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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
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia
by Wendy Mitchell • 2022
The mind fades, the senses scramble, but the emotions stay. A guide from inside dementia.
4.22
1k+
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia Summary
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia 89%
The mind fades, the senses scramble, but the emotions stay. A guide from inside dementia.
by Wendy Mitchell 2022
4.22
1k+ 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
Coping with Psoriasis
by David L. Cram • 2000
The dermatologist's playbook for psoriasis: right doctor, right treatment, stop hiding.
3.60
5
Coping with Psoriasis Summary
Coping with Psoriasis 89%
The dermatologist's playbook for psoriasis: right doctor, right treatment, stop hiding.
by David L. Cram 2000
3.60
5 ratings
The Long Covid Survival Guide
by Fiona Lowenstein • 2022
A patient-built playbook for surviving Long COVID when doctors dismiss you and rest isn't enough.
4.30
156
The Long Covid Survival Guide Summary
The Long Covid Survival Guide 89%
A patient-built playbook for surviving Long COVID when doctors dismiss you and rest isn't enough.
by Fiona Lowenstein 2022
4.30
156 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? 88%
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
The Anatomy of Hope
by Jerome Groopman • 2003
Hope blocks pain through its own neurochemistry. A physician on why doctors must stop crushing it.
4.03
2k+
The Anatomy of Hope Summary
The Anatomy of Hope 88%
Hope blocks pain through its own neurochemistry. A physician on why doctors must stop crushing it.
by Jerome Groopman 2003
4.03
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
Brain on Fire
by Susannah Cahalan • 2012
A phantom bug bite, then catatonia. A brain biopsy found an autoimmune disease, not mental illness.
4.09
239k+
Brain on Fire Summary
Brain on Fire 88%
A phantom bug bite, then catatonia. A brain biopsy found an autoimmune disease, not mental illness.
by Susannah Cahalan 2012
4.09
239k+ ratings
Medical Gaslighting
by Ilana Jacqueline • 2024
How to prepare, keep cool, and fight back when doctors dismiss your pain.
4.39
133
Medical Gaslighting Summary
Medical Gaslighting 88%
How to prepare, keep cool, and fight back when doctors dismiss your pain.
by Ilana Jacqueline 2024
4.39
133 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 88%
Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.
by Sandeep Jauhar 2014
3.61
1k+ ratings
In the Land of Pain
by Alphonse Daudet • 1929
Pain resists words. A dying novelist splits himself: half suffers, the other half watches.
3.68
597
In the Land of Pain Summary
In the Land of Pain 88%
Pain resists words. A dying novelist splits himself: half suffers, the other half watches.
by Alphonse Daudet 1929
3.68
597 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 88%
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
Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches
by William B. Young • 2018
A neurologist's guide to stopping migraines: early treatment matters more than the drug you choose.
3.63
54
Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches Summary
Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches 88%
A neurologist's guide to stopping migraines: early treatment matters more than the drug you choose.
by William B. Young 2018
3.63
54 ratings
The Blink of an Eye
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard • 2018
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
4.09
467
The Blink of an Eye Summary
The Blink of an Eye 88%
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard 2018
4.09
467 ratings
Bleed
by Tracey Lindeman • 2023
190 million bodies. A decade to be believed. The diagnosis: endometriosis. The disease: misogyny.
4.32
518
Bleed Summary
Bleed 88%
190 million bodies. A decade to be believed. The diagnosis: endometriosis. The disease: misogyny.
by Tracey Lindeman 2023
4.32
518 ratings
Music Heard So Deeply
by Betsey King • 2015
In a therapist's hands, live music rebuilds speech and movement where medicine alone falls short.
4.65
23
Music Heard So Deeply Summary
Music Heard So Deeply 88%
In a therapist's hands, live music rebuilds speech and movement where medicine alone falls short.
by Betsey King 2015
4.65
23 ratings
Everything in Its Place
by Oliver Sacks • 2019
Oliver Sacks's final essays: what broken brains reveal about music, identity, and being human.
