🫁 Transplant Medicine

The remarkable science and profound ethics of organ transplantation, where the boundaries between life and death, self and other, become startlingly thin.

Replaceable You

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Body parts are almost impossible to replace. The workarounds are ingenious, grotesque, and humbling.

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🔬 Human Anatomy 📜 Medical History 🛡️ Immunology 🧬 Regenerative Medicine 🔪 Surgical Innovation

Replaceable You 92%

Body parts are almost impossible to replace. The workarounds are ingenious, grotesque, and humbling.

by Mary Roach 2025

4.06

13k+ ratings

🔬 Human Anatomy 📜 Medical History 🛡️ Immunology 🧬 Regenerative Medicine 🔪 Surgical Innovation

The Unseen Body

by Jonathan Reisman • 2021

Twelve organs, twelve revelations: a physician's tour through the body's unseen interior.

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🧬 Human Anatomy 📖 Medical Memoir 📚 Popular Medicine 🔍 Organ Exploration 👀 Clinical Observation

The Unseen Body 90%

Twelve organs, twelve revelations: a physician's tour through the body's unseen interior.

by Jonathan Reisman 2021

3.98

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🧬 Human Anatomy 📖 Medical Memoir 📚 Popular Medicine 🔍 Organ Exploration 👀 Clinical Observation

Before My Heart Stops

by Paul Cardall • 2010

He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.

3.98

392

🏥 Medical Memoir ⛪ Mormon Memoir 🫀 Organ Transplant ✨ Inspirational Memoir 🕊️ Grief And Loss

Before My Heart Stops 89%

He waited 384 days for a heart. Before it came, his brother died.

by Paul Cardall 2010

3.98

392 ratings

🏥 Medical Memoir ⛪ Mormon Memoir 🫀 Organ Transplant ✨ Inspirational Memoir 🕊️ Grief And Loss

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

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🧠 Neurosurgery ✍️ Surgical Memoir ⚠️ Medical Mistakes 🤝 Doctor-Patient Bond 🕯️ End Of Life Care

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

🧠 Neurosurgery ✍️ Surgical Memoir ⚠️ Medical Mistakes 🤝 Doctor-Patient Bond 🕯️ End Of Life Care

Puzzles in General Surgery

by Hassan A. Bukhari • 2013

Clinical puzzles that build surgical judgment for the exam and the OR, from electrolytes to trauma.

4.43

🫀 General Surgery 📚 Surgery Study Guides 🩺 Perioperative Care 🚨 Surgical Emergencies 🛡️ Trauma Surgery

Puzzles in General Surgery 89%

Clinical puzzles that build surgical judgment for the exam and the OR, from electrolytes to trauma.

by Hassan A. Bukhari 2013

4.43

14 ratings

🫀 General Surgery 📚 Surgery Study Guides 🩺 Perioperative Care 🚨 Surgical Emergencies 🛡️ Trauma Surgery

Gray Matters

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Brain surgery went from coin-flip gamble to wiring minds to machines. A neurosurgeon traces the arc.

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Gray Matters 89%

Brain surgery went from coin-flip gamble to wiring minds to machines. A neurosurgeon traces the arc.

by Theodore H. Schwartz 2024

4.36

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 History Of Medicine 🧬 Brain Science 🔬 Surgical Innovation 💥 Brain Trauma

Complications

by Atul Gawande • 2002

Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.

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Complications 89%

Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.

by Atul Gawande 2002

4.28

53k+ ratings

🏥 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📖 Narrative Medicine ❓ Medical Uncertainty ⚙️ Systemic Error

Confessions of a Surgeon

by Paul A. Ruggieri • 2012

Under the drape, the patient stops being human. A surgeon tells the rest.

