🫁 Transplant Surgery

Inside the operating rooms where surgeons perform the extraordinary act of giving one person's organ new life in another's body, blending technical mastery with moral weight.

Replaceable You

by Mary Roach • 2025

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

4.06

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🔬 Human Anatomy 🫁 Transplant Medicine 📜 Medical History 🛡️ Immunology 🧬 Regenerative Medicine

Replaceable You 90%

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

by Mary Roach 2025

4.06

13k+ ratings

🔬 Human Anatomy 🫁 Transplant Medicine 📜 Medical History 🛡️ Immunology 🧬 Regenerative Medicine

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+

🧠 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

The Unseen Body

by Jonathan Reisman • 2021

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

3.98

2k+

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

The Unseen Body 89%

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

by Jonathan Reisman 2021

3.98

2k+ ratings

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

Gray Matters

by Theodore H. Schwartz • 2024

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

4.36

1k+

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

Gray Matters 88%

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

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 88%

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

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+

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

Confessions of a Surgeon 88%

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

Complications

by Atul Gawande • 2002

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

4.28

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

Complications 88%

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

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+

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

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

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

Better 87%

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

by Atul Gawande 2007

4.25

37k+ ratings

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

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 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 87%

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

Seizure by Robin Cook

by Robin Cook • 2003

A senator with Parkinson's makes a corrupt deal: his vote for an illegal cloning cure.

3.60

5k+

🧬 Therapeutic Cloning 🤝 Faustian Bargain 🏛️ Political Corruption ✝️ Religious Relic 🔫 Mob Entanglement

Seizure by Robin Cook 87%

A senator with Parkinson's makes a corrupt deal: his vote for an illegal cloning cure.

by Robin Cook 2003

3.60

5k+ ratings

🧬 Therapeutic Cloning 🤝 Faustian Bargain 🏛️ Political Corruption ✝️ Religious Relic 🔫 Mob Entanglement

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+

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

Deep Medicine 87%

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.

4.35

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

Every Deep-Drawn Breath 87%

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

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

A Sky Full of Stars

by Dani Atkins • 2021

Four strangers receive one woman's organs. Her husband's letters turn them into an unlikely family.

4.29

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🫀 Organ Transplant 💔 Grieving Widower 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌅 Second Chances

A Sky Full of Stars 87%

Four strangers receive one woman's organs. Her husband's letters turn them into an unlikely family.

by Dani Atkins 2021

4.29

5k+ ratings

🫀 Organ Transplant 💔 Grieving Widower 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌅 Second Chances

Doctored

by Sandeep Jauhar • 2014

Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.

3.61

1k+

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

Doctored 87%

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

Hacking Darwin

by Jamie Metzl • 2019

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

3.97

4k+

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

Hacking Darwin 87%

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

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 87%

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

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 86%

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

Unaccountable

by Marty Makary • 2012

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

4.29

2k+

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

Unaccountable 86%

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

The Haven

by Carol Lynch Williams • 2014

Genetically engineered as spare parts, Shiloh must break out of the hospital that farms her friends.

3.32

1k+

🏥 Medical Dystopia 💀 Organ Harvesting ⚡ Dystopian Rebellion 🏃 Escape Plan 🏚️ Sinister Institution

The Haven 86%

Genetically engineered as spare parts, Shiloh must break out of the hospital that farms her friends.

by Carol Lynch Williams 2014

3.32

1k+ ratings

🏥 Medical Dystopia 💀 Organ Harvesting ⚡ Dystopian Rebellion 🏃 Escape Plan 🏚️ Sinister Institution

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 86%

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

Gone Before Goodbye

by Reese Witherspoon • 2025

A surgeon's secret Russian job unravels: her dead husband's tattoo on the oligarch's mistress.

3.64

178k+

🏥 Medical Thriller 🧩 Conspiracy Unraveling 🖤 Widow's Investigation 🎭 Body Double 🤖 AI Grief Companion

Gone Before Goodbye 86%

A surgeon's secret Russian job unravels: her dead husband's tattoo on the oligarch's mistress.

by Reese Witherspoon 2025

3.64

178k+ ratings

🏥 Medical Thriller 🧩 Conspiracy Unraveling 🖤 Widow's Investigation 🎭 Body Double 🤖 AI Grief Companion

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 86%

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

Shock

by Robin Cook • 1999

When two friends donate their eggs, the clinic takes far more than they agreed to give.

3.44

5k+

🩺 Medical Thriller 🥚 Fertility Clinic Horror 🕵️ False Identities 🧪 Unethical Experiments 🧬 Cloning Horror

Shock 86%

When two friends donate their eggs, the clinic takes far more than they agreed to give.

by Robin Cook 1999

3.44

5k+ ratings

🩺 Medical Thriller 🥚 Fertility Clinic Horror 🕵️ False Identities 🧪 Unethical Experiments 🧬 Cloning Horror

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 86%

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

Till The Last Breath

by Durjoy Datta • 2013

She's dying. He's self-destructing. One hospital room makes them each other's last reason to live.

