Resultados para "Victoria" en Médica

For high-powered personal injury attorney Noah Byron, the good things in life come with a price tag - cars, houses, women. That's why he represents only cases that come with the possibility of a nice cut of the action. But as a favor to his ex-wife, he meets with the mother of twelve-year-old Joel, a boy poisoned by tainted children's medicine. While the official story is that a psycho tampered with bottles, the boy's mother believes something much more sinister is at work...and the trail leads right back to the pharmaceutical company.

Hosto-Blues décrit douze heures de la vie d'une infirmière, comme un journal, minute par minute, avec, en flash-back, neuf ans de service hospitalier. C'est un roman passionné, vécu de l'intérieur comme un cri poussé du fond d'une prison. L'écriture de Victoria Thérame est en prise directe sur la réalité sociale et politique qui suscite sa révolte : révolte d'une femme contre le système hospitalier agressif et répressif, la division du travail entre hommes et femmes flagrante dans cette institution ; contre une médecine qui terrorise les malades, s'enrichit sur la souffrance.

The most lethal virus in history has begun its spread to the mainland US. Fast-spreading and with the ability to take over the host's immune system, the pathogen seems unstoppable. Dr. Samantha Bower of the Centers for Disease Control has encountered the virus before, and it nearly cost her her life. A mysterious man is killing those who could stop the virus. Leaving a trail of bodies in his wake, his motivations are unclear. And he has chosen a new target: Samantha Bower.

Where have all the doctors gone? And why, when I finally see someone, does he or she spend all our time behind the computer instead of examining me? How come my insurance is more and more expensive, and pays for less and less? And why do my medications cost so much? Based on legal cases, patient stories, interviews, hundreds of nonfiction articles and books, and Dr. Sweet's own experience as a physician, Convictions is a fictionalized account of what is really going on in healthcare behind the scenes. Listen to it.

When Hali's father asks her to help him die to spare the family the misery of a long illness, she reluctantly agrees. While Hali's family insists on letting "God's will" decide, Hali broods upon the idea of fate and free will. Ultimately, she unable to do what her father wishes. She is forced to accept the help of a manipulative male nurse, adding further complications and a slow and painful end.

Frank, funny and poignant, Single Bald Female by Laura Price is an unforgettable story of love, friendship, and embracing life after a shock diagnosis. 'If you need something funny, moving, heartbreaking and magical, this is the one' - Daisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable 'Witty yet devastating'...

Ivy Chan has always known her destiny. She would be the best neurosurgeon in the state, or maybe the country. Better even than her father, whose shadow she's eager to escape.

Detective Jo Shaw has it all worked out. She’s good at her job, she has loads of mates, and she likes being single. She doesn’t need complications, but an emergency call to the stabbing of a young woman brings plenty of those. Jo has to risk her career to save the woman’s life, and a bad night gets worse when the trauma surgeon turns out to be Isla Munro, Jo’s only real love, who walked out on her 15 years ago and never came back.

Ein Unbekannter verübt einen Mordanschlag auf die angesehene Psychotherapeutin Ruth Warren. Nur durch das schnelle und beherzte Eingreifen ihres Patienten Dr. Russel Owen überlebt sie das Verbrechen. Als möglicher Täter kommt nicht nur ein liebeskranker Stalker infrage, sondern auch der Ex-Mann des Opfers. Bestsellerautor Francis Davenport war mit ihr aufgrund von Plagiatsvorwürfen in einen erbitterten Rechtsstreit verwickelt. Doch dann stoßen Dr. Owen und sein Team noch auf weitere Verdächtige. Das Motiv des Täters bleibt aber ein Mysterium, das offenbar mit Ruth Warrens Behandlung von PTBS-Patienten in Verbindung steht.