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The Shift
by Theresa Brown • 2015
Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.
3.87
8k+
The Shift Summary
The Shift 92%
Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.
by Theresa Brown 2015
3.87
8k+ ratings
Doctored
by Sandeep Jauhar • 2014
Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.
3.61
1k+
Doctored Summary
Doctored 91%
Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.
by Sandeep Jauhar 2014
3.61
1k+ ratings
The People's Hospital
by Ricardo Nuila • 2020
America treats patients as revenue streams. One Houston hospital proves there is another way.
4.38
4k+
The People's Hospital Summary
The People's Hospital 91%
America treats patients as revenue streams. One Houston hospital proves there is another way.
by Ricardo Nuila 2020
4.38
4k+ ratings
Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You! A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You
by Sonja Schwartzbach • 2017
Nursing school stopped at mannequins. The job is chaos, death, and dark humor as survival.
3.71
2k+
Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You! A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You Summary
Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You! A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You 90%
Nursing school stopped at mannequins. The job is chaos, death, and dark humor as survival.
by Sonja Schwartzbach 2017
3.71
2k+ ratings
Your Life in My Hands
by Rachel Clarke • 2017
Britain's most beloved public service is failing. A junior doctor shows you why, from the inside.
3.78
4k+
Your Life in My Hands Summary
Your Life in My Hands 90%
Britain's most beloved public service is failing. A junior doctor shows you why, from the inside.
by Rachel Clarke 2017
3.78
4k+ ratings
A Nurse's Story
by Louise Curtis • 2020
An A&E nurse thought she'd seen everything. Then COVID arrived, and she was afraid to go home.
3.93
1k+
A Nurse's Story Summary
A Nurse's Story 90%
An A&E nurse thought she'd seen everything. Then COVID arrived, and she was afraid to go home.
by Louise Curtis 2020
3.93
1k+ ratings
Compassionomics
by Stephen Trzeciak • 2019
Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.
4.05
652
Compassionomics Summary
Compassionomics 90%
Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.
by Stephen Trzeciak 2019
4.05
652 ratings
An American Sickness
by Elisabeth Rosenthal • 2017
American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.
4.29
8k+
An American Sickness Summary
An American Sickness 90%
American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.
by Elisabeth Rosenthal 2017
4.29
8k+ ratings
This is Going to Hurt
by Adam Kay • 2017
Absurd patients, 97-hour weeks, and the one death that wasn't funny: a junior doctor's diary.
4.40
334k+
This is Going to Hurt Summary
This is Going to Hurt 90%
Absurd patients, 97-hour weeks, and the one death that wasn't funny: a junior doctor's diary.
by Adam Kay 2017
4.40
334k+ ratings
ER Nurses
by James Patterson • 2021
What happens after the ambulance doors close: ER nurses tell the stories they can't forget.
4.17
8k+
ER Nurses Summary
ER Nurses 90%
What happens after the ambulance doors close: ER nurses tell the stories they can't forget.
by James Patterson 2021
4.17
8k+ ratings
How Do You Feel?
by Jessi Gold • 2024
Medicine trained her to suppress emotion. Treating COVID-burned doctors forced her to feel again.
4.07
643
How Do You Feel? Summary
How Do You Feel? 89%
Medicine trained her to suppress emotion. Treating COVID-burned doctors forced her to feel again.
by Jessi Gold 2024
4.07
643 ratings
The Price We Pay
by Marty Makary • 2019
A CT scan costs $487 here, $13,000 there. A surgeon follows the money.
4.45
4k+
The Price We Pay Summary
The Price We Pay 89%
A CT scan costs $487 here, $13,000 there. A surgeon follows the money.
by Marty Makary 2019
4.45
4k+ ratings
What Seems to Be the Problem?
by Laura Marshall-Andrews • 2022
She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.
4.18
299
What Seems to Be the Problem? Summary
What Seems to Be the Problem? 89%
She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.
by Laura Marshall-Andrews 2022
4.18
299 ratings
Medicare for All
by Abdul El-Sayed • 2021
$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.
4.36
349
Medicare for All Summary
Medicare for All 89%
$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.
by Abdul El-Sayed 2021
4.36
349 ratings
Confessions of a Surgeon
by Paul A. Ruggieri • 2012
Under the drape, the patient stops being human. A surgeon tells the rest.
3.75
2k+
Confessions of a Surgeon Summary
Confessions of a Surgeon 89%
Under the drape, the patient stops being human. A surgeon tells the rest.
by Paul A. Ruggieri 2012
3.75
2k+ ratings
Unaccountable
by Marty Makary • 2012
Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.
4.29
2k+
Unaccountable Summary
Unaccountable 89%
Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.
by Marty Makary 2012
4.29
2k+ ratings
Our Malady
by Timothy Snyder • 2020
From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.
4.14
2k+
Our Malady Summary
Our Malady 89%
From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.
by Timothy Snyder 2020
4.14
2k+ ratings
Every Deep-Drawn Breath
by Wes Ely • 2021
ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.