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🏥 Surgical Memoirs 🪚 Surgeon Training 🏨 Hospital Culture ⚠️ Medical Errors ⚖️ Medical Ethics

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

🏥 Surgical Memoirs 🪚 Surgeon Training 🏨 Hospital Culture ⚠️ Medical Errors ⚖️ Medical Ethics

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

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🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 Medical Training ⚕️ Medical Fallibility 💙 Medical Empathy 💀 Confronting Mortality

When the Air Hits Your Brain 89%

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

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 Medical Training ⚕️ Medical Fallibility 💙 Medical Empathy 💀 Confronting Mortality

Better

by Atul Gawande • 2007

Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.

4.25

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Better 89%

Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.

by Atul Gawande 2007

4.25

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🩺 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🪖 Battlefield Medicine 🤰 Childbirth Practices 📈 Improvement Science

Doctored

by Sandeep Jauhar • 2014

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3.61

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🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🩺 Medical Memoir 😞 Physician Burnout ⚖️ Medical Ethics 💰 Healthcare Economics

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

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🩺 Medical Memoir 😞 Physician Burnout ⚖️ Medical Ethics 💰 Healthcare Economics

Deep Medicine

by Eric J. Topol • 2019

AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.

4.01

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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

🤖 Medical Ai 🖥️ Digital Health 🏥 Healthcare Reform 🧬 Personalized Medicine 📊 Data-Driven Medicine

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.

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Every Deep-Drawn Breath 88%

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

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🫁 Critical Care 🤝 Patient-Centered Care 💛 Humanistic Medicine 🧠 Medical Trauma 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-Centered Care

The Emperor of All Maladies

by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2010

Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.

4.34

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📜 Medical History 🔬 Cancer Biology 📖 Disease Biography 🧬 Genetics 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

The Emperor of All Maladies 88%

Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.

by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

4.34

116k+ ratings

📜 Medical History 🔬 Cancer Biology 📖 Disease Biography 🧬 Genetics 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

A Crack in Creation

by Jennifer A. Doudna • 2017

The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.

4.13

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🧬 Gene Editing 🔬 Molecular Biology ⚡ Scientific Discovery ⚖️ Bioethics 💊 Future Of Medicine

A Crack in Creation 88%

The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.

by Jennifer A. Doudna 2017

4.13

7k+ ratings

🧬 Gene Editing 🔬 Molecular Biology ⚡ Scientific Discovery ⚖️ Bioethics 💊 Future Of Medicine

The AI Revolution in Medicine

by Peter Lee • 2023

GPT-4 can diagnose, comfort patients, and fight burnout. Nobody knows if it truly understands.

3.87

548

🏥 Medical Ai 📱 Digital Health ⚖️ Ai Ethics 🧠 Augmented Intelligence 📜 Healthcare Regulation

The AI Revolution in Medicine 88%

GPT-4 can diagnose, comfort patients, and fight burnout. Nobody knows if it truly understands.

by Peter Lee 2023

3.87

548 ratings

🏥 Medical Ai 📱 Digital Health ⚖️ Ai Ethics 🧠 Augmented Intelligence 📜 Healthcare Regulation

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

🏥 General Practice 📋 Nhs Memoirs 🌿 Holistic Medicine 🔄 Integrative Medicine 💔 Trauma And Healing

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

🏥 General Practice 📋 Nhs Memoirs 🌿 Holistic Medicine 🔄 Integrative Medicine 💔 Trauma And Healing

Nine Pints

by Rose George • 2018

How a single fluid shaped history, underpins a brutal global trade, and still defies science.

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🏥 Medical History 🌍 Global Health 🩸 Menstrual Taboos 🎗️ HIV/AIDS Crisis ⚖️ Pharmaceutical Ethics

Nine Pints 88%

How a single fluid shaped history, underpins a brutal global trade, and still defies science.

by Rose George 2018

3.82

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🏥 Medical History 🌍 Global Health 🩸 Menstrual Taboos 🎗️ HIV/AIDS Crisis ⚖️ Pharmaceutical Ethics

The Song of the Cell

by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2022

We are 37 trillion cells in conversation. Learning that language has already cured the incurable.

