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Medical Book Summaries

Flying on the Inside
by Rachel Gotto • 2021
A Memoir of Trauma and Recovery
3.88
3k+
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
Flying on the Inside Summary
Flying on the Inside
A Memoir of Trauma and Recovery
by Rachel Gotto 2021 254 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
Life Is Your Best Medicine
by Tieraona Low Dog • 2012
A Woman's Guide to Health, Healing, and Wholeness at Every Age
4.07
328
Health
Spirituality
Reference
Life Is Your Best Medicine Summary
Life Is Your Best Medicine
A Woman's Guide to Health, Healing, and Wholeness at Every Age
by Tieraona Low Dog 2012 304 pages
4.07
328 ratings
Health
Spirituality
Reference
Diagnosis
by Jane M. Hightower • 2008
Mercury: Money, Politics, and Poison
3.53
34
Medical
Science
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis
Mercury: Money, Politics, and Poison
by Jane M. Hightower 2008 328 pages
3.53
34 ratings
Medical
Science
Bellevue
by Robin Cook • 2024
3.36
5k+
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
Bellevue Summary
Bellevue
by Robin Cook 2024 341 pages
3.36
5k+ ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
The Gynae Geek
by Anita Mitra • 2019
Your no-nonsense guide to ‘down there’ healthcare
4.45
500+
Health
Science
Medicine
The Gynae Geek Summary
The Gynae Geek
Your no-nonsense guide to ‘down there’ healthcare
by Anita Mitra 2019 305 pages
4.45
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
The Root of Thought
by Andrew Koob • 2009
Unlocking Glia--the Brain Cell That Will Help Us Sharpen Our Wits, Heal Injury, and Treat Brain Disease
3.68
135
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
The Root of Thought Summary
The Root of Thought
Unlocking Glia--the Brain Cell That Will Help Us Sharpen Our Wits, Heal Injury, and Treat Brain Disease
by Andrew Koob 2009 186 pages
3.68
135 ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
On Becoming a Doctor
by Tania Heller • 2009
Everything You Need to Know about Medical School, Residency, Specialization, and Practice
3.66
220
Medicine
Medical
On Becoming a Doctor Summary
On Becoming a Doctor
Everything You Need to Know about Medical School, Residency, Specialization, and Practice
by Tania Heller 2009 307 pages
3.66
220 ratings
Medicine
Medical
Replaceable You
by Mary Roach • 2025
Adventures in Human Anatomy
4.07
11k+
Science
Medical
Humor
Replaceable You Summary
Replaceable You
Adventures in Human Anatomy
by Mary Roach 2025 288 pages
4.07
11k+ ratings
Science
Medical
Humor
Anesthesia
by Kate Cole-Adams • 2017
The Gift of Oblivion and The Mystery of Consciousness
3.20
396
Science
Medical
Medicine
Anesthesia Summary
Anesthesia
The Gift of Oblivion and The Mystery of Consciousness
by Kate Cole-Adams 2017 400 pages
3.20
396 ratings
Science
Medical
Medicine
Labours of Love
by Madeleine Bunting • 2020
The Crisis of Care
4.07
160
Politics
Memoir
Society
Labours of Love Summary
Labours of Love
The Crisis of Care
by Madeleine Bunting 2020 343 pages
4.07
160 ratings
Politics
Memoir
Society
Little Miss Diagnosed
by Erin Nance • 2025
A Surgeon's Guide to Breaking Bones and Bending Rules
4.23
351
Memoir
Medical
Health
Little Miss Diagnosed Summary
Little Miss Diagnosed
A Surgeon's Guide to Breaking Bones and Bending Rules
by Erin Nance 2025 256 pages
4.23
351 ratings
Memoir
Medical
Health
Epidemiology
by Rodolfo Saracci • 2010
A Very Short Introduction
3.37
351
Science
Medicine
Health
Epidemiology Summary
Epidemiology
A Very Short Introduction
by Rodolfo Saracci 2010 145 pages
3.37
351 ratings
Science
Medicine
Health
Longshot
by David Heath • 2022
The Inside Story of the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine
4.16
140
Science
Medicine
Medical
Longshot Summary
Longshot
The Inside Story of the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine
by David Heath 2022 288 pages
4.16
140 ratings
Science
Medicine
Medical
Owning the Sun
by Alexander Zaitchik • 2022
A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines
3.79
122
History
Science
Politics
Owning the Sun Summary
Owning the Sun
A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines
by Alexander Zaitchik 2022 304 pages
3.79
122 ratings
History
Science
Politics
The Nocturnal Brain
by Guy Leschziner • 2019
Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep
4.02
3k+
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Nocturnal Brain Summary
The Nocturnal Brain
Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep
by Guy Leschziner 2019 368 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Simple Heart Cure
by Chauncey Crandall • 2013
The 90-Day Program to Stop and Reverse Heart Disease
4.09
149
Health
Medical
The Simple Heart Cure Summary
The Simple Heart Cure
The 90-Day Program to Stop and Reverse Heart Disease
by Chauncey Crandall 2013 225 pages
4.09
149 ratings
Health
Medical
The Age of Diagnosis
by Suzanne O'Sullivan • 2025
How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker
4.11
2k+
Science
Psychology
Medicine
The Age of Diagnosis Summary
The Age of Diagnosis
How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker
by Suzanne O'Sullivan 2025 320 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Medicine
Nine Pints
by Rose George • 2018
A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
3.82
4k+
Science
History
Medicine
Nine Pints Summary