4.35
2k+
Every Deep-Drawn Breath Summary
Every Deep-Drawn Breath 89%
ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.
by Wes Ely 2021
4.35
2k+ ratings
Better
by Atul Gawande • 2007
Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.
4.25
37k+
Better Summary
Better 89%
Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.
by Atul Gawande 2007
4.25
37k+ ratings
How to Be a Patient
by Sana Goldberg • 2019
How to question doctors, prevent errors, and fight unfair bills: a nurse's guide for every patient.
4.10
203
How to Be a Patient Summary
How to Be a Patient 89%
How to question doctors, prevent errors, and fight unfair bills: a nurse's guide for every patient.
by Sana Goldberg 2019
4.10
203 ratings
Do No Harm
by Henry Marsh • 2014
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
4.25
43k+
Do No Harm Summary
Do No Harm 89%
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
by Henry Marsh 2014
4.25
43k+ ratings
Elderhood
by Louise Aronson • 2019
A geriatrician's diagnosis: ageism is the last tolerated prejudice, right in your doctor's office.
3.96
2k+
Elderhood Summary
Elderhood 89%
A geriatrician's diagnosis: ageism is the last tolerated prejudice, right in your doctor's office.
by Louise Aronson 2019
3.96
2k+ ratings
If Disney Ran Your Hospital
by Fred Lee • 2004
Patients compare your hospital to Disney, not the one across town. Courtesy decides who wins.
4.01
1k+
If Disney Ran Your Hospital Summary
If Disney Ran Your Hospital 89%
Patients compare your hospital to Disney, not the one across town. Courtesy decides who wins.
by Fred Lee 2004
4.01
1k+ ratings
Managing the Myths of Health Care
by Henry Mintzberg • 2017
Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.
3.47
74
Managing the Myths of Health Care Summary
Managing the Myths of Health Care 89%
Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.
by Henry Mintzberg 2017
3.47
74 ratings
Already Toast
by Kate Washington • 2021
Her husband's cancer made her an unpaid nurse. The system was counting on it.
3.92
666
Already Toast Summary
Already Toast 89%
Her husband's cancer made her an unpaid nurse. The system was counting on it.
by Kate Washington 2021
3.92
666 ratings
Redefining Health Care
by Michael E. Porter • 2006
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
3.91
397
Redefining Health Care Summary
Redefining Health Care 89%
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
by Michael E. Porter 2006
3.91
397 ratings
To Repair the World
by Paul Farmer • 2013
A doctor's manifesto: replace charity with long-term solidarity and treat the impossible as doable.
4.11
1k+
To Repair the World Summary
To Repair the World 89%
A doctor's manifesto: replace charity with long-term solidarity and treat the impossible as doable.
by Paul Farmer 2013
4.11
1k+ ratings
God's Hotel
by Victoria Sweet • 2012
Time and observation healed patients at America’s last almshouse in ways modern medicine can’t.
4.11
6k+
God's Hotel Summary
God's Hotel 89%
Time and observation healed patients at America’s last almshouse in ways modern medicine can’t.
by Victoria Sweet 2012
4.11
6k+ ratings
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition
by Thomas Bodenheimer • 2012
Fifty million uninsured. World-class medicine. The policy architecture that produced both.
4.07
201
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition Summary
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition 89%
Fifty million uninsured. World-class medicine. The policy architecture that produced both.
by Thomas Bodenheimer 2012
4.07
201 ratings
Little Miss Diagnosed
by Erin Nance • 2025
Why a 'cartoon fetus' badge made a surgeon quit the system and build her own.
4.22
364
Little Miss Diagnosed Summary
Little Miss Diagnosed 89%
Why a 'cartoon fetus' badge made a surgeon quit the system and build her own.
by Erin Nance 2025
4.22
364 ratings
Notes on Nursing
by Florence Nightingale • 1858
A patient's room decides their fate more than their doctor. The 1859 manual that proved it.
3.79
2k+
Notes on Nursing Summary
Notes on Nursing 88%
A patient's room decides their fate more than their doctor. The 1859 manual that proved it.
by Florence Nightingale 1858
3.79
2k+ ratings
The Inner Consultation
by Roger Neighbour • 2015
When the voice in your head goes quiet, the patient finally gets heard. A consultation method.
4.02
46
The Inner Consultation Summary
The Inner Consultation 88%
When the voice in your head goes quiet, the patient finally gets heard. A consultation method.
by Roger Neighbour 2015
4.02
46 ratings
A Thousand Naked Strangers
by Kevin Hazzard • 2016
A failed salesman joins EMS on impulse, knowing zero medicine. Atlanta's streets teach the rest.
3.96
14k+
A Thousand Naked Strangers Summary
A Thousand Naked Strangers 88%
A failed salesman joins EMS on impulse, knowing zero medicine. Atlanta's streets teach the rest.
by Kevin Hazzard 2016
3.96
14k+ ratings
Deep Medicine
by Eric J. Topol • 2019
AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.
