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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.

After Lachlan McIver's father suffers a sudden, fatal heart attack it sends him into a spiral of grief and outrage. This tragedy inspires him to become a doctor and he eventually finds his calling – providing care for communities in some of the most remote and neglected parts of the world. In this no-holds-barred memoir, Lachlan recounts his experiences treating patients and tackling health problems across dozens of countries.

For both adults and kids, there is an epidemic going around. And no, I’m not talking about COVID. I’m talking about ADHD. In this book, you’ll learn how meditation can help children and adults focus and concentrate, calm their body and mind, and live happier and more peaceful lives. Hopefully, after learning the techniques in this book, we can turn that attention deficit into an attention surplus.

Speaking out bluntly, the CDC director during the first years of Covid-19 reveals what went right and what mistakes were made throughout the pandemic. Most importantly, he outlines a program of what needs to be done now to prepare for the bird flu pandemic that not only is coming—but may already be here.

Emergency doctors or not, we all face emergencies in our lives--times when we must make critical decisions in high-stakes, uncertain, pressure-filled environments. Even with the best possible training, bringing our knowledge to bear in the stress and pressure of these moments can feel overwhelming if not impossible. In The Emergency Mind: Wiring Your Brain for Performance Under Pressure, Dan Dworkis, MD PhD takes you into the minds of the doctors who run resuscitation rooms and treat the ill and injured to teach you how to perform when the pressure is on.

Many amazing stories of international missions were written in the past. Stories that compelled us to follow God with great passion and faith have stirred our hearts over the decades. But is God still doing amazing things in missions today? Are there stories that still can challenge our hearts and stir our commitment to serving God in modern times? We answer a resounding yes! We witness heart-stirring, real-life drama that is our daily reality of God breaking the strongholds of darkness and opening doors of resistance to His amazing gospel message here in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.

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

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.

Innerhalb weniger Tage macht Hannah Kaiser die schönste und die schlimmste menschliche Erfahrung: die Geburt ihrer Tochter - und ihren Tod. Wie überlebt man so etwas? "So schlimm wie dieser Schmerz gerade ist, so groß muss später auch die Kraft sein, die ich daraus schöpfen kann." Mit unglaublicher innerer Stärke und emotionaler Weisheit berichtet Hannah von den Wegen ihrer Trauer und der Dankbarkeit für die Liebe, die sie erfahren darf. Ein ermutigender Bericht über den Umgang mit dem Tod.

Tom LeNoble’s life has been anything but ordinary, rising from the “Shack” with no hot water to the heights of Silicon Valley, and helping build some of the world’s most influential companies. He’s been a crowd-favorite performer, a bold leader, and a survivor of two life-threatening illnesses after being told three times he had six months to live. He’s navigated the AIDS epidemic’s heartbreak, personal loss, and the high-stakes world of Facebook, Walmart.com, Palm (HP), and MCI (Verizon), guiding startups and leaders through change.