surgery

Invisible microbes cause sickness by invading our bodies and multiplying. But doctors didn't always know that sickness was caused by germs. Most people thought diseases came from smelly, damp air. But over time, those ideas changed. A Dutch scientist saw bacteria through his microscope. Doctors realized that when they washed their hands, fewer people died. And a doctor in London recognized that disease could spread through contaminated water. Because of these discoveries, people eventually learned that hygiene was the key to stopping disease. Hospitals used clean surgical instruments, and cities developed trash removal and sewage systems. Learn more about the discovery and defeat of bacteria!.

"When twelve-year-old Maddy's father becomes gravely ill she comes up with the ultimate scheme to pay for his life-saving operation--robbing a bank! But not just any bank--it's the bank where her mom has been developing a super high-tech security system. And she doesn't plan to do it alone ...".

The author, nearing the end of eight years of training in general surgery, contemplates the nature of modern medicine, discussing the fallibility of doctors, the mysteries and unknowns of medicine and the struggle to know what to do about them, and the issue of uncertainty.

A young boy who is afraid of the operation that can help him get well learns to overcome his fear with the help of a caring nurse.

Karen disobeys her mother and climbs up to her treehouse to play. When she slips and falls she is rushed to the hospital where she finds out she has to have an operation.

"Devastated by the death of her boyfriend after a routine surgery, fourth-year medical student Lynn Pierce investigates the accident and discovers a string of suspicious deaths at the hospital."--Provided by publisher.

Presents a guide to diagnosing, understanding, and obtaining treatment for a wide range of illnesses. Includes information on medical therapies, surgeries, and drugs; an appendix discussing preventative measures; and a glossary of medical terminology.

Readers will be introduced to Greek innovations from the civilization's earliest days through the Bronze and Iron Ages. Photographs of artifacts will draw in readers and excite their imaginations.

The author reveals some of the human emotions and doubts she experiences in her day to day profession as a surgeon, and recalls some of the life and death situations she has found herself in.

A team of medical specialists are miniaturized to operate on a blood clot in the brain of a seriously-ill government scientist.