Nine Pints
A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
by Rose George 2018 289 pages
3.82
4k+ ratings
Science
History
Medicine
Deadliest Enemy
by Michael T. Osterholm • 2017
Our War Against Killer Germs
4.33
3k+
Science
Health
Medicine
Deadliest Enemy Summary
Deadliest Enemy
Our War Against Killer Germs
by Michael T. Osterholm 2017 352 pages
4.33
3k+ ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
Patient Zero
by Lydia Kang • 2021
A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases
4.13
3k+
Science
History
Medical
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero
A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases
by Lydia Kang 2021 390 pages
4.13
3k+ ratings
Science
History
Medical
Wild Rescues
by Kevin Grange • 2021
A Paramedic's Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton
4.20
3k+
Memoir
Outdoors
Adventure
Wild Rescues Summary
Wild Rescues
A Paramedic's Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton
by Kevin Grange 2021 304 pages
4.20
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Outdoors
Adventure
Kuby Immunology, Sixth Edition
by Thomas J. Kindt • 2002
4.24
329
Science
Textbooks
Medicine
Kuby Immunology, Sixth Edition Summary
Kuby Immunology, Sixth Edition
by Thomas J. Kindt 2002 574 pages
4.24
329 ratings
Science
Textbooks
Medicine
Dementia Reimagined
by Tia Powell • 2019
Building a Life of Joy and Dignity from Beginning to End
3.90
445
Health
Medicine
Psychology
Dementia Reimagined Summary
Dementia Reimagined
Building a Life of Joy and Dignity from Beginning to End
by Tia Powell 2019 320 pages
3.90
445 ratings
Health
Medicine
Psychology
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death
by Aroop Mangalik • 2017
A Guide to Living Well with Serious Illness
4.00
14
Medical
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death Summary
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death
A Guide to Living Well with Serious Illness
by Aroop Mangalik 2017 276 pages
4.00
14 ratings
Medical
The Butchering Art
by Lindsey Fitzharris • 2017
Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
4.30
23k+
History
Science
Medicine
The Butchering Art Summary
The Butchering Art
Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
by Lindsey Fitzharris 2017 304 pages
4.30
23k+ ratings
History
Science
Medicine
The Penis Book
by Aaron Spitz • 2018
A Doctor's Complete Guide to the Penis--From Size to Function and Everything in Between
4.04
500+
Health
Sexuality
Science
The Penis Book Summary
The Penis Book
A Doctor's Complete Guide to the Penis--From Size to Function and Everything in Between
by Aaron Spitz 2018 306 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Health
Sexuality
Science
Did You Just Eat That?
by Paul Dawson • 2018
Two Scientists Explore Double-Dipping, the Five-Second Rule, and other Food Myths in the Lab
3.29
269
Science
Food
Health
Did You Just Eat That? Summary
Did You Just Eat That?
Two Scientists Explore Double-Dipping, the Five-Second Rule, and other Food Myths in the Lab
by Paul Dawson 2018 312 pages
3.29
269 ratings
Science
Food
Health
Medical Apartheid
by Harriet A. Washington • 2007
The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
4.43
10k+
History
Race
Science
Medical Apartheid Summary
Medical Apartheid
The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
by Harriet A. Washington 2007 501 pages
4.43
10k+ ratings
History
Race
Science
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
by Izabella Wentz • 2013
Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause
4.11
2k+
Health
Self Help
Science
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Summary
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause
by Izabella Wentz 2013 372 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
Doing Diabetes Differently
by Chad T. Lewis • 2022
4.03
65
Health
Self Help
Medical
Doing Diabetes Differently Summary
Doing Diabetes Differently
by Chad T. Lewis 2022 216 pages
4.03
65 ratings
Health
Self Help
Medical
A Giant Leap
by Robert M. Wachter • 2026
How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future
4.15
279
Artificial Intelligence
Health Care
Health
A Giant Leap Summary
A Giant Leap
How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future
by Robert M. Wachter 2026 352 pages
4.15
279 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Health Care
Health
Volume Control
by David Owen • 2019
Hearing in a Deafening World
4.05
500+
Science
Health
Medicine
Volume Control Summary
Volume Control
Hearing in a Deafening World
by David Owen 2019 304 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
Unlearn Your Pain
by Howard Schubiner • 2010
4.40
330
Health
Psychology
Self Help
Unlearn Your Pain Summary
Unlearn Your Pain
by Howard Schubiner 2010 296 pages
4.40
330 ratings
Health
Psychology
Self Help
Nearly Departed
by Gila Pfeffer • 2024
Adventures in Loss, Cancer, and Other Inconveniences
4.40
360
Memoir
Biography Memoir
Jewish
Nearly Departed Summary
Nearly Departed
Adventures in Loss, Cancer, and Other Inconveniences
by Gila Pfeffer 2024 272 pages
4.40
360 ratings
Memoir
Biography Memoir
Jewish
Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye
by Ellie Phillips • 2010
A Do-it-Yourself Mouth Care System for Healthy, Clean Gums and Teeth
4.16
487
Health
Self Help
Reference
Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye Summary
Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye
A Do-it-Yourself Mouth Care System for Healthy, Clean Gums and Teeth
by Ellie Phillips 2010 236 pages
4.16
487 ratings
Health
Self Help
Reference
Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed
by Sophie J. Bakri • 2014
Preventing and treating disease to save your eyesight
4.19
27
Health
Medical
Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed Summary
Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed
Preventing and treating disease to save your eyesight
by Sophie J. Bakri 2014 373 pages
4.19
27 ratings
Health
Medical
Food Without Fear
by Ruchi Gupta MD MPH • 2021
Identify, Prevent, and Treat Food Allergies, Intolerances, and Sensitivities
3.72
101
Self Help
Medical
Cooking
Food Without Fear Summary
Food Without Fear
Identify, Prevent, and Treat Food Allergies, Intolerances, and Sensitivities
by Ruchi Gupta MD MPH 2021 352 pages
3.72
101 ratings
Self Help
Medical
Cooking
A History of the World Through Body Parts
by Kathryn Petras • 2022
The Stories Behind the Organs, Appendages, Digits, and the Like Attached to (or Detached from) Famous Bodies
3.99
228
History
Science
Medical
A History of the World Through Body Parts Summary
A History of the World Through Body Parts
The Stories Behind the Organs, Appendages, Digits, and the Like Attached to (or Detached from) Famous Bodies
by Kathryn Petras 2022 256 pages
3.99
228 ratings
History
Science
Medical
The Lost Art of Dying
by Lydia S. Dugdale • 2020
Reviving Forgotten Wisdom
3.98
1k+
Death
Philosophy
Medical
The Lost Art of Dying Summary
The Lost Art of Dying
Reviving Forgotten Wisdom
by Lydia S. Dugdale 2020 272 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Death
Philosophy
Medical
The Mind Electric
by Pria Anand • 2025
A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains
3.82
500+
Science
Psychology
Medical
The Mind Electric Summary
The Mind Electric
A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains
by Pria Anand 2025 288 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Medical
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
by Barbara K. Lipska • 2018
My Tale of Madness and Recovery
3.89
7k+
Memoir
Science
Psychology
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind Summary
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
My Tale of Madness and Recovery
by Barbara K. Lipska 2018 208 pages
3.89
7k+ ratings
Memoir
Science
Psychology
Crooked
by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin • 2017
Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery
4.17
500+
Health
Science
Medicine
Crooked Summary
Crooked
Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery
by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin 2017 437 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
99 Ways to Die
by Ashely Alker • 2026
And How to Avoid Them
4.04
1k+
Science
Health
Medicine
99 Ways to Die Summary
99 Ways to Die
And How to Avoid Them
by Ashely Alker 2026 384 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
Chasing Life
by Sanjay Gupta • 2007
New Discoveries in the Search for Immortality to Help You Age Less Today
3.73
464
Health
Science
Self Help
Chasing Life Summary
Chasing Life
New Discoveries in the Search for Immortality to Help You Age Less Today
by Sanjay Gupta 2007 272 pages
3.73
464 ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
Medical Medium Thyroid Healing
by Anthony William • 2017
The Truth behind Hashimoto's, Graves', Insomnia, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Nodules & Epstein-Barr
3.88
3k+
Health
Self Help
Medical
Medical Medium Thyroid Healing Summary
Medical Medium Thyroid Healing
The Truth behind Hashimoto's, Graves', Insomnia, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Nodules & Epstein-Barr
by Anthony William 2017 309 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Medical
Scribe Us Threshold.
by Alexander Batthyány
4.03
102
Psychology
Science
Death
Scribe Us Threshold. Summary
Scribe Us Threshold.
by Alexander Batthyány 256 pages
4.03
102 ratings
Psychology
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Death
Doctors
by Erich Segal • 1988
4.08
15k+
Romance
Medical
Medicine
Doctors Summary
Doctors
by Erich Segal 1988 675 pages
4.08
15k+ ratings
Romance
Medical
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Toxic
by Neil Nathan • 2018
Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and Chronic Environmental Illness
4.50
500+
Health
Self Help
Medical
Toxic Summary
Toxic
Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and Chronic Environmental Illness
by Neil Nathan 2018 337 pages
4.50
500+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Medical
The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About
by Kevin Trudeau • 2012
2.96
363
Health
Self Help
Medical
The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About Summary
The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About
by Kevin Trudeau 2012 256 pages
2.96
363 ratings
Health
Self Help
Medical
The Inner Consultation
by Roger Neighbour • 2015
How To Develop An Effective And Intuitive Consulting Style
4.02
46
Medical
Medicine
The Inner Consultation Summary
The Inner Consultation
How To Develop An Effective And Intuitive Consulting Style
by Roger Neighbour 2015 144 pages
4.02
46 ratings
Medical
Medicine
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