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Life Support
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Tess Gerritsen |
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... another novel of searing medical suspense, as a dedicated woman doctor probes into the cause of a mystifying and lethal outbreak.
Following a trail of death that winds fro… |
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Mavericks of Medicine
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David J. Brown |
Presents a collection of interviews discussing the future of medicine with such notable persons as Andrew Weil, Jack Kevorkian, Barry Sears, and Ray Kurzweil. |
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The scientists behind medical advances
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Eve Hartman |
Looks at some important doctors and medical scientists, historical and modern and from a range of cultures. |
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Smart medicine
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Hanson, William , M.D. |
"We're a nation in love with the drama of the medical world--from fast-paced hospital life to the race to discover cures for diseases. In Smart Medicine, William Hanson brings to life the fascinating… |
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Quality assurance in healthcare service delivery, nursing, and personalized medicine
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Andriani Daskalaki,Athina A. Lazakidou |
"This book offers a framework for measuring quality of service in the healthcare industry as it pertains to nursing, with insight into how new technologies and the design of personalized medicine hav… |
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Modern medicine
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Chris Oxlade |
This series tracks changes to human understanding of health and disease through history. It uses .common confusions. panels to tackle myths and misunderstandings, biography panels to describe innovat… |
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Innovations in data methodologies and computational algorithms for medical applications
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Aryya Gangopadhyay |
"This book offers the most cutting edge research in the field of medical applications of technologies, offering insights using case studies and methodologies from around the world"-- |
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The Politics of Life Itself
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Nikolas Rose |
For centuries, medicine aimed to treat abnormalities. But today normality itself is open to medical modification. Equipped with a new molecular understanding of bodies and minds, and new techniques f… |
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Biotechnology in our lives
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Sheldon Krimsky |
Discusses the social, environmental, and moral consequences of modern biotechnology and the implications that current genetic advances are having on curing diseases, getting health insurance, childbi… |
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Marvelous medical inventions
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Ryan Jacobson |
Explores such medical inventions as contact lenses, toothpaste, braces, and anesthesia. |
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Medicine
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World Book, Inc |
"An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in the field of medicine. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, and a timeline, glossary, list of recommended … |
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Medical dilemmas
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Margaret O. Hyde |
Presents ethical and moral dilemmas relating to animal research, gene therapy, transplants, AIDS, mercy killing, and other controversial medical areas. |
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Extreme medicine
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Kevin Fong |
An anesthesiologist and NASA adviser explores how pioneering doctors and scientists have built on findings about the body's response to extreme environments and physical challenges to develop such me… |
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Purchasing medical innovation
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Robinson, James C. |
"Innovation in medical technology drives improvement in the quality of health care but also the unsustainable increase in costs. This book analyzes methods of technology regulation, insurance, paymen… |
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Medicine
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Roberts, Russell |
This title presents the history of medicine. Text details how early studies of anatomy and circulation led to robotic surgery and heart transplants. It also puts a spotlight on the brilliant scientis… |
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Breakthrough
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Jack Andraka |
"Teen scientist Jack Andraka chronicles his development of an inexpensive early detection test for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer, and recounts his own personal story of overcoming depression a… |
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Emerging technologies in healthcare
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Suzanne Richins |
This book provides detailed descriptions of the latest mobile health (mhealth) technologies. It outlines the role of mhealth for self-care and remote care and describes the differences among telemedi… |
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The future of medicine
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Lori Dittmer |
"From early surgery techniques to bionic body parts, medicine has been evolving for thousands of years. By continually pushing the boundaries of medical research and technology, alongside more tradit… |
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The health care system
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Barbara Wexler |
Examines the state of the nation's health care system, the education and training of health care providers, and the various types of health care institutions. The ever increasing cost of health care,… |
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Medical technology
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Robert Snedden |
"Describes new technologies in medicine such as advanced imaging techniques, artificial limbs, designer drugs, gene therapies, stem cells, and nanotech medicine that are helping people live longer an… |
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