Títulos en Médicos

Spared: A Memoir of Risk and Resolve follows the account of a young girl who witnesses her father’s descent into the psychological and physical deterioration of Huntington’s Disease (HD), a hereditary, neurological, degenerative illness which has minimal treatments and no cure. The author grows up in a household of uncertainty, secrecy, and shame, and by overhearing the adults speak, she gains limited understanding and a respectful fear of what Dad calls “The Shakes.”

If you know anyone with dementia, have been diagnosed in the early stages of dementia, or if you are caring for a person with dementia, then you should definitely listen to this story of love, loyalty, passion, and patience. A tale of never-ending belief in the future.

Step into the fascinating world of Al-Zahrawi, also known as Albucasis, the pioneer whose groundbreaking contributions to surgery have shaped modern medical practices. Father of Modern Surgery: Al-Zahrawi is an engaging and informative journey through the life and achievements of a brilliant physician whose innovations continue to influence the field of medicine today.

One minute Jim Zervanos was carrying his one-year-old boy to a baseball game; the next, he was in the ER, where for days he lay in limbo, being strangled from the inside. Teams of the best doctors were stumped by his worsening condition, before telling him there was nothing they could do. That Time I Got Cancer: A Love Story, is about experiencing joy even in desperate times. It's about the relationships that anchor us, even as they must be entirely redefined. At forty-one, married, with a young son, Jim said goodbye to his family.

This book is a rare and compelling listen from a first time author that worked in the pharmaceutical industry with a Fortune 500 company, with some the world’s top physicians, in the halls of major medical center hospitals, throughout the United States. His insights as a representative, then a sales team leader, and finally as a Regional Sales Vice-President present some of the past and present challenges of our healthcare delivery system.

Jasmine was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at the age of 13 and spent four years confined to a wheelchair. She has over eight different autoimmune diagnoses, has undergone 36 surgeries to date, and still needs more. She's had her knees replaced twice in her lifetime and has tried countless treatments, from Western to Eastern medicine. Today, she is completely in remission from everything and thriving! Discover how she did it and how music saved her life.

Born into a daring, musical family in 1886, Annette Kellerman was a force of nature and made for the stage – her first love – and encouraged to defy social norms from a young age. But after she was diagnosed with rickets as a child she took up swimming for therapy, and soon she became an Australian champion, beating boys, breaking records and astonishing huge crowds by diving from great heights. By 1905, Kellerman was 18 and on her way to England in an attempt to swim the Channel and challenge endurance records in the Thames.

Ever wondered what it was really like for a nurse on the frontline during the Covid pandemic? How did they juggle work and home life during this unprecedented time? This audiobook shares one nurse’s experience of being redeployed to set up and manage a ward during the first wave of the pandemic, all while running a household and caring for her parents after her mother’s two recent brain haemorrhages.

`புகை, மது உடல் நலத்திற்குக் கேடு என்ற வாசகத்தை திரைப்படங்களிலும், அட்டைகளிலுமச்சிடும் எந்த அரசும் உற்பத்தியை நிறுத்தி அதன் பொருட்டு வரும் வருமானத்தை இழக்கத் தயாராக இல்லை. '

You can't make this stuff up. A collection of short, true stories that have made me who I am. Some are funny, some serious, some sad, some empowering. Beginning with some experiences as a child, these stories venture though home health care, a haunted nursing home, and the ER.

Step into the extraordinary life of Dr. Robert Pickard in My Lessons Learned: My Life and Times. This compelling autobiography takes you on a journey from his humble beginnings through an illustrious career filled with service, dedication, and personal triumphs.

'A riveting ride along the knife edge of life and death from a frontline worker in one of our most crucial professions.' Fiona Kelly McGregor, author of Iris 'Frog', a term of endearment for intensive care paramedics, derives from the notion that everything they touch croaks. Sally Gould...

"டாக்டர் அலெக்சாண்டர் ஃப்ளெமிங்" இவரின் வாழ்க்கையில் நடந்த திருப்புமுனையைப் பற்றி விறுவிறுப்பாக விவரிக்கும் ஒலிநூல் இது. திரைப்படங்களில் மட்டும் அல்ல நிஜ வாழ்க்கையிலும் எதிர்பாராத "டர்னிங் பாயிண்ட்" களால் தான் சுவாரசியம் சேர்கிறது.

"டாக்டர். ஜேம்ஸ் லிண்ட்" இவரின் வாழ்க்கையில் நடந்த திருப்புமுனையைப் பற்றி விறுவிறுப்பாக விவரிக்கும் ஒலிநூல் இது. திரைப்படங்களில் மட்டும் அல்ல நிஜ வாழ்க்கையிலும் எதிர்பாராத "டர்னிங் பாயிண்ட்"களால் தான் சுவாரசியம் சேர்கிறது.

Как прославиться химику? Очень просто! В его честь могут быть названы открытая им реакция, новое вещество или даже реагент! Но если этого недостаточно, то у такого ученого есть и еще один способ оставить память о себе: разработать посуду, прибор или другое устройство, которое будет называться его именем. Через годы название этой посуды сократится просто до фамилии ученого — в лаборатории мы редко говорим "холодильник Либиха", "насадка Вюрца". Чаще можно услышать что-то типа: "А кто вюрца немытого в раковине бросил?" или: "Опять у либиха кто-то лапку отломал".

Een blik achter de schermen van een van de meest intrigerende beroepen: dat van gynaecoloog. Toen dokter Koen Deurloo tijdens zijn coschappen voor de eerste keer een geboorte begeleidde wist hij het zeker: dit was wat hij de rest van zijn leven wilde doen. In dit boek geeft hij een unieke kijk achter de schermen van de afdeling verloskunde. Als gynaecoloog begeleidt Koen zwangerschappen en bevallingen die meer zorg nodig hebben. Soms heftig, maar het is ook dé plek in een ziekenhuis waar heel veel blijdschap is.

Condamné par la maladie, Olivier Goy partage avec la journaliste Anne Fulda son inlassable combat pour mieux faire accepter le handicap et lever des fonds pour la recherche, et, surtout, appelle à regarder et aimer la vie pleinement?! Olivier a 46 ans quand on lui diagnostique la maladie de Charcot en 2020. Une maladie neurodégénérative qui se traduit par une paralysie progressive des muscles, mais laisse au malade ses pleines capacités intellectuelles. Espérance de vie?: 3 à 5 ans.

This audiobook chronicles Dr. W Sumner Davis’ journey through the world of epidemiology, public health, and politics. From the first advances in early medicine, the twenty case accounts presented in narrative, to the modern age with its politics of health, the various concepts are familiar to treatment and prevention.

In “Lung Cancer Free” Dr. Lori Friesen and Keith Zafren share their journey from the shock of her husband’s initial diagnosis, through surgery and chemo, to the point where he was dying, being sustained on supplemental oxygen just to keep breathing, to where they are today: Keith is alive, breathing easily and freely with beautiful, healthy lungs.

Kinder gives us a gripping and raw insight into the life of a first responder, an opportunity to see through an invaluable lens that few will ever experience first hand. More importantly, it’s a story of hope and redemption.