4.01
3k+
Deep Medicine Summary
Deep Medicine 88%
AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.
by Eric J. Topol 2019
4.01
3k+ ratings
War on Ivermectin
by Pierre Kory • 2023
A Nobel Prize-winning drug could have ended COVID. The agencies that buried it, from the inside.
4.68
304
War on Ivermectin Summary
War on Ivermectin 88%
A Nobel Prize-winning drug could have ended COVID. The agencies that buried it, from the inside.
by Pierre Kory 2023
4.68
304 ratings
Facing the Unseen
by Damon Tweedy • 2024
Psychiatry is exiled from mainstream medicine by design. A doctor's memoir of the human cost.
4.23
192
Facing the Unseen Summary
Facing the Unseen 88%
Psychiatry is exiled from mainstream medicine by design. A doctor's memoir of the human cost.
by Damon Tweedy 2024
4.23
192 ratings
201 Careers in Nursing
by Joyce J. Fitzpatrick • 2011
Find your fit among 201 nursing careers, from the helicopter to the boardroom.
3.87
15
201 Careers in Nursing Summary
201 Careers in Nursing 88%
Find your fit among 201 nursing careers, from the helicopter to the boardroom.
by Joyce J. Fitzpatrick 2011
3.87
15 ratings
When the Air Hits Your Brain
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. • 1996
A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.
4.35
12k+
When the Air Hits Your Brain Summary
When the Air Hits Your Brain 88%
A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. 1996
4.35
12k+ ratings
Complications
by Atul Gawande • 2002
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
4.28
53k+
Complications Summary
Complications 88%
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
by Atul Gawande 2002
4.28
53k+ ratings
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care
by Sally C. Pipes • 2008
The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.
3.54
24
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care Summary
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care 88%
The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.
by Sally C. Pipes 2008
3.54
24 ratings
Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals
by Peter Pronovost • 2010
Hospitals kill by accident. One doctor proved it and built the checklist system that stops them.
3.94
244
Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals Summary
Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals 88%
Hospitals kill by accident. One doctor proved it and built the checklist system that stops them.
by Peter Pronovost 2010
3.94
244 ratings
How to Make a Killing
by Tom Mueller • 2023
America's dialysis duopoly: 22 percent of patients die each year, and the business model is why.
3.92
461
How to Make a Killing Summary
How to Make a Killing 88%
America's dialysis duopoly: 22 percent of patients die each year, and the business model is why.
by Tom Mueller 2023
3.92
461 ratings
Five Days at Memorial
by Sheri Fink • 2013
How Hurricane Katrina turned Memorial Hospital's doctors from healers into homicide suspects.
3.93
41k+
Five Days at Memorial Summary
Five Days at Memorial 88%
How Hurricane Katrina turned Memorial Hospital's doctors from healers into homicide suspects.
by Sheri Fink 2013
3.93
41k+ ratings
We've Got You Covered
by Liran Einav • 2023
America already covers the uninsured, just badly. The fix: automatic, basic, free, and budgeted.
4.09
386
We've Got You Covered Summary
We've Got You Covered 88%
America already covers the uninsured, just badly. The fix: automatic, basic, free, and budgeted.
by Liran Einav 2023
4.09
386 ratings
Learn Medical Spanish in 100 Days
by Touri Language Learning • 2018
One medical phrase a day to move from nervous silence to confident care in Spanish.
4.00
7
Learn Medical Spanish in 100 Days Summary
Learn Medical Spanish in 100 Days 88%
One medical phrase a day to move from nervous silence to confident care in Spanish.
by Touri Language Learning 2018
4.00
7 ratings
Nurse's Pocket Guide
by Marilynn E. Doenges • 2006
The manual that turns a nursing diagnosis into a care plan in seconds.
3.98
126
Nurse's Pocket Guide Summary
Nurse's Pocket Guide 88%
The manual that turns a nursing diagnosis into a care plan in seconds.
by Marilynn E. Doenges 2006
3.98
126 ratings
A Giant Leap
by Robert M. Wachter • 2026
Generative AI learned to think clinically. Now all of American medicine is up for grabs.
4.15
279
A Giant Leap Summary
A Giant Leap 88%
Generative AI learned to think clinically. Now all of American medicine is up for grabs.
by Robert M. Wachter 2026
4.15
279 ratings
The Primal Prescription
by Doug McGuff • 2015
Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.
4.24
131
The Primal Prescription Summary
The Primal Prescription 88%
Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.
by Doug McGuff 2015
4.24
131 ratings
Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder • 2003
He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.
4.20
89k+
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains 88%
He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.
by Tracy Kidder 2003
4.20
89k+ ratings
How Doctors Think
by Jerome Groopman • 2007
Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.
3.93
13k+
How Doctors Think Summary
How Doctors Think 88%
Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.
by Jerome Groopman 2007
3.93
13k+ ratings
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