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Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery
This is a well-documented and jargon-free work, aimed at helping laypeople better understand surgery and its practitioners.
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A New Deal for Cancer: Lessons from a 50 Year War
The editors have assembled an impressive array of experts, offering a range of views with varying levels of detail. Decision makers in clinical, academic, advocacy, political, and governmental positions will be interested.
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The First Shots: The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine
Relying on extensive firsthand sources, Borrell has produced a readable and detailed early account of developing and implementing vaccines.
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Every Deep-Drawn Breath: A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU
Heightened media attention to intensive care medicine during the pandemic should make this of interest to both lay and professional readers. Ely writes with passion, clarity, and authority.
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Year of Plagues: A Memoir of 2020
D’Aguiar’s memoir is intensely personal and candid, technically informative, and, as a result of its range and inviting style, far from morbid or dry.
The Devil's Playbook: Big Tobacco, Juul, and the Addiction of a New Generation
A well-told business story showing the unsurprising result when noble motives collide with corporate reality and the specter of large amounts of money.
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The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease
Hernández presents a comprehensive picture of Chagas and its impact in the U.S.; she makes clear that this is far from the only instance of the medical system failing the patients in its care. Blending family and medical history, this account is especially relevant in an era of pandemics.
Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer
Johnson, as in his previous works, digs into his subject to highlight new connections and interrelated facts that produce fascinating and sometimes unexpected insights. A smoothly written book of medical wonder that pays specific attention to racial disparities in health care.
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Sick and Tired: An Intimate History of Fatigue
A personal story made more universal that many readers will be able to identify with, and a well-documented study of the history and current state of the science of fatigue.
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