4.14
3k+
Everything in Its Place Summary
Everything in Its Place 87%
Oliver Sacks's final essays: what broken brains reveal about music, identity, and being human.
by Oliver Sacks 2019
4.14
3k+ 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 87%
Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.
by Atul Gawande 2002
4.28
53k+ ratings
Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder • 2003
A physician in Haiti took on the world's deadliest diseases among the poorest, and won.
4.20
89k+
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains 87%
A physician in Haiti took on the world's deadliest diseases among the poorest, and won.
by Tracy Kidder 2003
4.20
89k+ ratings
Strangers to Ourselves
by Rachel Aviv • 2022
A diagnosis does not just name your illness. It shapes it. Five lives inside psychiatry.
4.10
15k+
Strangers to Ourselves Summary
Strangers to Ourselves 87%
A diagnosis does not just name your illness. It shapes it. Five lives inside psychiatry.
by Rachel Aviv 2022
4.10
15k+ 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 87%
Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.
by Jerome Groopman 2007
3.93
13k+ ratings
An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery
by Elizabeth Kaufmann • 2018
Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.
3.78
9
An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery Summary
An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery 87%
Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.
by Elizabeth Kaufmann 2018
3.78
9 ratings
The Invisible Kingdom
by Meghan O'Rourke • 2022
When doctors couldn't name her illness, she uncovered the medical blind spot affecting millions.
4.02
7k+
The Invisible Kingdom Summary
The Invisible Kingdom 87%
When doctors couldn't name her illness, she uncovered the medical blind spot affecting millions.
by Meghan O'Rourke 2022
4.02
7k+ 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 87%
What happens after the ambulance doors close: ER nurses tell the stories they can't forget.
by James Patterson 2021
4.17
8k+ ratings
Diagnosis
by Lisa Sanders • 2019
High-tech scans get the glory, but the real diagnostic work starts with a doctor who listens.
4.00
4k+
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis 87%
High-tech scans get the glory, but the real diagnostic work starts with a doctor who listens.
by Lisa Sanders 2019
4.00
4k+ ratings
Radical Remission
by Kelly A. Turner • 2014
The nine factors behind unexplained cancer recoveries, and how to use them yourself.
4.42
3k+
Radical Remission Summary
Radical Remission 87%
The nine factors behind unexplained cancer recoveries, and how to use them yourself.
by Kelly A. Turner 2014
4.42
3k+ ratings
Living Well with Hypothyroidism
by Mary J. Shomon • 2000
A normal TSH test can hide a failing thyroid. How to get diagnosed and treated right.
3.91
644
Living Well with Hypothyroidism Summary
Living Well with Hypothyroidism 87%
A normal TSH test can hide a failing thyroid. How to get diagnosed and treated right.
by Mary J. Shomon 2000
3.91
644 ratings
The Empathy Exams
by Leslie Jamison • 2014
Empathy isn't a feeling but a practice, and these essays examine what it demands of us.
3.67
16k+
The Empathy Exams Summary
The Empathy Exams 87%
Empathy isn't a feeling but a practice, and these essays examine what it demands of us.
by Leslie Jamison 2014
3.67
16k+ 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 87%
Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.
by Marty Makary 2012
4.29
2k+ ratings
Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster
by Peggy Huddleston • 2012
Relaxation, visualization, and four sentences spoken during surgery can halve your pain medication.
4.06
206
Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster Summary
Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster 87%
Relaxation, visualization, and four sentences spoken during surgery can halve your pain medication.
by Peggy Huddleston 2012
4.06
206 ratings
The Center Cannot Hold
by Elyn R. Saks • 2007
Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.
4.33
23k+
The Center Cannot Hold Summary
The Center Cannot Hold 87%
Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.
by Elyn R. Saks 2007
4.33
23k+ ratings
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo
by Ian Harris • 2016
Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.
4.16
196
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo Summary
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo 87%
Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.
by Ian Harris 2016
4.16
196 ratings
Limits to Medicine
by Ivan Illich • 1974
Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.
