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Medicine Book Summaries

Gray Matters
by Theodore H. Schwartz • 2024
A Biography of Brain Surgery
4.36
1k+
Science
Medicine
Medical
Gray Matters Summary
Gray Matters
A Biography of Brain Surgery
by Theodore H. Schwartz 2024 512 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
Science
Medicine
Medical
Altered Inheritance
by Françoise Baylis • 2019
CRISPR and the Ethics of Human Genome Editing
3.53
94
Science
Philosophy
Biology
Altered Inheritance Summary
Altered Inheritance
CRISPR and the Ethics of Human Genome Editing
by Françoise Baylis 2019 304 pages
3.53
94 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Biology
The Cholesterol Myths
by Uffe Ravnskov • 2000
Exposing the Fallacy That Saturated Fat and Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease
4.29
184
Health
Nutrition
Medicine
The Cholesterol Myths Summary
The Cholesterol Myths
Exposing the Fallacy That Saturated Fat and Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease
by Uffe Ravnskov 2000 297 pages
4.29
184 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Medicine
Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon
by Rahul Jandial • 2019
4.11
4k+
Science
Medicine
Health
Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon Summary
Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon
by Rahul Jandial 2019 272 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
Science
Medicine
Health
Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine
by David A. Kessler • 2025
The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight
3.79
500+
Health
Science
Psychology
Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine Summary
Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine
The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight
by David A. Kessler 2025 400 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Psychology
The End of Illness
by David B. Agus • 2011
3.48
2k+
Health
Science
Medicine
The End of Illness Summary
The End of Illness
by David B. Agus 2011 288 pages
3.48
2k+ ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
Radical Remission
by Kelly A. Turner • 2014
Surviving Cancer Against All Odds
4.42
2k+
Health
Self Help
Medical
Radical Remission Summary
Radical Remission
Surviving Cancer Against All Odds
by Kelly A. Turner 2014 336 pages
4.42
2k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Medical
COVID-19
by Michael Mosley • 2020
Everything You Need to Know about the Corona Virus and the Race for the Vaccine
3.91
224
Science
Health
Medicine
COVID-19 Summary
COVID-19
Everything You Need to Know about the Corona Virus and the Race for the Vaccine
by Michael Mosley 2020 119 pages
3.91
224 ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
Pain Free
by Pete Egoscue • 2000
A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain
4.17
2k+
Health
Fitness
Self Help
Pain Free Summary
Pain Free
A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain
by Pete Egoscue 2000 296 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Self Help
World War C
by Sanjay Gupta • 2021
Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for the Next One
4.04
500+
Science
Medical
Health
World War C Summary
World War C
Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic and How to Prepare for the Next One
by Sanjay Gupta 2021 264 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Science
Medical
Health
A Thousand Naked Strangers
by Kevin Hazzard • 2016
a Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back
3.96
14k+
Memoir
Medical
Medicine
A Thousand Naked Strangers Summary
A Thousand Naked Strangers
a Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back
by Kevin Hazzard 2016 261 pages
3.96
14k+ ratings
Memoir
Medical
Medicine
The Better Brain Book
by David Perlmutter • 2004
3.84
316
Health
Self Help
Brain
The Better Brain Book Summary
The Better Brain Book
by David Perlmutter 2004 325 pages
3.84
316 ratings
Health
Self Help
Brain
What the Eyes Don't See
by Mona Hanna-Attisha • 2018
A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
4.33
9k+
Memoir
Science
Book Club
What the Eyes Don't See Summary
What the Eyes Don't See
A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
by Mona Hanna-Attisha 2018 384 pages
4.33
9k+ ratings
Memoir
Science
Book Club
Medical Terminology
by David Andersson • 2016
The Best and Most Effective Way to Memorize, Pronounce and Understand Medical Terms
4.18
238
Medical
School
Medicine
Medical Terminology Summary
Medical Terminology
The Best and Most Effective Way to Memorize, Pronounce and Understand Medical Terms
by David Andersson 2016 241 pages
4.18
238 ratings
Medical
School
Medicine
Gene Eating
by Giles Yeo • 2018
The Science of Obesity and the Truth About Diets
4.23
500+
Health
Science
Nutrition
Gene Eating Summary
Gene Eating
The Science of Obesity and the Truth About Diets
by Giles Yeo 2018 336 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Nutrition
Cure
by Jo Marchant • 2016
A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body
4.09
3k+
Science
Health
Psychology
Cure Summary
Cure
A Journey into the Science of Mind Over Body
by Jo Marchant 2016 320 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
Science
Health
Psychology
The Gut Balance Revolution
by Gerard E. Mullin • 2014
Boost Your Metabolism, Restore Your Inner Ecology, and Lose the Weight for Good!
