do them no harm. Better Never to Have Been challenges these assumptions. David Benatar argues that coming into
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Subjected to Science

Human Experimentation in America before the Second World War

af Susan E. Lederer ...

Fortalt af Lisa S. Ware ...

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7 timer 19 min

The first full-length history of biomedical research with human subjects in the period "before Tuskegee"—from 1890 to 1940Long before the U.S. government began conducting secret radiation and germ-warfare experiments, and long before the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, medical professionals had introduced—and hotly debated the ethics of—the use of human subjects in medical experiments. In Subjected ... Læs mere

158,45 kr.

The first full-length history of biomedical research with human subjects in the period "before Tuskegee"—from 1890 to 1940Long before the U.S. government began conducting secret radiation and germ-warfare experiments, and long before the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, medical professionals had introduced—and hotly debated the ethics of—the use of human subjects in medical experiments. In Subjected
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Still Not Safe

Patient Safety and the Middle-Managing of American Medicine

af Robert L. Wears, Kathleen M. Sutcliffe ...

Fortalt af Mike Lenz ...

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7 timer 12 min

Still Not Safe is the story of the rise of the patient-safety movement—and how an "epidemic" of medical errors was derived from a reality that didn't support such a characterization. Physician Robert Wears and organizational theorist Kathleen Sutcliffe trace the origins of patient safety to the emergence of market trends that challenged the place of doctors in the larger medical ecosystem: the ... Læs mere

198,08 kr.

Still Not Safe is the story of the rise of the patient-safety movement—and how an "epidemic" of medical errors was derived from a reality that didn't support such a characterization. Physician Robert Wears and organizational theorist Kathleen Sutcliffe trace the origins of patient safety to the emergence of market trends that challenged the place of doctors in the larger medical ecosystem: the
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The Power of Protest in Healthcare

Lessons From a Doctor’s Journey to Activism

af Dr Meenal Viz ...

Fortalt af Dr Meenal Viz ...

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4 timer 1 min

"This was avoidable. These are unnecessary deaths. It's not a 'war'. This is a health crisis. This is systemic negligence."When Dr Meenal Viz, a heavily pregnant frontline NHS doctor, witnessed her colleagues die from the negligent handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, she was determined to take a stand.This trail-blazing account explores the influences that drive powerful protest through the story ... Læs mere

253,57 kr.

"This was avoidable. These are unnecessary deaths. It's not a 'war'. This is a health crisis. This is systemic negligence."When Dr Meenal Viz, a heavily pregnant frontline NHS doctor, witnessed her colleagues die from the negligent handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, she was determined to take a stand.This trail-blazing account explores the influences that drive powerful protest through the story
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Cheating Death

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

af Sanjay Gupta, MD ...

Fortalt af Sanjay Gupta, MD ...

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7 timer 22 min

**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 ... Læs mere

198,08 kr.

**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
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Dark Science Experiments

The True History of Unethical Human Trials

af Dipesh Piplani ...

Fortalt af Digital Voice Martin G ...

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1 time 50 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dark Science Experiments: The True History of Unethical Human TrialsExposing Real-Life Atrocities from MK‑Ultra, Tuskegee, and BeyondUnearth the shocking truth behind some of the most chilling unethical human experiments ever conducted in the name of science, national security, and medical advancement. In this gripping, rigorously documented nonfiction ... Læs mere

198,08 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dark Science Experiments: The True History of Unethical Human TrialsExposing Real-Life Atrocities from MK‑Ultra, Tuskegee, and BeyondUnearth the shocking truth behind some of the most chilling unethical human experiments ever conducted in the name of science, national security, and medical advancement. In this gripping, rigorously documented nonfiction
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Medical Ethics

Medical School Crash Course

af AudioLearn Medical Content Team ...

Fortalt af Scott Jasmin ...

