medical care

This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether the U.S. Health Care System is in good shape, whether reforming Medicare can help lower health care costs, and whether drug companies are to blame for rising health care costs.

This book examines the state of the U.S. health care system, the education and training of health care providers, and the various types of health care institutions.

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.