medical care

As seventeen-year-old Sam desperately tries to help her best friend and neighbor Jesse through aggressive treatments for a rare and usually fatal form of cancer, they find themselves falling deeply in love.

The author provides examples from real patients and doctors to show how the health care system delivers huge amounts of unnecessary and expensive care that results in the death of thousands of patients each year.

Seventeen-year-old Frank Marder struggles to deal with the aftermath of an accident he had while driving drunk that killed two people, including his girlfriend, and left him paralyzed from the neck down.

Discusses the death of pioneering blood researcher Dr. Charles Drew who was killed in an automobile accident in 1950, looking at the legends that sprang up within hours of his death alleging that he was denied proper treatment because he was African-American.

Describes what happens during a stay in the hospital, including some of the common forms of medical treatment.

Twelve-year-old Annie is reluctant to travel to a village in Nepal for her father's two-month medical mission, but once there she assists at the clinic, makes friends with a local girl, and has adventures that change her life.

Reveals the inner workings of a typical modern general hospital by exploring the various departments, other key places, the equipment, the employees, and what takes place there.