Medical Discoveries

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. Born a poor black tobacco farmer, her cancer cells - taken without her knowledge - became a multimillion-dollar industry and one of the most important tools in medicine. Yet Henrietta's family did not learn of her 'immortality' until more than 20 years after her death, with devastating consequences....

When a desperate woman pleads for help to find her missing brother, Dr. Craig Groseman is drawn into a chilling mystery at Pine Hollow, a remote psychiatric hospital near Willow Creek. Laura Bennett has proof that her brother Daniel was admitted, but the facility claims he was never there. As Craig digs deeper, using his expertise in medical records and pharmacology, he uncovers a sinister web of forged charts, identity erasure, and patients detained for profit through deadly overmedication. With personal threats mounting—slashed tires, menacing notes, and unseen eyes watching his every ...

In Deep Water Dream, Roedde recounts stories from her long career - from working with a Cree community in developing a medical dictionary in their own language, to training community-based health workers, to delivering Amish babies in her own home. Roedde redraws the boundaries between physician and community, strengthening the capacity to care for those close by, and offers a hopeful and powerful example to the rest of the world.

You can’t see it – smell it – or hear it coming. But everyone is at risk. Discover the diabolical secrets held tightly by those who are on a need to know basis. Even though the clock is ticking, the game is not over. The Foster family and their friends experience the power of hope and perseverance, only to have their beliefs tested at every turn. In Book 2 of the Big Pharma series, there are wins and losses for each. When deleted, encrypted, and incriminating emails are recovered, they become aware of an enemy hidden in plain sight. Haley chalks up a win by discovering Jack’s hidden...

Earth is home to trillions of germs. But for most of human history, people didn't know germs existed! Healers of the past had different ideas about illnesses and their cures. They blamed illnesses on other causes and sometimes tried dangerous treatments. The invention of tools such as the microscope changed everything, allowing doctors and scientists to see germs and study their effects. This vivid history profiles the people who helped discover germs. Discover the ongoing breakthroughs in research—and germs' surprising benefits for safety and sustainable energy.

With trusted expertise from Mayo Clinic, the Edge of Medicine series sets out to inspire and educate the next generation of young scientists by highlighting the medical breakthroughs of a diverse range of scientists and researchers. From the discovery of the double helix to mapping the human genome, this exploration of scientific inquiry celebrates the greatest developments to date in genetics. Get to know the physicians, scientists, and other researchers responsible for these breakthroughs in medicine, and explore the ups, the downs, and the eureka moments that are science in action.

A girl's life hangs in the balance. A marriage is driven to breaking point. When the unimaginable happens, who can you turn to? "Very occasionally a story jumps out at you with a raw burst of originality. This is that moment." ~ Lorraine Devon Wilke, Author As a London suburb reels from riots in neighbouring Brixton, Graham Jones finds fatherhood an increasingly frightening place. How can he hope to protect teenage daughter Judy when the world is already so different from the one he grew up in? But the future holds more fear than he can possibly imagine. One afternoon, a wall collapses, ...

At the 16 week foetal stage, Paul Whymark’s brain development was frozen as a consequence of the drug, Thalidomide. His journey is one of considerable self discovery, but also reveals greater societal insights. “16 Weeks and Everything After...” uncovers the remarkable fact that over the last 50-60 years the establishment has failed to genuinely independently review Thalidomide, and as a consequence, harms on developing life continue to have the potential to occur into the future.

Late one night, while Rebecca Fogg was alone in her apartment, her hand was partially amputated in an explosion. Quick thinking saved her life, but the journey to recovery would be a slow one. As the doctors rebuilt her hand, Rebecca (who also survived 9/11) began rebuilding her sense of self by studying the physical and psychological process of recovery.

When a mysterious letter arrives at Dr. Craig Groseman’s doorstep, it leads him to Fairhaven, a pristine retirement facility hiding a lethal secret. Residents are dying suddenly, their medical records suspiciously altered, their symptoms too uniform to ignore. As Craig and his wife Becky dig into the layers of falsified trials, manipulated patient charts, and buried evidence, they find themselves racing to expose the truth before more lives are lost. But the deeper they go, the more dangerous it becomes—because someone is watching. And they’ll do anything to keep the epidemic silent.

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - February 2022 First Gold: A graphic designer is called out when he wins a design prize for an advertisement he plagiarized. Poll Watching: In a future where everyone is required to vote, and public political discussion is forbidden, election results turn deadly. We Don't Do Faux: A mother steals a cure from her medical employer to save her sick daughter. Tuesday: A female android is forced to lie when she is brought to the repair shop by her abusive owner. The Only Punishment: A street-hardened criminal is forced to live his crimes from the perspective...

Have we advanced so far that we have arrived full circle with the technology of ancient times? Dr. James Bartlow thinks so. Appointed by the president of the United States to head the country's first national center for live fetal-tissue research, Bartlow stumbles upon an ancient, unknown technology that he believes will open the gateway to a whole new paradigm.