4.29

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🧬 Cell Biology 🔬 History Of Science 🏥 Medical History 🦠 Microbiology 🛡️ Immunology

The Song of the Cell 88%

We are 37 trillion cells in conversation. Learning that language has already cured the incurable.

by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2022

4.29

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🧬 Cell Biology 🔬 History Of Science 🏥 Medical History 🦠 Microbiology 🛡️ Immunology

Beyond Genetics

by Glenn McGee • 2004

DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.

3.60

🧬 Genomics ⚖️ Bioethics 🔬 Genetic Testing 💊 Personalized Medicine 🌽 Gmo Debate

Beyond Genetics 88%

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by Glenn McGee 2004

3.60

5 ratings

🧬 Genomics ⚖️ Bioethics 🔬 Genetic Testing 💊 Personalized Medicine 🌽 Gmo Debate

Hacking Darwin

by Jamie Metzl • 2019

Humans are taking control of evolution; the tools to design our children are already here.

3.97

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🧬 Genetic Engineering ✂️ Gene Editing ⏳ Longevity Science ⚖️ Bioethics 🤖 Transhumanism

Hacking Darwin 88%

Humans are taking control of evolution; the tools to design our children are already here.

by Jamie Metzl 2019

3.97

4k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Engineering ✂️ Gene Editing ⏳ Longevity Science ⚖️ Bioethics 🤖 Transhumanism

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

🏥 Medical Memoir 💤 Coma And Awakening 🧠 Neuro Rehabilitation 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families In Crisis 🖐️ Body Loss And Identity

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

🏥 Medical Memoir 💤 Coma And Awakening 🧠 Neuro Rehabilitation 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families In Crisis 🖐️ Body Loss And Identity

Unaccountable

by Marty Makary • 2012

Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.

4.29

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🏥 Hospital Accountability 🔍 Medical Transparency 🛡️ Patient Safety ⚠️ Medical Errors 💸 Overtreatment

Unaccountable 88%

Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.

by Marty Makary 2012

4.29

2k+ ratings

🏥 Hospital Accountability 🔍 Medical Transparency 🛡️ Patient Safety ⚠️ Medical Errors 💸 Overtreatment

Altered Inheritance

by Françoise Baylis • 2019

We can rewrite our children's genes. The danger is letting a few people set the rules.

3.53

🧬 Genome Editing ⚖️ Bioethics 🏛️ Science Policy 🌍 Genetic Justice 👶 Designer Babies

Altered Inheritance 88%

We can rewrite our children's genes. The danger is letting a few people set the rules.

by Françoise Baylis 2019

3.53

94 ratings

🧬 Genome Editing ⚖️ Bioethics 🏛️ Science Policy 🌍 Genetic Justice 👶 Designer Babies

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

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies 🧪 Clinical Trial Critique 💰 Conflicts Of Interest

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo 88%

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

by Ian Harris 2016

4.16

196 ratings

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies 🧪 Clinical Trial Critique 💰 Conflicts Of Interest

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

🏥 Healthcare Policy 📉 Free-Market Economics 🇨🇦 Single-Payer Critique 💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🏛️ Government Failure

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

🏥 Healthcare Policy 📉 Free-Market Economics 🇨🇦 Single-Payer Critique 💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🏛️ Government Failure

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

🦴 Orthopedic Recovery 🦿 Joint Replacement 🏥 Surgery Preparation 📢 Patient Advocacy 💊 Pain Management

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

🦴 Orthopedic Recovery 🦿 Joint Replacement 🏥 Surgery Preparation 📢 Patient Advocacy 💊 Pain Management

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

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📖 Narrative Medicine 🩺 Doctor-Patient Bond 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🌟 Psychology Of Hope 💊 Placebo Response

The Anatomy of Hope 87%

Hope blocks pain through its own neurochemistry. A physician on why doctors must stop crushing it.

by Jerome Groopman 2003

4.03

2k+ ratings

📖 Narrative Medicine 🩺 Doctor-Patient Bond 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🌟 Psychology Of Hope 💊 Placebo Response

