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Medicine Book Summaries

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
by Sam Kean • 2014
The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
4.25
13k+
Science
History
Psychology
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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
by Sam Kean 2014 416 pages
4.25
13k+ ratings
Science
History
Psychology
BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual
by American Heart Association • 2016
4.16
140
Medicine
Nursing
Medical
BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual Summary
BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual
by American Heart Association 2016 85 pages
4.16
140 ratings
Medicine
Nursing
Medical
The Power of Women
by Denis Mukwege • 2021
A Doctor's Journey of Hope and Healing
4.71
1k+
Feminism
Africa
Health
The Power of Women Summary
The Power of Women
A Doctor's Journey of Hope and Healing
by Denis Mukwege 2021 315 pages
4.71
1k+ ratings
Feminism
Africa
Health
The Great Pain Deception
by Steven Ray Ozanich • 2011
Faulty Medical Advice Is Making Us Worse
4.32
435
Health
Psychology
Self Help
The Great Pain Deception Summary
The Great Pain Deception
Faulty Medical Advice Is Making Us Worse
by Steven Ray Ozanich 2011 399 pages
4.32
435 ratings
Health
Psychology
Self Help
The Sinatra Solution
by Stephen T. Sinatra • 2005
Metabolic Cardiology
4.39
171
Health
Medical
Medicine
The Sinatra Solution Summary
The Sinatra Solution
Metabolic Cardiology
by Stephen T. Sinatra 2005 254 pages
4.39
171 ratings
Health
Medical
Medicine
Autism
by Uta Frith • 2003
A Very Short Introduction
3.39
500+
Psychology
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Science
Autism Summary
Autism
A Very Short Introduction
by Uta Frith 2003 145 pages
3.39
500+ ratings
Psychology
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Science
The Longevity Code
by Kris Verburgh • 2018
Secrets to Living Well for Longer from the Front Lines of Science
3.86
456
Health
Science
Self Help
The Longevity Code Summary
The Longevity Code
Secrets to Living Well for Longer from the Front Lines of Science
by Kris Verburgh 2018 320 pages
3.86
456 ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
An Anatomy of Pain
by Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen • 2021
How the Body and the Mind Experience and Endure Physical Suffering
3.59
500+
Science
Health
Medicine
An Anatomy of Pain Summary
An Anatomy of Pain
How the Body and the Mind Experience and Endure Physical Suffering
by Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen 2021 256 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
Sugar Crush
by Richard P. Jacoby • 2015
How to Reduce Inflammation, Reverse Nerve Damage, and Reclaim Good Health
3.77
1k+
Health
Food
Nutrition
Sugar Crush Summary
Sugar Crush
How to Reduce Inflammation, Reverse Nerve Damage, and Reclaim Good Health
by Richard P. Jacoby 2015 256 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
Hormonal
by Martie Haselton • 2018
The Hidden Intelligence of Hormones -- How They Drive Desire, Shape Relationships, Influence Our Choices, and Make Us Wiser
3.55
500+
Health
Science
Psychology
Hormonal Summary
Hormonal
The Hidden Intelligence of Hormones -- How They Drive Desire, Shape Relationships, Influence Our Choices, and Make Us Wiser
by Martie Haselton 2018 289 pages
3.55
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Psychology
Microbe Hunters
by Paul de Kruif • 2002
4.14
4k+
Science
History
Biology
Microbe Hunters Summary
Microbe Hunters
by Paul de Kruif 2002 372 pages
4.14
4k+ ratings
Science
History
Biology
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide
by Joseph Alton • 2015
Emergency Preparedness for ANY Disaster
4.11
131
Survival
Medicine
Health
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide Summary
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide
Emergency Preparedness for ANY Disaster
by Joseph Alton 2015 402 pages
4.11
131 ratings
Survival
Medicine
Health
There Is a Cure for Diabetes
by Gabriel Cousens • 2008
The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program
4.03
174
Health
Medicine
Nutrition
There Is a Cure for Diabetes Summary
There Is a Cure for Diabetes
The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program
