Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights, and missed weekends, comedian and former medical resident Adam Kay provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the front lines of medicine.
Medicine, health and fitness
- Author:Kay, AdamSummary:
- Author:Rubin, Alan L.Summary:
If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with a thyroid condition, you’ve probably found out at least a little about this mysterious gland — just enough to want to look for answers to the many questions that keep popping up in your mind...
- Author:Barnes, HannahSummary:
Time to Think goes behind the headlines to reveal the truth about the NHS’s flagship gender service for children. The Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), based at the Tavistock and Portman Trust in North London, was set up...
- Author:Holl, MariaSummary:
Here is a layperson's handbook for understanding and using traditional Chinese medical cures.
- Author:Baum, Susan, Owen, Steven, Schader, RobinSummary:
To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled is one of the most popular resources available on identifying and meeting the needs of twice-exceptional students. This updated third edition provides a comprehensive look at the complex world of...
- Author:Cook, JudySummary:
The increasingly outrageous costs of medical care, combined with the increasing difficulty of getting medical care present a complex problem for both patients and their doctors. There are many things patients can do, despite the...
- Author:Moisan, MartinSummary:
Several therapeutic approaches are presented in this book, including psychology, acupuncture, osteopathy, naturopathy, physiotherapy, chiropractic, massage therapy, kinesiology, yoga, Qi Gong and integrative medicine. A total of 39...
- Author:Weisbrod, Daniel J., Felfeli, Tina, El-Defrawy, Sherif R.Summary:
High-yield topics physicians and medical trainees need to know to treat the most commonly encountered ophthalmic diseases This resource provides a clinical approach to the examination, diagnosis, and management of common ocular diseases...
- Author:Knopf, KarlSummary:
STAY AT THE TOP OF YOUR GAME AT ANY AGE -Don't give up your favorite sport. -Don't lose to younger competitors. -Sports conditioning gives you the winning edge! With targeted programs for fast and effective off-the-court...
- Author:Nygren, BruceSummary:
Many issues can strain a marriage relationship, but none is as challenging as a life-threatening illness. Every year, almost two hundred thousand women are diagnosed with breast cancer. When Racinda Nygren joined the ranks of these...
- Author:Boehm, Leslie A.Summary:
Canadians view their healthcare – recognized throughout the world as an exemplary system – as iconic and integral to their identity. In Toward the Health of a Nation Leslie Boehm recounts the first seventy years in the life of one of...
- Toxic world, toxic people : the essential guide to health, happiness, parenting and conscious livingAuthor:Rodgers, Anna VictoriaSummary:
How do you take control of your own life, happiness and health when you dont know where to begin? Anna shares with you her own personal experience, from a life with many health and mental well being setbacks from severe depression,...
- Author:Watson, AllisonSummary:
When Allison Watson awoke that day, she knew she was in a hospital bed. That's all. She had no idea how much time had passed since she had seen her family. When she tried to focus, her vision was blurry, and when she tried to wave...
- Author:van Dernoot Lipsky, Laura, Burk, ConnieSummary:
Working to make the world a more hopeful and sustainable place often means having to confront pain, suffering, crisis, and trauma head-on, day in and day out. Over months and years this takes an enormous emotional, psychological, and...
- Author:March, CocóSummary:
If you struggle to achieve your personal potential and live as healthfully as possible, you can change your lifestyle! True Nutrition provides the tools you need to stop the cycle of unhealthful behaviors and undesirable outcomes. In...
- Author:Sheff, NicSummary:
Drug addict Nic Sheff always believed he could quit whenever he needed to, until a violent relapse one summer convinced him otherwise. Here is his raw, compelling story of the depths of addiction and the road to recovery.
- Author:Rubin, Alan L.Summary:
Whether you have been living with type 1 diabetes for some time, or you have just discovered that your child is diabetic, there’s a lot you need to know about the new developments in treating, controlling and living with this disease....
- Author:Stewart, BrettSummary:
HARD-CORE JUMP ROPING FOR EXTREME FITNESS You certainly jumped rope as a kid, but you probably didn't realize this fun activity is also a kickass workout for shredding all the major muscles-arms, legs, butt, abs, shoulders and chest....
- Author:Langlois, RichardSummary:
Les prévisions de l’Organisation Mondiale pour la Santé s’avèrent fort pessimistes en ce qui concerne les problèmes de santé mentale sur notre planète pour les prochaines décennies. Dépressions, troubles bipolaires, troubles anxieux,...
- Author:Gottlieb, ScottSummary:
Dr. Scott Gottlieb reveals how COVID-19 was able to trounce America's pandemic preparations. As the pandemic unfolded, he was in regular contact with all the key players in Congress, the Trump administration, and the drug and...