From a doomed Iraq soldier to a self-destructive young woman to a talented artist, Frank Huyler reveals the gritty reality of medicine practiced on the razor's edge between life and death.
Hospitals
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Author:Huyler, FrankSummary: -
Author:Donoghue, EmmaSummary:THE NEW #1 BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WONDER AND ROOM Dublin, 1918: three days in a maternity ward at the height of the great flu. A small world of work, risk, death and unlooked-for love, by the bestselling author of The Wonder...
- Author:Goldman, BrianSummary:
In The Night Shift, Dr. Brian Goldman shares his experiences in the witching hours at Mount Sinai Hospital in downtown Toronto. We meet the kinds of patients who walk into an E.R. after midnight: late-night revellers injured on their...
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Author:Bly, NellieSummary:In 1887, Nellie Bly had herself committed to the notorious Blackwell's Island insane asylum in New York City with the goal of discovering what life was like for its patients. While there, Bly experienced firsthand the shocking abuse and...
- Author:Cameron, Ian ArthurSummary:
Quarantine, What is Old is New by Ian Arthur Cameron, MD, Historian and medical doctor Cameron has produced a gripping history of quarantine in Canada, the forgotten story of the men and women who worked to save lives and protect the...
- Author:Moutquin, Marc-AndréSummary:
«Non, je ne sais pas comment elles font pour survivre à leur quart, pour trouver du sens et de la cohérence dans ces actes qu’elles doivent poser, jour après jour, comme des bêtes automates.» Francis, un jeune homme désabusé, cherche sa...
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Author:Geddes, GarySummary:A shocking exposé of the dark history and legacy of segregated Indigenous health care in Canada. After the publication of his critically acclaimed 2011 book Drink the Bitter Root: A Writer’s Search for Justice and Healing in Africa,...
- Author:Vincent, DianeSummary:
Vincent Bastianello, inspecteur au SPVM, et Josette Marchand, massothérapeute de réputation internationale, ont résolu trop de cas sans la moindre égratignure. Le moment est-il venu d’en payer le prix ? Vincent est hospitalisé, alité,...
- Author:Cook, RobinSummary:
During a study break, UCLA medical student Jennifer Hernandez is shocked to learn that her grandmother died during surgery in New Delhi. Desperate to find out why, she uncovers several other unexplained deaths.
- Author:RAYNER, ClaireSummary:
Medical decisions can kill or cure, and this book documents one month in a hospital where staff are challenged by such decisions. Problems are faced daily by people like Kate Sayers, a surgeon whose dedication to her work makes any...
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Author:McDaniel, LurleneSummary:A cynical teenager discovers that angels appear in the most unexpected places when sixteen-year-old Leah is hospitalized during the holiday season and meets a large, warm, and loving Amish family.
- Author:Kujawa, Hana, Kujawa, MandiSummary:
Marcus, a young boy who feels second best at school, suffers a serious brain injury as a side effect of a virus. In hospital, and with fellow patient Emily's help, Marcus learns to embrace who he really is as he finds ways to cope with...