by Gabriel Cousens 2008 472 pages
4.03
174 ratings
Health
Medicine
Nutrition
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition
by Thomas Bodenheimer • 2012
4.07
201
Health Care
Health
Medicine
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition Summary
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition
by Thomas Bodenheimer 2012 231 pages
4.07
201 ratings
Health Care
Health
Medicine
The Immune System Recovery Plan
by Susan Blum • 2013
A Doctor's 4-Step Program to Treat Autoimmune Disease
4.02
1k+
Health
Food
Nutrition
The Immune System Recovery Plan Summary
The Immune System Recovery Plan
A Doctor's 4-Step Program to Treat Autoimmune Disease
by Susan Blum 2013 384 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
Gray Matter
by David I. Levy • 2011
A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer . . . One Patient at a Time
4.21
1k+
Christian
Medical
Memoir
Gray Matter Summary
Gray Matter
A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer . . . One Patient at a Time
by David I. Levy 2011 304 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Christian
Medical
Memoir
Love, Medicine & Miracles
by Bernie S. Siegel • 1986
Lessons Learned About Self-Healing From a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients
4.26
4k+
Health
Self Help
Spirituality
Love, Medicine & Miracles Summary
Love, Medicine & Miracles
Lessons Learned About Self-Healing From a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients
by Bernie S. Siegel 1986 242 pages
4.26
4k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Spirituality
If Your Mouth Could Talk
by Kami Hoss • 2022
An In-Depth Guide to Oral Health and Its Impact on Your Entire Life
4.01
130
Medicine
Health
Self Help
If Your Mouth Could Talk Summary
If Your Mouth Could Talk
An In-Depth Guide to Oral Health and Its Impact on Your Entire Life
by Kami Hoss 2022 256 pages
4.01
130 ratings
Medicine
Health
Self Help
Trick or Treatment
by Simon Singh • 2008
The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine
4.11
4k+
Science
Medicine
Health
Trick or Treatment Summary
Trick or Treatment
The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine
by Simon Singh 2008 352 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
Science
Medicine
Health
Chris Beat Cancer
by Chris Wark • 2018
A Comprehensive Plan for Healing Naturally
4.46
1k+
Health
Food
Self Help
Chris Beat Cancer Summary
Chris Beat Cancer
A Comprehensive Plan for Healing Naturally
by Chris Wark 2018 312 pages
4.46
1k+ ratings
Health
Food
Self Help
Age Later
by Nir Barzilai • 2020
Healthspan, Lifespan, and the New Science of Longevity
3.66
482
Health
Science
Self Help
Age Later Summary
Age Later
Healthspan, Lifespan, and the New Science of Longevity
by Nir Barzilai 2020 289 pages
3.66
482 ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
The Great Influenza
by John M. Barry • 2004
The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
3.98
42k+
History
Science
Medicine
The Great Influenza Summary
The Great Influenza
The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
by John M. Barry 2004 546 pages
3.98
42k+ ratings
History
Science
Medicine
Introducción a la biología celular
by Bruce Alberts • 1997
3.96
500+
Biology
Science
Textbooks
Introducción a la biología celular Summary
Introducción a la biología celular
by Bruce Alberts 1997 780 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Biology
Science
Textbooks
The Story of the Human Body
by Daniel E. Lieberman • 2013
Evolution, Health, and Disease
4.27
8k+
Science
Health
Biology
The Story of the Human Body Summary
The Story of the Human Body
Evolution, Health, and Disease
by Daniel E. Lieberman 2013 480 pages
4.27
8k+ ratings
Science
Health
Biology
The Painful Truth
by Monty Lyman • 2021
The new science of why we hurt and how we can heal
4.29
388
Science
Health
Medicine
The Painful Truth Summary
The Painful Truth
The new science of why we hurt and how we can heal
by Monty Lyman 2021 292 pages
4.29
388 ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
The Creation of Health
by Caroline Myss • 1988
The Emotional, Psychological, and Spiritual Responses That Promote Health and Healing
4.13
272
Health
Spirituality
Self Help
The Creation of Health Summary
