Medical Diseases

2 BONUS BOOKS INCLUDED WITH THE KINDLE AND AUDIOBOOK VERSION. ALMOST 500 PAGES OF EMERGENCY ROOM AND ICU MEDICAL STORIES! In the gripping first volume of On Call: Emergency Room Stories, Dr. David Berg takes readers once more to the high-stakes world of the ER. Through a series of compelling true stories, Dr. Berg captures the intensity, drama, and humanity that define emergency medicine. From life-saving interventions and miraculous recoveries to gut-wrenching losses and heartwarming moments, each chapter offers an unflinching look at the challenges faced by ER doctors, nurses, and staff. ...

Feeling drained and stuck in a cycle of fatigue? Wondering if hormonal imbalance is holding you back from peak performance? You’re not alone. Many men face these challenges, leading to low energy, weight gain, and reduced sexual health. But here’s the good news: Understanding Hormones For Men is here to help you break free from these struggles. This essential guide provides practical solutions for recognizing and managing hormonal imbalances naturally.

Finding out she might have Chronic Kidney Disease sends the author reeling, asking herself “What is it and how did I get it?” In fact, those were the first questions she blurted out to her new family doctor. Keeping these two hard-working organs healthy – since they filter as many as 200 quarts of blood per day – becomes a top priority. As the author quickly learns, the problem isn’t restricted to reduced filtering capability; even a small decline in kidney function can double someone’s risk for cardiovascular problems. What Is It and How Did I Get It provides basic information ...

Following the destruction of their two vessels near Cuba, Reisner and his weary band of survivors take refuge on a small island where they plan their next move to eliminate the alphas using Selene’s recent scientific discovery. With Connelly, Ivins, Runa, and the old crew reuniting in a daring effort to obtain the West Nile Virus samples from Mexico City, the eclectic group of operators put into motion a plan that will hopefully turn the tide of the war. Meanwhile in the Yucatan jungle, the super-alpha, Nick, has shifted his focus from eradication of the human species to a gruesome plan, ...

Emma Watson, a brilliant research physician, has been training for years for the mission of a lifetime: to study living beings in space. Jack McCallum, Emma's estranged husband, has shared her dream of space travel, but a medical condition has grounded and embittered him. He must watch from the sidelines as his wife prepares for her first mission to the international Space Station.

In 1940s and ’50s America, polio is as dreaded as the atomic bomb. No one’s life is untouched by this disease that kills or paralyzes its victims, particularly children. Outbreaks of the virus across the country regularly put American cities in lockdown. Some of the world’s best minds are engaged in the race to find a vaccine. The man who succeeds will be a god.

Many people today are suffering increasingly from obesity and obesity related diseases, and they are confused about why this is the case and worried that they don’t know what to do to feel better. Do you or someone you know suffer from obesity or obesity related conditions? Are you tired of being blamed for too much calorie intake without much of calorie expenditure? Are you tired of hearing you should eat right, exercise and lose weight without any clear plans to help you figure out the true cause of your obesity? Do you live in the South, the Midwest or the Upper Midwest of the US? Do ...

In The End of Dieting, Joel Fuhrman M.D., a board–certified family physician who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods, and #1 New York Times best-selling author of Eat to Live, Super Immunity and The End of Diabetes, delivers a powerful paradigm-shifting book that shows us how and why we never need to diet again.

The battle against one enemy from abroad has just ended while another on the ravaged streets of L.A. has just begun for Will Reisner and his team. A deadly game of pursuit is underway as Reisner and his fellow operators evade the Paras hunting them as they make their way through the burned-out shell of the city while awaiting a rescue that may never come. Volume 3 in the pulse-pounding Emergence Series picks up immediately after the events of the second book and will have you clutching the edge of your seat.

The New York Times number-one best seller. At the age of 36, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live.

Cardiac Failure Explained is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide on understanding and managing heart failure. Written by a cardiologist who has been treating patients with heart failure for decades, this book provides detailed explanations of the diagnosis, heart anatomy, tests performed, and medications used to treat cardiac failure in an easy-to-understand format. This book takes you through a step-by-step process of how to manage your condition from medication management to lifestyle changes that can prevent symptoms from getting worse.

25 RARE MEDICAL CASES In the first volume of Diagnosis: Rare Medical Cases, Dr. Everett Miles, MD, invites readers into the intricate world of rare medical conditions. This volume features a collection of 25 extraordinary cases, each presenting unique diagnostic challenges and requiring innovative approaches to treatment. Through detailed narratives, Dr. Miles shares the compelling stories of patients who confronted the unknown, showcasing their courage and resilience. From puzzling symptoms to breakthrough discoveries, Volume 1 offers a deep dive into the art and science of medical ...

Sometimes in medicine the only way to know what is truly going on in a patient is to operate, to look inside with one's own eyes. This book is exploratory surgery on medicine itself, laying bare a science not in its idealized form but as it actually is - complicated, perplexing, and profoundly human.

Over three million people are diagnosed with Alzheimer's every year in the US. Alzheimer's affects the entire family. A diagnosis of Alzheimer's can be confusing and devastating at the same time. Author Laura Town's personal experience with this disease, and co-author Karen Kassel's pharmacology background, make them the perfect team to unravel the mysteries of Alzheimer's.

Almost six million Americans—about one in every ten people over the age of sixty-five—have Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias, and this number is projected to more than double by 2050. What is it like to live with and amid this increasingly prevalent condition—an affliction that some fear more than death? In My Father’s Brain, the distinguished physician and author Sandeep Jauhar sets his father’s descent into Alzheimer’s alongside his own journey toward understanding this disease and how it might best be coped with, if not cured.

TOXIC ESTROGENS: The Hidden Role of Heavy Metals in Chronic Disease By Benoit Tano, MD PhD Are chronic diseases truly random, or are they the predictable result of invisible biochemical warfare on the human body? In this explosive, groundbreaking book, Dr. Benoit Tano, MD PhD, uncovers the hidden epidemic sabotaging global health—heavy metals acting as estrogen mimics (metalloestrogens). From mercury in dental fillings to cadmium in food and arsenic in water, these toxic agents hijack hormonal pathways, triggering a cascade of chronic diseases that affect millions worldwide—yet remain ...

Dr. Jonathan Reisman - a physician, adventure traveler, and naturalist - brings listeners on an odyssey, navigating our insides like an explorer discovering a new world. With unique insight, Reisman shows us how understanding mountain watersheds helps to diagnose heart attacks, how the body is made mostly of mucus, not water, and how urine carries within it a tale of humanity’s origins.

This book covers the history of 12 important diseases and addresses public health responses and societal upheavals.

How does one begin to treat such cases, to counsel people whose lives may be changed forever? How does one train the next generation of clinicians to deal with the moral and medical aspects of brain disease? Dr. Ropper and his colleague answer these questions by taking the listener into a rarified world where lives and minds hang in the balance.

Are you tired of living with high blood pressure and feeling like it has taken over your life? It's time to take control, and fix the problem, once and for all. Living with high blood pressure is a daunting task. It feels like you're always walking a tightrope, constantly worrying about the risks of complications and struggling to find the right medications and lifestyle changes that work for you.