4.04
612
Limits to Medicine Summary
Limits to Medicine 87%
Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.
by Ivan Illich 1974
4.04
612 ratings
The Mind Electric
by Pria Anand • 2025
When the brain breaks, it fills the gaps with stories. A neurologist shows medicine does the same.
3.81
768
The Mind Electric Summary
The Mind Electric 87%
When the brain breaks, it fills the gaps with stories. A neurologist shows medicine does the same.
by Pria Anand 2025
3.81
768 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 87%
Patients compare your hospital to Disney, not the one across town. Courtesy decides who wins.
by Fred Lee 2004
4.01
1k+ ratings
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
by Barbara K. Lipska • 2018
She studied mental illness for decades. Then 18 brain tumors gave it to her firsthand.
3.89
8k+
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind Summary
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind 87%
She studied mental illness for decades. Then 18 brain tumors gave it to her firsthand.
by Barbara K. Lipska 2018
3.89
8k+ ratings
Motivational Interviewing in Health Care
by Stephen Rollnick • 2007
Why telling patients to change backfires, and how to unlock their own motivation instead.
4.08
678
Motivational Interviewing in Health Care Summary
Motivational Interviewing in Health Care 87%
Why telling patients to change backfires, and how to unlock their own motivation instead.
by Stephen Rollnick 2007
4.08
678 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 87%
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
Undoctored
by William Davis • 2017
The system profits from your illness. A cardiologist hands you the keys to bypass it.
4.14
1k+
Undoctored Summary
Undoctored 87%
The system profits from your illness. A cardiologist hands you the keys to bypass it.
by William Davis 2017
4.14
1k+ 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 87%
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
by Henry Marsh 2014
4.25
43k+ ratings
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
by Nathan Filer • 2019
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
4.28
3k+
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Summary
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health 87%
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
by Nathan Filer 2019
4.28
3k+ ratings
Know Your Endo
by Jessica Murnane • 2021
An endo diagnosis gets you a doctor. This book gets you a whole-life management plan.
4.13
361
Know Your Endo Summary
Know Your Endo 87%
An endo diagnosis gets you a doctor. This book gets you a whole-life management plan.
by Jessica Murnane 2021
4.13
361 ratings
Between Two Kingdoms
by Suleika Jaouad • 2021
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
4.42
130k+
Between Two Kingdoms Summary
Between Two Kingdoms 87%
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
by Suleika Jaouad 2021
4.42
130k+ ratings
Ending Medical Reversal
by Vinayak K. Prasad • 2015
Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.
4.36
407
Ending Medical Reversal Summary
Ending Medical Reversal 87%
Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.
by Vinayak K. Prasad 2015
4.36
407 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 87%
Time and observation healed patients at America’s last almshouse in ways modern medicine can’t.
by Victoria Sweet 2012
4.11
6k+ 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 87%
Psychiatry is exiled from mainstream medicine by design. A doctor's memoir of the human cost.
by Damon Tweedy 2024
4.23
192 ratings
World Without Cancer
by G. Edward Griffin • 1974
Cancer as a nutritional deficiency, cured by apricot seeds, and the cartel that buried the science.
4.31
495
World Without Cancer Summary
World Without Cancer 87%
Cancer as a nutritional deficiency, cured by apricot seeds, and the cartel that buried the science.
by G. Edward Griffin 1974
4.31
495 ratings
Not Fade Away
by Rebecca Alexander • 2014
At 19, told she was going blind and deaf, she fell 27 feet from a window.
3.96
1k+
Not Fade Away Summary
Not Fade Away 87%
At 19, told she was going blind and deaf, she fell 27 feet from a window.
by Rebecca Alexander 2014
3.96
1k+ ratings
The Family Gene
by Joselin Linder • 2017
One family's mystery illness made them swell, choke. The gene revealed the liver pumps blood too.
4.05
1k+
The Family Gene Summary
The Family Gene 87%
One family's mystery illness made them swell, choke. The gene revealed the liver pumps blood too.
by Joselin Linder 2017
4.05
1k+ ratings
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