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+

🏥 American Healthcare 💰 Healthcare Economics 🏢 Corporate Medicine 🛡️ Health Insurance 💪 Patient Advocacy

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

🏥 American Healthcare 💰 Healthcare Economics 🏢 Corporate Medicine 🛡️ Health Insurance 💪 Patient Advocacy

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+

🏥 Hospital Nursing 📝 Nursing Memoir 💙 Emotional Labor ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🫂 Bedside Care

The Shift 87%

Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.

by Theresa Brown 2015

3.87

8k+ ratings

🏥 Hospital Nursing 📝 Nursing Memoir 💙 Emotional Labor ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🫂 Bedside Care

The Good Doctor

by Barron H. Lerner • 2014

One family, two doctors, and the ethical revolution that transformed medicine in a generation.

3.86

189

⚕️ Medical Ethics 📜 History Of Medicine 👨‍⚕️ Medical Paternalism 🗣️ Patient Autonomy 🕊️ End-Of-Life Care

The Good Doctor 87%

One family, two doctors, and the ethical revolution that transformed medicine in a generation.

by Barron H. Lerner 2014

3.86

189 ratings

⚕️ Medical Ethics 📜 History Of Medicine 👨‍⚕️ Medical Paternalism 🗣️ Patient Autonomy 🕊️ End-Of-Life Care

Netter's Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy

by Jon C. Thompson • 2001

The orthopaedic anatomy you need for the clinic and the boards, in Netter's signature clarity.

4.53

117

🩻 Clinical Anatomy 🏥 Orthopaedic Surgery 🔪 Surgical Anatomy 📚 Medical Atlases 🦴 Musculoskeletal System

Netter's Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy Summary

Netter's Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy 87%

The orthopaedic anatomy you need for the clinic and the boards, in Netter's signature clarity.

by Jon C. Thompson 2001

4.53

117 ratings

🩻 Clinical Anatomy 🏥 Orthopaedic Surgery 🔪 Surgical Anatomy 📚 Medical Atlases 🦴 Musculoskeletal System

The Occasional Human Sacrifice

by Carl Elliott • 2024

They expose deadly medical experiments and lose everything. Why they can't stay silent.

3.86

512

🏥 Medical Ethics 📢 Whistleblowing 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal 🔬 Research Ethics 🤫 Organizational Silence

The Occasional Human Sacrifice 87%

They expose deadly medical experiments and lose everything. Why they can't stay silent.

by Carl Elliott 2024

3.86

512 ratings

🏥 Medical Ethics 📢 Whistleblowing 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal 🔬 Research Ethics 🤫 Organizational Silence

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

🩺 Medical Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🥼 Surgical Training ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🚫 Sexism In Healthcare

Little Miss Diagnosed 87%

Why a 'cartoon fetus' badge made a surgeon quit the system and build her own.

by Erin Nance 2025

4.22

364 ratings

🩺 Medical Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🥼 Surgical Training ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🚫 Sexism In Healthcare

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

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🌍 Global Health Equity 🩺 Medical Anthropology 💸 Aid Critique ✝️ Liberation Theology 🏥 Social Medicine

Mountains Beyond Mountains 87%

He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.

by Tracy Kidder 2003

4.20

89k+ ratings

🌍 Global Health Equity 🩺 Medical Anthropology 💸 Aid Critique ✝️ Liberation Theology 🏥 Social Medicine

Principles of Human Anatomy

by Gerard J. Tortora • 1977

Where every structure sits and what it does: the classic system-by-system anatomy reference.

3.91

152

🦴 Human Anatomy 🧬 Body Systems 📖 Anatomical Reference 🫁 Gross Anatomy 🩺 Pre-Med Studies

Principles of Human Anatomy 87%

Where every structure sits and what it does: the classic system-by-system anatomy reference.

by Gerard J. Tortora 1977

3.91

152 ratings

🦴 Human Anatomy 🧬 Body Systems 📖 Anatomical Reference 🫁 Gross Anatomy 🩺 Pre-Med Studies

The Code Breaker

by Walter Isaacson • 2021

How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.