The Creation of Health
The Emotional, Psychological, and Spiritual Responses That Promote Health and Healing
by Caroline Myss 1988 416 pages
4.13
272 ratings
Health
Spirituality
Self Help
Follow Your Gut
by Rob Knight • 2015
The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes
3.82
1k+
Science
Health
Nutrition
Follow Your Gut Summary
Follow Your Gut
The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes
by Rob Knight 2015 128 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Science
Health
Nutrition
Dreamland
by Sam Quinones • 2015
The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
4.23
32k+
History
True Crime
Politics
Dreamland Summary
Dreamland
The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
by Sam Quinones 2015 384 pages
4.23
32k+ ratings
History
True Crime
Politics
The Catalyst
by Thomas R. Cech • 2024
RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets
4.28
500+
Science
Biology
Medicine
The Catalyst Summary
The Catalyst
RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets
by Thomas R. Cech 2024 304 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Science
Biology
Medicine
To Repair the World
by Paul Farmer • 2013
Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation
4.11
1k+
Medicine
Health
Science
To Repair the World Summary
To Repair the World
Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation
by Paul Farmer 2013 294 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Medicine
Health
Science
Every Deep-Drawn Breath
by Wes Ely • 2021
A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU
4.35
1k+
Medicine
Medical
Science
Every Deep-Drawn Breath Summary
Every Deep-Drawn Breath
A Critical Care Doctor on Healing, Recovery, and Transforming Medicine in the ICU
by Wes Ely 2021 347 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
Keto for Cancer
by Miriam Kalamian • 2017
Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy as a Targeted Nutritional Strategy
4.20
198
Health
Nutrition
Science
Keto for Cancer Summary
Keto for Cancer
Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy as a Targeted Nutritional Strategy
by Miriam Kalamian 2017 400 pages
4.20
198 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
Canary in the Coal Mine
by William Cooke • 2021
A Forgotten Rural Community, a Hidden Epidemic, and a Lone Doctor Battling for the Life, Health, and Soul of the People
3.92
500+
Memoir
Medical
Medicine
Canary in the Coal Mine Summary
Canary in the Coal Mine
A Forgotten Rural Community, a Hidden Epidemic, and a Lone Doctor Battling for the Life, Health, and Soul of the People
by William Cooke 2021 320 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Memoir
Medical
Medicine
Farmacology
by Daphne Miller • 2013
Total Health from the Ground Up
4.28
1k+
Health
Food
Gardening
Farmacology Summary
Farmacology
Total Health from the Ground Up
by Daphne Miller 2013 304 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Health
Food
Gardening
Drug Dealer, MD
by Anna Lembke • 2016
How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It's So Hard to Stop
4.00
1k+
Medical
Medicine
Addiction
Drug Dealer, MD Summary
Drug Dealer, MD
How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It's So Hard to Stop
by Anna Lembke 2016 192 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Medical
Medicine
Addiction
Ending Medical Reversal
by Vinayak K. Prasad • 2015
Improving Outcomes, Saving Lives
4.36
407
Medicine
Science
Medical
Ending Medical Reversal Summary
Ending Medical Reversal
Improving Outcomes, Saving Lives
by Vinayak K. Prasad 2015 280 pages
4.36
407 ratings
Medicine
Science
Medical
Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder • 2003
4.20
89k+
Biography
Medicine
Book Club
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder 2003 333 pages
4.20
89k+ ratings
Biography
Medicine
Book Club
Life Without Diabetes
by Roy Taylor • 2020
The Definitive Guide to Understanding and Reversing Type 2 Diabetes
4.26
379
Health
Medicine
Nutrition
Life Without Diabetes Summary
Life Without Diabetes
The Definitive Guide to Understanding and Reversing Type 2 Diabetes
by Roy Taylor 2020 320 pages
4.26
379 ratings
Health
Medicine
Nutrition
The Empathy Exams
by Leslie Jamison • 2014
3.67
15k+
Essays
Memoir
Psychology
The Empathy Exams Summary