Serier serie Audio Crash Courses
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7 timer 53 min

AudioLearn’s Medical School Crash Courses presents Medical Ethics. Written by experienced professors 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 of Medical Ethics. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to ... Læs mere

128,02 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

AudioLearn’s Medical School Crash Courses presents Medical Ethics. Written by experienced professors 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 of Medical Ethics. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to
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The Gene

The story of the gene: our past, our future, ourselves.

af Siddhartha Mukherjee ...

Fortalt af Dennis Boutsikaris ...

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19 timer 21 min

***Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2016*The Gene is the story of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in our history, from bestselling, prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee.**Spanning the globe and several centuries, The Gene is the story of the quest to decipher the master-code that makes and defines humans, that governs our form and function.The story of ... Læs mere

85,61 kr.

***Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2016*The Gene is the story of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in our history, from bestselling, prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee.**Spanning the globe and several centuries, The Gene is the story of the quest to decipher the master-code that makes and defines humans, that governs our form and function.The story of
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In Two Minds

Shocking true stories of murder, justice and recovery from a forensic psychiatrist

af Dr Sohom Das ...

Fortalt af Dr Sohom Das ...

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10 timer 24 min

Shocking, eye-opening and grimly fascinating, these are the true stories, patients and cases that have characterised a career spent treating mentally disordered offenders.Listen to the end of the audiobook for an exclusive bonus chapter, written and read by the author.As a forensic psychiatrist, it's Dr Das's job to treat and rehabilitate what the tabloids might call the 'criminally insane', many ... Læs mere

215,84 kr.

Shocking, eye-opening and grimly fascinating, these are the true stories, patients and cases that have characterised a career spent treating mentally disordered offenders.Listen to the end of the audiobook for an exclusive bonus chapter, written and read by the author.As a forensic psychiatrist, it's Dr Das's job to treat and rehabilitate what the tabloids might call the 'criminally insane', many
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Medical Bondage

Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology

af Deirdre Cooper Owens ...

Fortalt af Allyson Johnson ...

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5 timer 39 min

The accomplishments of pioneering doctors such as John Peter Mettauer, James Marion Sims, and Nathan Bozeman are well documented. It is also no secret that these nineteenth-century gynecologists performed experimental caesarean sections, ovariotomies, and obstetric fistula repairs primarily on poor and powerless women. Medical Bondage breaks new ground by exploring how and why physicians denied ... Læs mere

126,74 kr.

The accomplishments of pioneering doctors such as John Peter Mettauer, James Marion Sims, and Nathan Bozeman are well documented. It is also no secret that these nineteenth-century gynecologists performed experimental caesarean sections, ovariotomies, and obstetric fistula repairs primarily on poor and powerless women. Medical Bondage breaks new ground by exploring how and why physicians denied
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The Wounded Storyteller

Body, Illness, and Ethics Second Edition

af Arthur Frank ...

Fortalt af Trevor Thompson ...

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8 timer 19 min

Since it was first published in 1995, The Wounded Storyteller has occupied a unique place in the body of work on illness. Both the collective portrait of a so-called "remission society" of those who suffer from some type of illness or disability and a cogent analysis of their stories within a larger framework of narrative theory, Arthur W. Frank's book has reached a large and diverse following, ... Læs mere

158,45 kr.

Since it was first published in 1995, The Wounded Storyteller has occupied a unique place in the body of work on illness. Both the collective portrait of a so-called "remission society" of those who suffer from some type of illness or disability and a cogent analysis of their stories within a larger framework of narrative theory, Arthur W. Frank's book has reached a large and diverse following,
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Neurology Rounds with the Maverick

33 Meditations on Death

Superhuman: The Future of Drugs, Bioelectronics, and Genetic Medicine

The People's Hospital

Mejores Prácticas en Pediatría

The South Carolina State Hospital

Your Money or Your Life

Cash Cow

Sick Money

InVerse Medicine

The Seven Ages of Death

Overdiagnosed

Frozen

Better Never to Have Been

Subjected to Science

Still Not Safe

The Power of Protest in Healthcare

Cheating Death

Dark Science Experiments

Medical Ethics

The Gene

In Two Minds

Medical Bondage

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