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Every year, approximately 200,000 deaths occur in the US healthcare system that could have been prevented, akin to experiencing twenty weekly crashes of Boeing 747 airliners. This grim reality highlights the dire state of our nation's healthcare delivery system, where lives are needlessly lost in hospitals every single day. In his book "Find the Black Box," Dr. Ira Williams delves deep into the inherent issues plaguing the American healthcare system...
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Get the Summary of Christopher Kerr & Carine Mardorossian's Death Is But a Dream in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Death Is But a Dream" delves into the profound lessons learned from patients nearing the end of life, emphasizing the importance of empathy and holistic care. Christopher Kerr's journey from a physician trained to fight death to one who embraces the non-physical aspects of dying is central to the...
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This book is about the sh*t. The bad stuff. The things that happen to people with autoimmune disease when no one else is paying attention. This is my follow-up to The Marvelous Transformation: Living Well with Autoimmune Disease (TMT) in which I explored how I've managed to have a happy life despite being ill.However, I want to be very clear that this is not an extension of The Marvelous Transformation; it is almost its inverse. While still being...
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Just a short while back, I was dysfunctional. I needed a walker around the house. I couldn't bend. I could barely move. Short of my eighties, I now "knew" what it was like being near the end, near dying. When you are old, the idea of dying is a frequent visitor.
I was wrong. Whatever was wrong with me is today also wrong with much younger people. The modern world does not do us favors in some ways, I have learned-and it is human ingenuity at fault....
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Get the Summary of Sally K. Norton's Toxic Superfoods in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Toxic Superfoods" by Sally K. Norton presents a critical examination of the health impacts of oxalates, compounds found in many foods that are often considered healthy. The book discusses how oxalates can contribute to a range of health issues, including kidney stones, joint inflammation, skin conditions, and mental disturbances....
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"Dr. Lovejoy-Evans has distilled a lifetime of very complex education and her own patient practice into a funny, direct and supportive guide for us to take better care of our aging bodies. Through SIMPLE exercises and ways of moving, I walk more erectly, I feel stronger and more balanced when I walk, and best of all, my knee arthritis is less of a bother. I bought two copies to start (one for myself!), and I will continue to buy them as gifts for...
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A must have pain management manual for primary care physicians, specialists outside the field, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, residents in training and senior medical students.
Dr. D's Pain Treatment Solutions is comprehensive guide that offers step-by-step instructions for medical professionals to treat pain conditions encompassing the spectrum, ranging from acute pain to severe chronic pain conditions. Dr. Doddapaneni meticulously...
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La inteligencia artificial (IA) ha demostrado ser una herramienta prometedora en una amplia gama de aplicaciones, y el control de la ira no es una excepción. La ira es una emoción intensa que puede afectar negativamente nuestra salud física y mental, así como nuestras relaciones personales y profesionales. En este contexto, la IA puede desempeñar un papel importante al proporcionar enfoques innovadores para comprender y controlar la ira de manera...
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La Cintaterapia es una técnica para eliminar dolores musculares y otras afecciones corporales, que integra disciplinas como: la neurología, la medicina China, la psicología, nutrición entre otras.Para saber como funcionan las cintas adhesivas, es importante tener en cuenta lo que sufren los músculos cuando se lesionan, puesto que se inflaman o contraen, apretando arterias, venas y vasos linfáticos ocasionando un profundo dolor.Las cintas...
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En medio de la crisis mundial de opioides, con el fentanilo como uno de los principales protagonistas de una tragedia de salud pública, surge la propuesta de las drogas digitales. Ante el devastador panorama de muertes por sobredosis y la adicción rampante, algunos visionarios exploran la posibilidad de utilizar la tecnología digital para recrear experiencias psicoactivas sin los riesgos mortales asociados con las sustancias químicas. Este enfoque...
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Ce livre offre une plongée approfondie dans le monde complexe et fascinant de la santé rénale. Ce livre exhaustif examine les défis rencontrés dans le diagnostic, le traitement et la gestion des maladies rénales, tout en explorant les dernières avancées scientifiques et technologiques qui façonnent l'avenir de la néphrologie. À travers une analyse rigoureuse et des exemples concrets, il fournit un aperçu complet des connaissances actuelles,...
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Camille works as an organ transplant nurse, counselling families through heart-rending decisions. But at home, her own daughter Addie is critically ill. When an invitation to curate an exhibit arrives from artist Jack Darcy, her late mother' s lover, Camille is plunged into unresolved questions about her childhoood and her mother' s life.As Addie gets sicker, Camille wonders how far she will go to save her child – ...
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Get the Summary of Peter Attia's Outlive in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Peter Attia's "Outlive" is a comprehensive exploration of longevity, emphasizing the importance of quality of life alongside lifespan. Attia's transformative encounter with a patient's death steered his career towards understanding chronic health conditions and advocating for a proactive healthcare approach. He critiques modern medicine's...
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Este libro recopila una serie de aspectos esenciales para proporcionar cuidado a personas en estado crítico de salud en la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI). Se basa en una investigación exhaustiva relacionada con la construcción del Modelo de Cuidado de Enfermería HANC, así como en el desarrollo académico de las autoras en el ámbito de la atención crítica.
La obra consta de 7 capítulos que abordan aspectos clave para comprender el significado...
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This book can be studied by undergraduate students preparing for their MBBS exams in surgery, and by postgraduate surgeons in training preparing for the MD exam in general surgery and the MRCS exams. The aim of this book is to make the assessment of medical students fair, structured, and objective. It can also be used as a training and review book by the students to improve their skills in history taking, clinical examination, and communication. It...
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IF WE FIND OURSELVES WITH A DESIRE THAT NOTHING IN THIS WORLD CAN SATISFY, THE MOST PROBABLE EXPLANATION IS THAT WE WERE MADE FOR ANOTHER WORLD.
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As a real estate mogul, Stevie Price has always filled her life with expensive cars, boats, and trips around the world. Despite the wealth and prestige this has brought her, it has also left a void in her heart. Now in the twilight of her life, the key to true happiness seemed forever...
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Maladie sournoise, le cancer du sein touche plus de la moitié de la population, et pour ainsi dire toutes les familles. Mais, parce que c'est une maladie complexe, elle reste mal comprise et on a tendance à oublier les progrès énormes accomplis ces dernières années par la recherche scientifique. Le docteur André Robidoux, qui a dirigé des recherches impliquant des milliers de patientes, est bien placé pour expliquer au grand public la maladie...
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Why do you have the pain, symptoms or illnesses you are currently experiencing? If you would like to know the answer to this question and find out how to resolve the health challenges you face-and experience extraordinary health and dramatically improved quality of life-then the words in these pages are going to provide you profound and powerful insights that have the potential to transform your health and quality of life. In The Hidden Messages of...
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Get the Summary of Carol Tavris & Avrum Bluming's Estrogen Matters in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Estrogen Matters" delves into the contentious history of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and its relationship with breast cancer, menopause, and women's health. The book scrutinizes the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study, which influenced public perception and medical practice by linking HRT to increased breast...
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