"A critical care doctor's riveting stories about what it means to be saved by modern medicine"--Jacket flap. Modern medicine is a world that glimmers with new technology and cutting-edge research. As a critical care doctor treating people at their sickest, Lamas is fascinated by a different story: what comes after for those whose lives are extended by days, months, or years as a result of our treatments and technologies? Here she explores the complex...

Examines the American health care system, from its origins to what the author claims is its deterioration, and the role that special interest groups have played in its downfall, and proposes a solution for remedying its numerous problems.

"The first edition of LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice & Palliative Care: A Practical Guide to Transforming Professional Practice was the first book designed to change the way hospice and palliative care professionals approach their work with all patients and families, not just with those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender non-conforming, queer, and/or questioning. It was also the first book to contain clear, actionable strategies for palliative...

Maisy the mouse and her animal friends accompany nervous Charley on his first visit to the dentist.

"From skincare expert and founder of the thriving organic skincare line SW Basics comes a comprehensive yet simple guide to switching to an all-natural skincare regime. As savvy consumers, we've become all too aware that products labeled as "healthy" and "all-natural" are actually full of processed ingredients. But what about the "natural" face wash or "organic moisturizer" we use on our skin every day?Like prepackaged food, many beauty products don't...

Washington Post correspondent Reid explores health-care systems around the world in an effort to understand why the U.S. remains the only first world nation to refuse its citizens universal health care. Neither financial prudence nor concern for the commonweal explains the American position, according to Reid, whose findings divulge that the U.S. not only spends more money on health care than any other nation but also leaves 45 million residents uninsured,...

"This book describes the hour-by-hour, day-by-day rhythms of an intensive care unit in a teaching hospital in New Mexico. Written by a nurse, Where Night Is Day reveals the specialized work of ICU nursing and its unique perspective on illness, suffering, and death. It takes place over a thirteen-week period, the time of the average rotation of medical residents through the ICU. As the author, James Kelly, reflects on the rise of medicine, the nature...

Presents an approach to death that emphasizes thoughtful planning for how the last days should look, sound, and feel, and encourages the use of touch, guided imagery, and ritual during the dying process aa well as calling for around-the-clock vigil care, which provides emotional and spiritual support for both the dying person and their loved ones.

Reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist now being used in medicine, aviation, the armed services, homeland security, investment banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of all kinds. The modern world has given us stupendous know-how. Yet avoidable failures continue to plague us in health care, government, the law, the financial industry--in almost every realm of organized activity. And the reason is simple: the volume and complexity...

New guide to pregnancy and parenting from Penelope Leach, including guidance on practical issues such as feeding, sleeping, and crying.