4.28

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🧬 Genetic Engineering 🧪 Molecular Biology ⚗️ Biotechnology ⚖️ Gene Editing Ethics 🏁 Scientific Rivalry

The Code Breaker 87%

How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.

by Walter Isaacson 2021

4.28

42k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Engineering 🧪 Molecular Biology ⚗️ Biotechnology ⚖️ Gene Editing Ethics 🏁 Scientific Rivalry

Longshot

by David Heath • 2022

338 days from sequence to shot. The twenty years of failure that made it possible.

4.16

140

🧬 Vaccine Development 🦠 Pandemic Preparedness 💉 Medical Innovation 📖 Scientific Backstories 🏢 Biotech Startups

Longshot 87%

338 days from sequence to shot. The twenty years of failure that made it possible.

by David Heath 2022

4.16

140 ratings

🧬 Vaccine Development 🦠 Pandemic Preparedness 💉 Medical Innovation 📖 Scientific Backstories 🏢 Biotech Startups

Fantastic Voyage

by Ray Kurzweil • 2004

Stay healthy long enough for biotechnology and nanotech to make death optional.

3.87

920

⏳ Longevity Science 🤖 Transhumanism 🩺 Future Of Medicine 🩸 Metabolic Health 🧪 Biohacking

Fantastic Voyage 87%

Stay healthy long enough for biotechnology and nanotech to make death optional.

by Ray Kurzweil 2004

3.87

920 ratings

⏳ Longevity Science 🤖 Transhumanism 🩺 Future Of Medicine 🩸 Metabolic Health 🧪 Biohacking

Coping with Psoriasis

by David L. Cram • 2000

The dermatologist's playbook for psoriasis: right doctor, right treatment, stop hiding.

3.60

🩹 Chronic Skin Conditions 🦠 Autoimmune Disorders 🤝 Doctor Patient Partnership 💪 Chronic Illness Coping 📋 Medical Self Advocacy

Coping with Psoriasis 87%

The dermatologist's playbook for psoriasis: right doctor, right treatment, stop hiding.

by David L. Cram 2000

3.60

5 ratings

🩹 Chronic Skin Conditions 🦠 Autoimmune Disorders 🤝 Doctor Patient Partnership 💪 Chronic Illness Coping 📋 Medical Self Advocacy

From One Cell

by Ben Stanger • 2024

Flies and humans share body-building instructions. Cancer exploits them. Medicine is catching up.

4.20

259

🧬 Developmental Biology 🩺 Regenerative Medicine 🔬 Stem Cell Science 🧫 Gene Regulation 🦀 Cancer Biology

From One Cell 87%

Flies and humans share body-building instructions. Cancer exploits them. Medicine is catching up.

by Ben Stanger 2024

4.20

259 ratings

🧬 Developmental Biology 🩺 Regenerative Medicine 🔬 Stem Cell Science 🧫 Gene Regulation 🦀 Cancer Biology

When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi • 2016

Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.

4.41

820k+

🩻 Terminal Illness 🩺 Medical Memoir 🎗️ Cancer Memoir 🧠 Neurosurgery 📜 Philosophy Of Medicine

When Breath Becomes Air 87%

Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.

by Paul Kalanithi 2016

4.41

820k+ ratings

🩻 Terminal Illness 🩺 Medical Memoir 🎗️ Cancer Memoir 🧠 Neurosurgery 📜 Philosophy Of Medicine

Medical Medium Liver Rescue

by Anthony William • 2018

Eczema, fatigue, diabetes: the root is not your DNA or your diet, but a toxic liver.

