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The Plasma Pioneer reveals the remarkable true story of Charles Richard Drew, the African American physician whose scientific genius collided with the brutal realities of segregated America. When the U.S. military demanded that blood donations be segregated by race—despite Drew's own research proving the practice scientifically baseless—he made a decision that would define his legacy: he resigned from the program he created rather than compromise his principles.

With years of experience as a Registered Veterinary Technician, Frannie O’Callaghan offers an unapologetic window into the daily encounters of the humans who take care of pets. This whip-smart but darkly humorous confessional spans from the Patients who bite, claw, urinate, or defecate in scrub pockets. Are the few and farther in-between moments of wagging tails and slobbering tongues worth it?

In this must-listen book for any practitioner, carer or patient, Eleanor Oyston shares her story of bringing oncology massage to Australia. After many years as a scientist, Eleanor went from diagnosing cancer in a lab to massaging clients with a variety of medical conditions. Very quickly, she witnessed the amazing benefits and knew she wanted to spread the word.

In Return to Joy, Dr. Keith Kahle offers a raw, deeply personal exploration of the long-term effects of “father-wounding”—a form of trauma rooted in unmet emotional needs, silence, or absence from a paternal figure. Drawing from his own life experiences, Kahle examines how these wounds manifest throughout adulthood in relationships, physical and emotional health, and personal identity. With a blend of memoir, medical insight, and compassionate storytelling, he shows how seemingly minor childhood messages can create lifelong patterns of shame, reactivity, and self-doubt.

Kat Ward is a survivor — and this book is her testimony. Having overcome an abusive childhood — in which she was abused by family members, care staff and even celebrities — you would have thought that karma might have dealt her some kinder hands when it came to her adult life. Well, it didn't. After spending the majority of it simply trying to recover from her childhood, she was eventually forced to confront that monster which apparently awaits 1 in 3 of us at some point in our lives: cancer.

For listeners touched by Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air and anyone with a life-threatening illness seeking healing of body, mind, and spirit, a fellow patient shares her journey of choosing to have the best day of her life by working as though she will live and living every moment as though she might die. Waking to the stunning realization she had cancer, Jocelyn Rasmussen’s first thought was that she needed a miracle. Her second thought was that she didn’t want to die with any unspent love or grace inside her.

In Portrait of a Kaleidoscope Life, Dr. Douglas Johnson shares a dazzling mosaic of moments that are as daring as they are transformative. From bloody bullfights and failed parachute jumps to conducting cancer research and surviving his own diagnosis, his life defies convention and embraces reinvention. Along the way, he finds himself caught in the collapse of the Shah of Iran, the chaos of the Desert One rescue mission, and the shadows of nuclear disasters like Chernobyl.

Le témoignage d'une femme médecin déportée à Auschwitz

Médecin généraliste depuis une dizaine d'années, le docteur Gentamycine a soigneusement noté les meilleures répliques de ses patients... et le moins que l'on puisse dire c'est qu'ils ont du talent ! L'humour est-il un bon moyen de guérir ? En tout cas, il permet de détendre l'atmosphère parfois pesante d'une consultation.

Jeune médecin urgentiste, le docteur Mathieu Doukhan livre ici un témoignage sans concession sur sa vie quotidienne aux urgences. Joies, peines, amertumes, petits miracles… rien ne lui est épargné ! Ce jeune papa nous entraîne dans un monde parfois abrupt, où des patients improbables croisent des médecins parfois déconcertants. Un univers où les situations ubuesques sont le pain quotidien, où les méandres du système peuvent surprendre, mais surtout, avant tout, un monde plein d'humanité.

Un vétérinaire dit tout ! Jean Sévéan est vétérinaire par vocation ! Depuis des dizaines d'années il en a soigné des bêtes, sans oublier de porter son œil attentif aux propriétaires des vaches, chiens, chats et même chimpanzé qui sont passés dans son cabinet. Véto des villes et des campagnes, Jean Sévéan n'a pas la langue dans sa poche pour nous faire rire, nous surprendre et nous émouvoir. Derrière chacune de ces histoires - parfois incroyables - se cache un amour infini des animaux qui l'a poussé à garder un veau plus d'un mois dans sa clinique ou à se faire payer en œufs !

Un médecin urgentiste raconte son quotidien : - Une plongée dans les coulisses des urgences - La vérité sur les difficultés rencontrées chaque jour - Des histoires incroyables mais vraies Le docteur Matthieu Heidet est urgentiste en région parisienne. Ce trentenaire passionné par son métier couche sur le papier ses souvenirs les plus incroyables, qu'ils soient positifs ou dramatiques. Au menu, une plongée vertigineuse dans le quotidien d'un service qui prend en charge l'urgence la plus absolue comme le quotidien le plus banal, reflet de notre société qui parfois marche sur la tête.

Questa è la storia vera di Marco, che ha trentotto anni, vive a Milano e si è da poco sposato con la ragazza che ama. Ha pochi pensieri e tutti rivolti a un futuro solare. La vita, però, accelera e cambia colore, quando gli diagnosticano il mieloma: un cancro del sangue inguaribile. Ospedali, dottori, chemio e trattamenti scandiscono le sue giornate. Prima di iniziare le terapie più faticose fa una scommessa con il destino: avere un figlio senza sapere se ce la farà a conoscerlo. La scommessa viene vinta e prende il nome di Lorenzo.

Weaving the personal with the history of anatomy and the dissected, Jackie Dent explores the world of whole-body donation—all the while looking for answers as to what happened to her grandparents.

When 18-year-old Mary Hazard touched down in post-war Putney to begin her nurse’s training, she could never have known that it was the beginning of a colourful career that would still be going 60 years later – one of the longest ever serving NHS nurses. For Mary, raised in a strict convent...

In this powerful, wide-ranging, and emotional story about the limits of medical knowledge, Abel discovers why she wasn't diagnosed with celiac as a child. She considers how environmental fears and Internet anecdotes lead people to avoid gluten. And she grapples with the question that confronts us all: how to live calmly, even joyfully, in the face of uncertainty.

In Airing Out Your Vagina, Allie Trimble-Lozano—a 45-year-old hospital CEO, single mom, and trailblazer in the medical industry—bares it all with raw honesty and wicked humor. This no-holds-barred memoir chronicles Allie's journey from people-pleasing Southern belle to unapologetic boss babe, offering a refreshing take on modern womanhood.

At the 12th Evacuation Hospital Cu Chi, Vietnam, Sarah L. Blum is an operating room nurse during the fighting in the iron triangle in 1967. Mass casualties with severely wounded soldiers show up for Sarah, her fellow nurses, and the surgeons to treat in the midst of mortar attacks, monsoons, and exploding artillery. Her story is intertwined with Johnny, hit by American artillery, and Jim, a baseball pitcher with multiple wounds including to his pitching hand.

When molecular biologist Becky McClain raised urgent alarms about biosafety lapses at her biotech lab at Pfizer, she expected concern—not retaliation. Instead, her warnings about dangerous, genetically engineered viruses that were handled without following standard safety protocols were met with hostility, intimidation, and ultimately, devastating illness after a workplace exposure changed her life forever.

Written by a three times cancer survivor, this book is a must-listen for anyone facing and fighting cancer as well as for their caregivers. Called from a scientific background into Christian ministry, Philip has the ideal background to furnish valuable factual advice and spiritual counsel to his listeners. He shares candidly about how God helped him overcome malignant melanoma and prostate cancer and about his present struggles against multiple myeloma.