3.81
500+
Health
Nutrition
Science
The Gut Balance Revolution Summary
The Gut Balance Revolution
Boost Your Metabolism, Restore Your Inner Ecology, and Lose the Weight for Good!
by Gerard E. Mullin 2014 432 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
God's Hotel
by Victoria Sweet • 2012
A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine
4.11
5k+
Medicine
Memoir
Medical
God's Hotel Summary
God's Hotel
A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine
by Victoria Sweet 2012 380 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
Medicine
Memoir
Medical
The Other Brain
by R. Douglas Fields • 2008
From Dementia to Schizophrenia, How New Discoveries About the Brain Are Revolutionizing Medicine and Science
4.13
1k+
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Other Brain Summary
The Other Brain
From Dementia to Schizophrenia, How New Discoveries About the Brain Are Revolutionizing Medicine and Science
by R. Douglas Fields 2008 384 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Follow the Science
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2024
How Big Pharma Misleads, Obscures, and Prevails
4.25
500+
Health
Politics
Medicine
Follow the Science Summary
Follow the Science
How Big Pharma Misleads, Obscures, and Prevails
by Sharyl Attkisson 2024 336 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
Health
Politics
Medicine
Cannabis Pharmacy
by Michael Backes • 2013
The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana
4.27
493
Health
Science
Reference
Cannabis Pharmacy Summary
Cannabis Pharmacy
The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana
by Michael Backes 2013 320 pages
4.27
493 ratings
Health
Science
Reference
The Oldest Cure in the World
by Steve Hendricks • 2022
Adventures in the Art and Science of Fasting
4.01
307
Health
Science
Nutrition
The Oldest Cure in the World Summary
The Oldest Cure in the World
Adventures in the Art and Science of Fasting
by Steve Hendricks 2022 448 pages
4.01
307 ratings
Health
Science
Nutrition
The Green Pharmacy Guide to Healing Foods
by James A. Duke • 2008
Proven Natural Remedies to Treat and Prevent More Than 80 Common Health Concerns
4.15
118
Health
Food
Reference
The Green Pharmacy Guide to Healing Foods Summary
The Green Pharmacy Guide to Healing Foods
Proven Natural Remedies to Treat and Prevent More Than 80 Common Health Concerns
by James A. Duke 2008 698 pages
4.15
118 ratings
Health
Food
Reference
Confessions of a Surgeon
by Paul A. Ruggieri • 2012
The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated...Life Behind the O.R. Doors
3.75
2k+
Medical
Medicine
Memoir
Confessions of a Surgeon Summary
Confessions of a Surgeon
The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated...Life Behind the O.R. Doors
by Paul A. Ruggieri 2012 272 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Medical
Medicine
Memoir
Psychotherapy
by Tom Burns • 2015
A Very Short Introduction
3.73
164
Psychology
Mental Health
Medicine
Psychotherapy Summary
Psychotherapy
A Very Short Introduction
by Tom Burns 2015 127 pages
3.73
164 ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Medicine
Five Days at Memorial
by Sheri Fink • 2013
Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
3.93
41k+
History
Medicine
Medical
Five Days at Memorial Summary
Five Days at Memorial
Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
by Sheri Fink 2013 558 pages
3.93
41k+ ratings
History
Medicine
Medical
The Detox Miracle Sourcebook
by Robert Morse • 2004
Raw Foods and Herbs for Complete Cellular Regeneration
4.48
450
Health
Nutrition
Food
The Detox Miracle Sourcebook Summary
The Detox Miracle Sourcebook
Raw Foods and Herbs for Complete Cellular Regeneration
by Robert Morse 2004 799 pages
4.48
450 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
by Bill Gates • 2022
3.76
2k+
Science
Health
Politics
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic Summary
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
by Bill Gates 2022 304 pages
3.76
2k+ ratings
Science
Health
Politics
My Father's Brain
by Sandeep Jauhar • 2023
Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's
4.13
1k+
Memoir
Health
Science
My Father's Brain Summary
My Father's Brain
Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's
by Sandeep Jauhar 2023 256 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Health
Science
Stay off My Operating Table
by Philip Ovadia • 2021
A Heart Surgeon's Metabolic Health Guide to Lose Weight, Prevent Disease, and Feel Your Best Every Day
4.43
500+
Health
Nutrition
Medicine
Stay off My Operating Table Summary
Stay off My Operating Table
A Heart Surgeon's Metabolic Health Guide to Lose Weight, Prevent Disease, and Feel Your Best Every Day
by Philip Ovadia 2021 174 pages
4.43
500+ ratings
Health
Nutrition
Medicine
An American Sickness
by Elisabeth Rosenthal • 2017
How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
4.29
8k+
Health Care
Health
Politics
An American Sickness Summary
An American Sickness
How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
by Elisabeth Rosenthal 2017 656 pages
4.29
8k+ ratings
Health Care
Health
Politics
The Great Prostate Hoax
by Richard J. Ablin • 2014
How Big Medicine Hijacked the PSA Test and Caused a Public Health Disaster
4.49
115
Health
Medicine
Medical
The Great Prostate Hoax Summary
The Great Prostate Hoax
How Big Medicine Hijacked the PSA Test and Caused a Public Health Disaster
by Richard J. Ablin 2014 272 pages
4.49
115 ratings
Health
Medicine
Medical
Textbook of Medical Physiology
by Arthur C. Guyton • 1969
4.25
2k+
Medicine
Medical
Science
Textbook of Medical Physiology Summary
Textbook of Medical Physiology
by Arthur C. Guyton 1969 1104 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
How Do You Feel?
by Jessi Gold • 2024
One Doctor's Search for Humanity in Medicine
4.07
500+
Memoir
Medical
Medicine
How Do You Feel? Summary
How Do You Feel?