4.10

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💚 Liver Health 🍵 Detox Protocols 🩹 Chronic Healing 🔮 Medical Intuition 🌿 Alternative Medicine

Medical Medium Liver Rescue 87%

Eczema, fatigue, diabetes: the root is not your DNA or your diet, but a toxic liver.

by Anthony William 2018

4.10

3k+ ratings

💚 Liver Health 🍵 Detox Protocols 🩹 Chronic Healing 🔮 Medical Intuition 🌿 Alternative Medicine

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

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🏥 NHS Crisis 👨‍⚕️ Medical Residency 🔥 Physician Burnout 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 📜 Healthcare Reform

Your Life in My Hands 87%

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

🏥 NHS Crisis 👨‍⚕️ Medical Residency 🔥 Physician Burnout 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 📜 Healthcare Reform

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot • 2010

Her cells built the polio vaccine. She was a Black tobacco farmer who was never asked.

4.13

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Summary

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 87%

Her cells built the polio vaccine. She was a Black tobacco farmer who was never asked.

by Rebecca Skloot 2010

4.13

812k+ ratings

🏥 Medical Ethics 🩺 Medical Racism 🔬 Cellular Biology 📰 Investigative Journalism 🌍 Science And Society

Human Anatomy, Volume 2

by B.D. Chaurasia • 2005

Regional anatomy of the lower body: every structure tied to the condition it explains.

3.98

272

🦴 Human Anatomy 🗺️ Regional Anatomy 🩺 Clinical Anatomy 🔪 Surgical Anatomy 👩‍⚕️ Medical Students

Human Anatomy, Volume 2 87%

Regional anatomy of the lower body: every structure tied to the condition it explains.

by B.D. Chaurasia 2005

3.98

272 ratings

🦴 Human Anatomy 🗺️ Regional Anatomy 🩺 Clinical Anatomy 🔪 Surgical Anatomy 👩‍⚕️ Medical Students

On the Move

by Oliver Sacks • 2015

Patients frozen for decades took one drug and woke. Their neurologist was not ready.

4.03

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🧠 Clinical Neurology 🩺 Medical Memoir 🧬 Neurological Disorders 📖 Narrative Medicine 🔄 Neuroplasticity

On the Move 87%

Patients frozen for decades took one drug and woke. Their neurologist was not ready.

by Oliver Sacks 2015

4.03

22k+ ratings

🧠 Clinical Neurology 🩺 Medical Memoir 🧬 Neurological Disorders 📖 Narrative Medicine 🔄 Neuroplasticity

Anatomy 101

by Kevin Langford • 2015

206 bones, 60,000 miles of vessels, one engine: your body's parts and how they work together.

3.59

263

🦴 Human Anatomy 🧬 Body Systems 🫀 Physiology 🧫 Cellular Biology 📝 Study Guide

Anatomy 101 87%

206 bones, 60,000 miles of vessels, one engine: your body's parts and how they work together.

by Kevin Langford 2015

3.59

263 ratings

🦴 Human Anatomy 🧬 Body Systems 🫀 Physiology 🧫 Cellular Biology 📝 Study Guide

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

🩺 Medical Criticism 💊 Medicalization 🏗️ Social Construction Of Illness ⚠️ Medical Harm 💀 Death And Medicine

Limits to Medicine 87%

Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.

by Ivan Illich 1974

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🩺 Medical Criticism 💊 Medicalization 🏗️ Social Construction Of Illness ⚠️ Medical Harm 💀 Death And Medicine

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease

by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. • 2007

The cholesterol number that stops heart attacks, and the diet that gets you there.

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🫀 Heart Disease Reversal 📉 Cholesterol Lowering 🩺 Lifestyle Medicine 🌱 Whole Food Plant-Based 🚫 Dietary Elimination

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Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease 87%

The cholesterol number that stops heart attacks, and the diet that gets you there.

by Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr. 2007

4.39

4k+ ratings

🫀 Heart Disease Reversal 📉 Cholesterol Lowering 🩺 Lifestyle Medicine 🌱 Whole Food Plant-Based 🚫 Dietary Elimination

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