Maud gets nervous while sitting in the doctor's office, but when she pretends she is one of the fish in the waiting room, her checkup--and shot--are over in no time. Includes note to caregivers.
"Jonny and Neve, both fifteen, bond after her twin brother, in whose shadow she has been living, becomes Jonny's just-in-time heart donor"--Provided by publisher.
By the mid-1960s ever-larger numbers of US troops poured into South Vietnam. Until this time American involvement was dominated by US air power which struck at North Vietnam. However, after several attacks on US airbases it was decided that more protection was required. It seemed that the South Vietnamese were incapable of providing adequate security. March 1965 saw the beginning of the American ground war when 3,500 Marines were dispatched to South Vietnam.
how healthcare became big business and how you can take it back
Rosenthal, Elisabeth
2017
"An award-winning New York Times reporter Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal reveals the dangerous, expensive, and dysfunctional American healthcare system, and tells us exactly what we can do to solve its myriad of problems..."--Provided by publisher.
Investigates the breakthroughs in surgery, vaccines, drugs and medical technology; medicine's new ethical questions; and assumptions about life and death. Topics include fighting disease, penicillin, insulin, surgery and organ transplants.
"Sixteen-year-old Sadie is lucky to survive an accident, but it changes her world forever when it reveals her secret life and the mysterious, thrilling boy at the center of it"--Provided by publisher.
"Pumpkin the hamster is very excited to be joining Dr KittyCat's stargazing outing. When he trips over [something], Peanut the mouse thinks it's just because of the dark. But then Pumpkin can't see the stars through the telescope, either. Perhaps Pumpkin needs a pair of glasses? It's time for Dr KittyCat to investigate"--.