One Doctor's Search for Humanity in Medicine
by Jessi Gold 2024 288 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Memoir
Medical
Medicine
Pharma
by Gerald Posner • 2020
Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
4.19
500+
Science
Business
History
Pharma Summary
Pharma
Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
by Gerald Posner 2020 816 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
Science
Business
History
The Etiquette of Illness
by Susan P. Halpern • 2004
What to Say When You Can't Find the Words
3.76
500+
Health
Self Help
Psychology
The Etiquette of Illness Summary
The Etiquette of Illness
What to Say When You Can't Find the Words
by Susan P. Halpern 2004 256 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Pleased to Meet Me
by Bill Sullivan • 2019
Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are
4.02
1k+
Science
Biology
Psychology
Pleased to Meet Me Summary
Pleased to Meet Me
Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are
by Bill Sullivan 2019 336 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Psychology
The Vaccine
by Joe Miller • 2021
Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic
4.24
500+
Science
History
Medicine
The Vaccine Summary
The Vaccine
Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Joe Miller 2021 288 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
Science
History
Medicine
How We Die
by Sherwin B. Nuland • 1994
Reflections of Life's Final Chapter
4.07
9k+
Medicine
Science
Death
How We Die Summary
How We Die
Reflections of Life's Final Chapter
by Sherwin B. Nuland 1994 278 pages
4.07
9k+ ratings
Medicine
Science
Death
The Birth of the Clinic
by Michel Foucault • 1963
An Archaeology of Medical Perception
3.94
2k+
Philosophy
History
Medicine
The Birth of the Clinic Summary
The Birth of the Clinic
An Archaeology of Medical Perception
by Michel Foucault 1963 240 pages
3.94
2k+ ratings
Philosophy
History
Medicine
Unaccountable
by Marty Makary • 2012
What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care
4.29
1k+
Health Care
Medical
Medicine
Unaccountable Summary
Unaccountable
What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care
by Marty Makary 2012 256 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
Health Care
Medical
Medicine
Knocking on Heaven's Door
by Katy Butler • 2013
The Path to a Better Way of Death
4.12
3k+
Memoir
Death
Medicine
Knocking on Heaven's Door Summary
Knocking on Heaven's Door
The Path to a Better Way of Death
by Katy Butler 2013 322 pages
4.12
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Death
Medicine
The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick
by Gene Stone • 2010
3.43
500+
Health
Self Help
Medicine
The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick Summary
The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick
by Gene Stone 2010 212 pages
3.43
500+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Medicine
Ending Parkinson's Disease
by Ray Dorsey • 2020
A Prescription for Action
4.31
328
Science
Health
Medical
Ending Parkinson's Disease Summary
Ending Parkinson's Disease
A Prescription for Action
by Ray Dorsey 2020 336 pages
4.31
328 ratings
Science
Health
Medical
The Unseen Body
by Jonathan Reisman • 2021
A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy
3.98
2k+
Science
Medicine
Health
The Unseen Body Summary
The Unseen Body
A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy
by Jonathan Reisman 2021 224 pages
3.98
2k+ ratings
Science
Medicine
Health
Memorizing Pharmacology
by Tony Guerra • 2016
A Relaxed Approach to Learning the Top 200 Brand and Generic Drugs by Classification
4.13
123
Science
Medicine
Medical
Memorizing Pharmacology Summary
Memorizing Pharmacology
A Relaxed Approach to Learning the Top 200 Brand and Generic Drugs by Classification
by Tony Guerra 2016 305 pages
4.13
123 ratings
Science
Medicine
Medical
Do You Believe in Magic?
by Paul A. Offit • 2013
The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine
4.11
3k+
Science
Medicine
Health
Do You Believe in Magic? Summary
Do You Believe in Magic?
The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine
by Paul A. Offit 2013 304 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
Science
Medicine
Health
The Thyroid Connection
by Amy Myers • 2016
Why You Feel Tired, Brain-Fogged, and Overweight -- and How to Get Your Life Back
3.72
500+
Health
Medical
Science
The Thyroid Connection Summary
The Thyroid Connection
Why You Feel Tired, Brain-Fogged, and Overweight -- and How to Get Your Life Back
by Amy Myers 2016 433 pages
3.72
500+ ratings
Health
Medical
Science
How to Solve a Crime
by Professor Angela Gallop • 2022
Stories from the Cutting Edge of Forensics
3.59
277
Science
True Crime
Crime
How to Solve a Crime Summary
How to Solve a Crime
Stories from the Cutting Edge of Forensics
by Professor Angela Gallop 2022 284 pages
3.59
277 ratings
Science
True Crime
Crime
ER Nurses
by James Patterson • 2021
True stories from the frontline
4.17
8k+
Medical
Medicine
Memoir
ER Nurses Summary
ER Nurses
True stories from the frontline
by James Patterson 2021 304 pages
4.17
8k+ ratings
Medical
Medicine
Memoir
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