Títulos en Médicos

In July 1952, Dr. Walter Freeman arrived at the gates of a West Virginia asylum. In his medical bag he carried two metal picks and a surgical hammer. He had invented a “cheap, easy” ten-minute lobotomy. The press described it as a miracle cure, a new frontier in psychosurgery. That summer, in just twelve days, Freeman lobotomized 228 men, women, and children in West Virginia’s public mental hospitals. His blitzkrieg of brain surgery became known as “Operation Ice Pick,” named after the tools he wielded.

Heart disease is the number-one killer in the world. Despite ever-advancing medical procedures and more powerful pharmaceutical drugs, the rate of heart disease continues to rise. According to Dr. Stephen Hussey, this is due in part to misunderstandings about how the heart really functions and how to keep it healthy. These misunderstandings result in improper medical approaches and off-target intervention therapies.

Questa è la storia vera di Malena, una ragazza normalissima a cui il destino e la malattia avevano detto che non ce l'avrebbe fatta e che i suoi giorni si sarebbero conclusi all'età di 26 anni: "Un altro mese di vita, niente più". Eppure Malena una mattina si è accorta che quel mese lo aveva superato, grazie alle cure, a una grandissima forza di volontà e a quel suo senso dell'umorismo che non l'ha mai lasciata. Si è accorta di esserci ancora. E da quel fatidico aprile del 2007 lei splende, lotta, ride e piange. Lei vive.

Nearly one in every five Americans deals with mental illness in a given year, and the rates are climbing. Among physicians, the rate is even higher as the time spent in medical training significantly increases the risk of poor mental health. None of us is fully immune from the ravages of mental health problems. This book is about the fallibility of us all, including the doctors who are supposed to care for us. It is about the fine line of illness and normal emotion and about how to change the norms of medical practice in light of human weakness.

Scott Brewster didn’t ask for cancer - at least, not in any way he understood. A doctor of chemical engineering, he lived in a world of numbers and hard data. A world in which cancer is something that “just happens”. But when science failed him, his search for holistic answers would challenge his world view on every level, healing far more than he ever could have imagined. As Elaine Brewster watched her husband’s incredible transformation, she realized that all miracles begin with a choice - the decision to let go of illness, anger, fear, resentment, sorrow, and despair.

In this searing and poignant memoir, Alex Belth and Emily J. Shapiro delve deep into their relationship history, what they brought to their marriage, and what remains. At first glance, it seems the biggest challenge they face is Emily’s chronic illness - and the impact that’s had on their life as a couple. But her medical conditions aren’t the only thing that set the relationship on a precipice. When they start to work through their issues, it prompts a closer examination of Alex and the ways his needs and personal history challenge their partnership.

Una settimana dopo il suo quarantunesimo compleanno, ad Anne Boyer viene diagnosticato un cancro al seno altamente aggressivo. Per una madre single che vive del suo stipendio, abituata a prendersi cura del prossimo e che ora si trova invece a dover contare sugli altri, è un cambiamento traumatico, ma anche l'occasione per raccontare la malattia con parole nuove.

Maria Rita Gismondo, direttrice del Laboratorio di Microbiologia clinica, virologia e diagnostica delle bioemergenze presso l'Ospedale Sacco di Milano racconta gli antefatti, la gestione e l'eredità dell'epidemia di Covid-19. Un audiolibro che parla di errori e di successi, di difficoltà e solidarietà, del passato ma soprattutto del futuro.

Compiled from hours of interviews drawn from the eponymous National Geographic documentary, this inspiring book from world-renowned infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci shares the lessons that have shaped the celebrated doctor's life philosophy, offering an intimate view of one of the world's greatest medical minds as well as universal advice to live by.

The Long Tale of Tears and Smiles explores an immigrant oncologist’s journey of triumphs and struggles, from growing up in Syria, to the tragic death of her brother, to her experiences as a young immigrant medical student and trainee in the USA. Walk through her anguish witnessing the civil war in Syria and its devastation; see her become a practitioner, watching the field of oncology evolves throughout the years.