3.97

7k+

🏥 Terminal Illness Romance 🏨 Hospital Setting ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 💔 Self-Destructive Lead 👥 Found Family

Till The Last Breath 86%

She's dying. He's self-destructing. One hospital room makes them each other's last reason to live.

by Durjoy Datta 2013

3.97

7k+ ratings

🏥 Terminal Illness Romance 🏨 Hospital Setting ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 💔 Self-Destructive Lead 👥 Found Family

The Choice

by Henry Denker • 1987

A surgeon who prioritized patients over family must now watch his daughter fight leukemia.

3.84

103

🏥 Medical Family Drama 🩺 Pediatric Cancer 💔 Loss Of A Child 😢 Tearjerker 🏨 Hospital Setting

The Choice 86%

A surgeon who prioritized patients over family must now watch his daughter fight leukemia.

by Henry Denker 1987

3.84

103 ratings

🏥 Medical Family Drama 🩺 Pediatric Cancer 💔 Loss Of A Child 😢 Tearjerker 🏨 Hospital Setting

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? 86%

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

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 86%

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

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 86%

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 86%

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

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

116k+

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

The Emperor of All Maladies 86%

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

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+

🧠 Neuroscience Memoir 🔖 Medical Memoir 🩺 Medical Mystery 🧬 Brain Disorders 🔄 Neural Plasticity

The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind Summary

The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind 86%

She studied mental illness for decades. Then 18 brain tumors gave it to her firsthand.

by Barbara K. Lipska 2018

3.89

8k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Memoir 🔖 Medical Memoir 🩺 Medical Mystery 🧬 Brain Disorders 🔄 Neural Plasticity

Keep The Doctor Away

by James Caine • 2024

Her surgeon husband's island clinic. One death. Too many lies. And no way out.

3.85

5k+

🏥 Medical Thriller 🏝️ Isolated Island 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🔍 Gaslighting 🫀 Organ Harvesting

Keep The Doctor Away 86%

Her surgeon husband's island clinic. One death. Too many lies. And no way out.

by James Caine 2024

3.85

5k+ ratings

🏥 Medical Thriller 🏝️ Isolated Island 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🔍 Gaslighting 🫀 Organ Harvesting

On the Move

by Oliver Sacks • 2015

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

4.03

22k+

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

On the Move 86%

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

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 86%

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

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 86%

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

by Glenn McGee 2004

3.60

5 ratings

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

The Code Breaker

by Walter Isaacson • 2021

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

4.28

42k+

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

The Code Breaker 86%

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

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+

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

Mountains Beyond Mountains 86%

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

The Case against Perfection

by Michael J. Sandel • 2007

Genetic engineering really threatens: the humility and mutual obligation a decent society needs.

3.83

2k+

🧬 Bioethics 🧫 Genetic Engineering 🧪 Human Enhancement ⚖️ Meritocracy Critique 🧘 Human Limits

The Case against Perfection 86%

Genetic engineering really threatens: the humility and mutual obligation a decent society needs.

by Michael J. Sandel 2007

3.83

2k+ ratings

🧬 Bioethics 🧫 Genetic Engineering 🧪 Human Enhancement ⚖️ Meritocracy Critique 🧘 Human Limits

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 86%

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

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 86%

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

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 86%

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 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+

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

The Anatomy of Hope 86%

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

The Great Prostate Hoax

by Richard J. Ablin • 2014

The PSA test generates billions and doesn't save lives. Its discoverer explains how that happened.

4.49

115

🩺 Medical Overdiagnosis 🔬 Cancer Screening 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚖️ Medical Ethics 💰 Healthcare Industry

The Great Prostate Hoax 86%

The PSA test generates billions and doesn't save lives. Its discoverer explains how that happened.

by Richard J. Ablin 2014

4.49

115 ratings

🩺 Medical Overdiagnosis 🔬 Cancer Screening 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚖️ Medical Ethics 💰 Healthcare Industry

Gray Matter

by David I. Levy • 2011

A neurosurgeon starts praying with his patients. Then he watches the unexplainable happen.

4.21

2k+

🩺 Faith In Medicine 🧠 Neurosurgery Memoirs 🙏 Prayer And Healing ❤️‍🩹 Forgiveness And Health 💔 Emotional Roots Of Illness

Gray Matter 86%

A neurosurgeon starts praying with his patients. Then he watches the unexplainable happen.

by David I. Levy 2011

4.21

2k+ ratings

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