If you are a health-care provider, or know someone who is, the stories they share can sometimes be unbelievable. During Susan's forty-year career as both a nurse and ...więcej »
To Cure Sometimes, To Relieve Often, And to Comfort Always. What moment in time do you decide you need to see a doctor? When do you seek the best help ava...więcej »
In 1952 Stanley L. Miller carried out the Miller-Urey experiment which showed that complex organic molecules could be synthesized from inorganic compounds. This discovery gave a huge boo...więcej »
As COVID-19 made inroads in the United States in spring 2020, a common refrain rose above the din: "We're all in this together." However, the full picture was far more complicated-and far less equi...więcej »
This book is intended as an introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for students, practitioners, or lay people with a general interest in Chinese...więcej »
Inspired by his immigrant physician mother, who surmounted multiple obstacles in her forty-five year-career, Dr. Friedman worked through a twenty-year battle with depression to realize t...więcej »
Against the background of broad brush strokes of Nepal's history and geography, David Hawker tells a dramatic story. After 20 years working in Nepal, Nurse Ellen Findlay saw an opportunity to go an...więcej »
After the 1959 Cuban Revolution, hundreds of thousands of Cuban refugees came to Miami. With this influx, the city's health care system was overwhelmed not just by the number of patients but also b...więcej »
Mapped to the 2018 NMC Standards and with a new chapter on medicines management and a new teaching guide for instructors, this is the essential handbook for trainee nursing associates and anyone un...więcej »
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United Sta...więcej »
"The law is an ass." Those are the words of Charles Dickens' Mr. Bumble. However, they also serve as an apt description of the state of Canadian law since the advent of MAiD - Medical Assistance...więcej »
Heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and diabetes are all leading causes of death in the world. Combined, these conditions kill over 1.25 million Americans annually, not to mention the nu...więcej »
Guides nursing and healthcare students through the concept of evidence-based practice, explaining what it is, why it is important and providing practical guidance on its utilisation in clinical pra...więcej »
This book is not intended to be a medical manual or to replace your physician's care and advice. It should serve as a guide to aid in self-care and maintenance of lymphedema, skin and wound care...więcej »
Pearls for Primary Care is unique, integrating pertinent basic science information with clinical medicine. The resource bridges the information gap and provides insights for providers a...więcej »