medical care

Froggy isn't looking forward to his check-up because he might get a shot but when it's over and he's pronounced a very healthy frog, Dr. Mugwort is the one who dreads Froggy's next visit.

A nonfiction graphic novel that argues that health care reform needs to be a top concern for the American people, explaining what is wrong with the current health care system, what will happen if it is not adjusted, and what the government should be doing to improve it.

Atul Gawande discusses the complexity of daily living in the early twenty-first century, and advocates the benefits of using checklists to prevent avoidable failures.

In late eighteenth-century Northumberland, England, sixteen-year-old Jessamine Luxton and the mysterious Weed uncover the horrible secrets of poisons growing in Thomas Luxton's apothecary garden.

Explore the specific issue of universal health care through a wide range of highly respected expert opinions in a unique pro-con format. Promotes issue awareness as well as critical thinking.

Introduces the topic of health care in a concise, relevant and conveniently organized collection of information.

A debate-style reader designed to introduce students to controversies in health science and professional health with readings that represent the arguments of leading health care professionals, policymakers, and social commentators.

Examines how American hospitals have impacted the way people die and the way they feel about death, describing how health-care workers, including doctors and nurses, influence the events and decisions surrounding death.

Examines the growing influence managed care organizations have on the lives of people in the United States, focusing on the rising costs of care and the fear that reducing costs will deny ill people the care they need.

While practicing gymnastics with his friend Zoe, Max cuts his leg and must get stitches.