The Empathy Exams
by Leslie Jamison 2014 230 pages
3.67
15k+ ratings
Essays
Memoir
Psychology
The Autoimmune Solution
by Amy Myers • 2015
Prevent and Reverse the Full Spectrum of Inflammatory Symptoms and Diseases
3.82
2k+
Health
Nutrition
Food
The Autoimmune Solution Summary
The Autoimmune Solution
Prevent and Reverse the Full Spectrum of Inflammatory Symptoms and Diseases
by Amy Myers 2015 400 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Gut and Physiology Syndrome
by Natasha Campbell-McBride • 2020
Natural Treatment for Allergies, Autoimmune Illness, Arthritis, Gut Problems, Fatigue, Hormonal Problems, Neurological Disease and More
4.49
242
Health
Nutrition
Food
Gut and Physiology Syndrome Summary
Gut and Physiology Syndrome
Natural Treatment for Allergies, Autoimmune Illness, Arthritis, Gut Problems, Fatigue, Hormonal Problems, Neurological Disease and More
by Natasha Campbell-McBride 2020 526 pages
4.49
242 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
This Book May Save Your Life
by Karan Rajan • 2023
Everyday Health Hacks to Worry Less and Live Better
4.03
1k+
Health
Self Help
Science
This Book May Save Your Life Summary
This Book May Save Your Life
Everyday Health Hacks to Worry Less and Live Better
by Karan Rajan 2023 296 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
An Elegant Defense
by Matt Richtel • 2019
The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives
4.07
6k+
Science
Health
Medicine
An Elegant Defense Summary
An Elegant Defense
The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives
by Matt Richtel 2019 448 pages
4.07
6k+ ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
The Sleep Fix
by Diane Macedo • 2021
Practical, Proven, and Surprising Solutions for Insomnia, Snoring, Shift Work, and More – A Journalist's Science-Backed, Counterintuitive Approach
3.80
500+
Health
Self Help
Science
The Sleep Fix Summary
The Sleep Fix
Practical, Proven, and Surprising Solutions for Insomnia, Snoring, Shift Work, and More – A Journalist's Science-Backed, Counterintuitive Approach
by Diane Macedo 2021 383 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
Red Light Therapy
by Mark Sloan • 2018
Miracle Medicine
4.29
500+
Health
Science
Medicine
Red Light Therapy Summary
Red Light Therapy
Miracle Medicine
by Mark Sloan 2018 199 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
The People's Hospital
by Ricardo Nuila • 2020
Hope and Peril in American Medicine
4.38
3k+
Medicine
Medical
Health
The People's Hospital Summary
The People's Hospital
Hope and Peril in American Medicine
by Ricardo Nuila 2020 370 pages
4.38
3k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Health
How to Read a Paper
by Trisha Greenhalgh • 1999
The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine
4.02
378
Science
Medicine
Research
How to Read a Paper Summary
How to Read a Paper
The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine
by Trisha Greenhalgh 1999 261 pages
4.02
378 ratings
Science
Medicine
Research
Prescription for Nutritional Healing
by Phyllis A. Balch CNC • 1990
The A-to-Z Guide to Supplements, 6th Edition: Everything You Need to Know About Selecting and Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs,and More
4.40
6k+
Health
Reference
Nutrition
Prescription for Nutritional Healing Summary
Prescription for Nutritional Healing
The A-to-Z Guide to Supplements, 6th Edition: Everything You Need to Know About Selecting and Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs,and More
by Phyllis A. Balch CNC 1990 400 pages
4.40
6k+ ratings
Health
Reference
Nutrition
An Epidemic of Absence
by Moises Velasquez-Manoff • 2012
A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases
4.15
500+
Health
Science
Medicine
An Epidemic of Absence Summary
An Epidemic of Absence
A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases
by Moises Velasquez-Manoff 2012 400 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
Cognitive Neuroscience
by Richard Passingham • 2016
A Very Short Introduction
3.71
318
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience Summary
Cognitive Neuroscience
A Very Short Introduction
by Richard Passingham 2016 160 pages
3.71
318 ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
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