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Author
Series
Genealogy and local history volume LH 1572
Publisher
J.H. Clark
Pub. Date
1867.
Physical Desc
104 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a gripping, behind-the-scenes look filled with drama, miracles, heartbreak, humor and unsung heroism, an award-winning journalist chronicles a year in the lives of four real-life hospital nurses, in a book that doubles as a shocking, unedited examination of our healthcare system.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 276 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Modern medicine has significantly advanced in the last few decades: more informed practices, thorough research, and incredible breakthroughs have made it possible to successfully treat and even eradicate many serious ailments. We now live 30 years longer than we did 100 years ago, but we still rely on medical interventions that are vastly out of date and can adversely affect our health. Offit debunks fifteen common medical interventions that have...
Author
Publisher
Paragon House
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 272 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Describes why the cost of healthcare is skyrocketing and what patients need to know to protect themselves from needless procedures. Offers examples and suggestions for a better healthcare system with dramatic cost reductions"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKiDS press
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains what to expect when going to the hospital, including getting ready, staying overnight, having an operation, having visitors, and returning home.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tuscany, 1945. As the war in Europe ends, American Red Cross nurse Diana Bolsena finds herself separated from her unit. Unable to reconnect with the American army, she's left to survive with nothing but her spirit, her talents as a nurse, and her nightmares of the horror of war. Determined to return to active duty in the Pacific, to earn her way back Diana begins caring for a child with disabilities on the estate of the enigmatic Signora Bugari....
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"There is an unspoken dark side of American medicine: keeping patients alive at all costs. Two thirds of Americans die in healthcare institutions tethered to machines and tubes, even though research indicates that most prefer to die at home in comfort, surrounded by loved ones. The question 'How do you want to live?' must be posed to the seriously ill because they deserve to choose. If doctors explain options--including the choice to forego countless...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Through a series of short, engaging chapters, the author gives readers a realistic view of American health care and introduces many public health concepts. The author describes the social determinants of health, how health policy is shaped, and why we engage in unhealthy behaviors despite knowing that they're bad for us"--
Series
DHHS publication volume no. (PHS) 89-1481
Publisher
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics
Pub. Date
[1989]
Physical Desc
vii, 78 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
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