Helena Rho was six years old when her family left Seoul, Korea, for America and its opportunities. Years later, her Korean-ness behind her, Helena had everything a model minority was supposed to want: she was married to a white American doctor and had a beautiful home, two children, and a career as an assistant professor of pediatrics. For decades she fulfilled the expectations of others. All the while Helena kept silent about the traumas - both professional and personal - that left her anxious yet determined to escape.

Mary Jane Seacole (1805­-1881) was a British Jamaican nurse, author, world traveler, and businesswoman renowned for her work with the soldiers of the Crimean War.

This story is a glimpse into the journey of our amazing and inspirational son, Will, and his brave battle through two rare illnesses. It is a story of pain and tragedy, that brought with it a never-ending bond of love and hope....

Maëlle a 30 ans quand elle apprend qu’elle est atteinte d’un cancer du sein métastatique, réputé incurable. En traitement continu depuis 3 ans, elle fait peu à peu l’expérience inattendue des injonctions à la féminité comme principale urgence face à cette maladie qui tue 12 000 femmes par an en France. En partant de son expérience, et en allant à la rencontre d’autres patient.e.s, d’oncologues, de chirurgien.e.s, de psychologues mais aussi d’associations, de travailleurs et travailleuses sociales, d’entrepreneur.e.

In this follow-up to the hugely popular Angels in the ER, Dr. Robert D. Lesslie shares more of his life-changing emergency-room encounters with nurses, doctors, patients, friends, and strangers who’ve served as God’s hands in the direst of circumstances. You’ll be deeply moved by these tales of both triumph and tragedy from the ER front line, as well as by the profound faith that has sustained Dr. Lesslie for more than 30 years on the job.

Danielle Perreault a neuf ans la première fois qu’elle souhaite s’expatrier: son père s’est fait offrir un poste à la nouvelle Université du Rwanda et, pour elle, c’est tout décidé : ils partent en Afrique ! Mais son père, à sa grande déception, refuse... Dix ans plus tard, toujours attirée par l’aventure, elle part enseigner au Togo. Elle reçoit un salaire de vingt dollars par mois, mais elle est logée, nourrie, et on lui fournit la mobylette. Que demander de plus?!

Citizen-Surgeon takes listeners into the otherwise inaccessible, remote, and intense world of life and surgery within a combat zone. In the backdrop of the US-led war in Afghanistan, amid a defining US Marine Corps’ offensive to conquer the Marjah region of Helmand Province, [then] US Navy Commander Paul Roach and his company-mates assemble and congeal as a medical unit in Southern California, transport from the United States to their tents in Dasht-e-Margo (the “Desert of Death”) in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

The doctor is in! America's best-loved therapist, Dr. Ruth, is known for her wise counsel on all matters of the heart. Here she shares private stories from her past and her present and her insights into living life to the fullest at any age.

I mitten av mars 2020 blir småbarnspappan Thomas Wilander plötsligt sjuk. Han får hög feber, ont i kroppen och svårt för att andas, men tror att det bara är en vanlig förkylning. Inte kan han väl ha drabbats av något allvarligt, han som är i så god form och lever så hälsosamt? Efter en vecka skjutsar hans fru honom till sjukhuset, där man konstaterar att han har covid-19. Han läggs genast in på intensivvårdsavdelningen och sövs ned. Därefter minns han inget förrän han vaknar upp den 5 maj, efter 36 dygn i respirator.

Una serie di casi clinici che ha lo stesso fascino delle Mille e una notte. Con straordinaria empatia e umanità, Sacks racconta le strane storie di pazienti neurologici che hanno perduto un pezzo della loro vita o una parte costitutiva del sé. Come il musicista che carezza distrattamente gli idranti credendo che siano teste di bambini. O il marinaio che è convinto di vivere nel 1945. Il viaggio di un nuotatore "in acque sconosciute, dove può accadere di dover capovolgere le solite considerazioni, dove la malattia può essere benessere e la normalità malattia."