physicians

"Describes the habits, behavior, and care of a glurb (a noisy, mischievous little monster with smelly feet) and a second story about Doctor Bugspit"--OCLC.

Dr. Rana Awdish, a physician who suddenly became a dying patient, explores a new paradigm and rationale for cultivating emotional bonds with their patients.

Mona Hanna-Attisha recounts the story about how she, and a team of researchers, parents, friends, and community leaders in Flint, Michigan fought the government to expose the truth about lead contamination in the towns water supply.

"A critical care doctor's . . . stories about what it means to be saved by modern medicine [and] what comes after for those whose lives are extended by days, months, or years as a result of our treatments and technologies. . . . Lamas explores the complex answers to this question through intimate accounts of patients and their families. A grandfather whose failing heart has been replaced by a battery-operated pump; a salesman who found himself a kidney donor on social media; a college student who survived a near fatal overdose and returned home, alive but not the same; and a young woman navigating an adulthood she never thought she'd live to see--these moving narratives paint a detailed picture of the fragile border between sickness and health"--Provided by publisher.

"An epic memoir from a man whose life is defined by exploration and innovation. The Sky Below re-creates some of the most unforgettable adventures of our time. From dramatic, high-risk spacewalks to author Scott Parazynski's death-defying quest to summit Mount Everest, his body ravaged by a career in space, readers will experience the life of an elite athlete, physician, and explorer"--Amazon.com.

The story of a doctor who struggles to maintain his integrity.

A biography of Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel into space.

Immersing himself in his work as a surgeon for the London Metropolitan Police to ward off memories of his time as an army medic, Dr. Harry Kent is sent to treat a mentally ill teen who has taken hostages in a fast-food restaurant. When Solomon's life is put in danger again at a critical care ward, it becomes clear he knows something people will kill to protect. Determined to uncover the secret that drove the boy to such desperate action, Harry soon realizes that someone in the medical world, someone he may even know, has broken the doctors' commandment to "do no harm" many times over.

Simple text and photographs show young readers how hospitals and medical care used to be like in the past versus how they are today.

Dr. Daniel Lowell, inventor of a new cloning procedure, and Senator Ashley Butler, the conservative chairman of a subcommittee on health policy, make an unethical and underhanded bargain when Butler promises government support for Lowell's technology if the doctor will use it to treat Butler's Parkinson's disease.