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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris, read by Sam Woolf. In The Butchering Art, historian Lindsey Fitzharris recreates a critical turning point in the history of medicine, when Joseph Lister transformed surgery from a brutal, harrowing practice to...

When it comes to disease and sickness, they are often seen to be two camps: those who believe in medicine and those who believe in divine healing - no doctors allowed. But are the two exclusive? Miriam Maranzenboim shares a unique perspective that finds a healthy balance between the two. Having experienced both medical and miraculous healing, she shares how they both came into play through a very common medical procedure - total knee replacement surgery. In “Time Out for a Knee Replacement,” you will discover how the divine and the mundane intertwine to make healing a very real part of ...

In Guardians of the Sterile Field: A Magical Journey in OR Nursing, the world of perioperative nursing comes alive through storytelling, humor, and a touch of wizardry. This is no dry manual. It is a journey—from trembling novice to confident circulator—filled with lessons learned in real ORs, told with wit and warmth.

Are you considering a career as a perfusionist? Are you looking at applying to a perfusion training program? If so, would you spend $10 to have a cup of coffee with a perfusionist who has interviewed hundreds of applicants to perfusion schools? Would you want to understand the common pitfalls that good applicants make which results in them being rejected? Instead of having that cup of coffee, the author has spent dozens of hours putting together a holistic view of the application process in this book so that good applicants can understand how things work and what they might expect. This ...

Based on in-depth interviews with 46 women who underwent cosmetic surgery to enhance their appearance, the authors investigate motivations for surgery as well as women’s thoughts about looking natural after the procedures. Under the Knife highlights the role of deep-seated yet contradictory gendered meanings about women’s bodies, passing, and boundary work. The authors also consider traditional notions of femininity and normalcy that trouble women’s struggle to preserve an authentic moral self.

Congratulations! You are planning or have just had plastic surgery to improve your appearance. Isn’t it frustrating that before you can begin to enjoy your new face or body, you have to spend days or weeks feeling swollen and bruised? Board Certified Plastic Surgeons in San Diego, across southern California, and in Tijuana, Mexico refer their clients to me to reduce the heavy, tight feeling that post-operative swelling can bring. Even if you’re not my client, you can still benefit from this advice. In the Plastic Surgery Recovery Handbook, I share my top tips picked up from my training ...

At the start of his second year at Harvard, Martin was hit by a car and thrown 150 feet. He landed on his head, suffering severe traumatic brain injury. He resolved to get back. Climbing Back: A Family's Journey Through Brain Injury follows Martin's sister, father, and mother (the author) as they accompany Martin through rehabilitation and recovery. They find that they too must work to get back, to heal their own minds and souls.

Lymphedema is a disease characterized by a swelling in the limbs and certain other body parts due to a condition in one’s lymphatic system. Because there is no cure, it can be easy for people diagnosed with the condition to think there is simply nothing they can do. The fact is lymphedema and its symptoms can certainly be successfully managed. There are many things you can do, from diet to exercise modifications to at-home therapies, to help manage lymphedema.

Every year, thousands face kidney disease and dialysis, but there is a better solution: Living Kidney Donation. Understanding Living Kidney Donation: The Best Treatment for Kidney Disease is a clear, compassionate guide that explains the donation process from start to finish. Written by Glenna Frey, a nephrology nurse with 40+ years of experience and a living kidney donor herself, and narrated by her daughter, Amanda Frey, this audiobook will help you:

The purpose of this book is to demystify headache surgery and explain why it works so effectively. I want you to understand what is causing your pain and how and why this procedure works. By understanding this procedure, you can make an empowered and informed decision about whether it might be the right path for you. While peripheral nerve decompression surgery may not be suitable for everyone, it has brought substantial relief to countless people suffering from migraines, tension headaches, occipital neuralgia, and more.

We created this 2-part guided imagery audio with noted cardiothoracic surgeon Mehmet Oz at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, to accelerate healing, reduce pain and depression, and motivate exercise and healthy new habits, while cultivating optimism and patience with the recovery process. The track...

Don’t sign up for weight-loss surgery until you’ve read this guide! Between eating “healthy” and spending hours sweating in the gym, getting the scale to go down even a tiny bit takes loads of effort and patience. But imagine if you lost up to 70 percent of your excess weight in just one year. That’s the power of bariatric surgery. While there are some risks to the procedure, you can minimize these risks by taking the four simple steps outlined in this guide. With the right information, you’ll be able to lose the weight you’ve been struggling to put off once and for all.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing all aspects of healthcare & this book is intended to be your companion on this journey. It's a power-packed AI book that guides you about the current state and future applications of AI in healthcare, including those under development, in a simple to understand language. It discusses the ethical concerns related to the use of AI in healthcare, principles of AI & how it works, the vital role of AI in all major medical specialties and health insurance, & the role of start-ups and corporate players in AI in healthcare.

Veteran journalists Simon Pearson and Fiona Gorman follow the remarkable life of heart surgeon Magdi Yacoub from his formative years in Egypt, through spectacular success at Cairo University, to his long and distinguished career in Britain. Although at times he clashed with the medical establishment in London, Yacoub pioneered great advances in heart surgery. He was knighted in 1992, and in 2014, he was awarded the highest honor in the gift of the Queen, the Order of Merit.

Sam Summers, author of Healing an Anal Fissure is a self-confessed fanatic when it comes to nutrition, health, and fitness. One day, he found himself in immense pain. After much research (and panic), the author discovered that he was suffering from an anal fissure. In this action-oriented audiobook you'll discover the secrets that a regular guy in his 40’s used to nurse himself back to full health after living in fear, shame, and embarrassment for many months because of a chronic anal fissure.

El corazón en la mano es el testimonio de Horacio Vogelfang, un médico argentino que, contra todas las adversidades, lideró el primer trasplante cardíaco infantil en el Hospital Garrahan. Una historia real de coraje, ciencia y vocación. ¿Qué se siente sostener un corazón detenido en las manos a la espera de que vuelva a latir? En El corazón en la mano, Horacio Vogelfang narra un recorrido extraordinario: desde su niñez en La Paternal, caminando con dificultad tras la poliomielitis, hasta convertirse en pionero en cardiocirugía infantil de alta complejidad en el Hospital Garrahan.

For decades, countless women with breast implants who developed unexplained symptoms were dismissed, misdiagnosed, or told it was “all in their head.” In Breast Implants, Explant Surgery, and Breast Implant Illness, world-renowned plastic surgeon Robert Whitfield, MD brings clarity, compassion, and science to one of the most misunderstood medical conditions of our time.

When diagnosed with cancer, patients who need a bone marrow or stem cell transplants need support on multiple levels. This popular book, written by survivor and health care professional Keren Stronach in collaboration with the National Bone Marrow Transplant Link, addresses everything—preparing for transplant, the transplant process, and post-transplant issues and topics. Psychosocial as well as educational information regarding the entire process is covered. Survivor quotes are also peppered throughout the audiobook.

Saved by a Stranger is an honest, down-to-earth, informative book inspiring hope, perseverance, and triumph for those who are facing the need for a new organ. Through great storytelling, the author helps patients and caregivers feel empowered as they face the challenges of the unknown.

Imagine only seeing a single number. Everywhere you look, all you can see is eight. You can’t spell your name. You can only draw a circle. You can’t add two plus three. This was Nathalie Jacob’s life after an invasive brain surgery. Nathalie hadn’t realized anything was wrong. She held a high-level job as a marketing executive and was discussing beginning a family with her husband when the doctors gave her the bad news. She had an intraventricular meningioma. She would need brain surgery. In the aftermath of the operation, Nathalie experienced everything like a small child. She had ...