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Title: How Doctors Think

Author: Jerome Groopman

Narrator: Michael Prichard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-28-07

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 542 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

On average, a physician will interrupt a patient describing her symptoms within 12 seconds. In that short time, many doctors decide on the likely diagnosis and best treatment. Often, decisions made this way are correct, but at crucial moments they can also be wrong - with catastrophic consequences.

In this myth-shattering book, Jerome Groopman pinpoints the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. He explores why doctors err and shows when and how they can, with our help, avoid snap judgments, embrace uncertainty, communicate effectively, and deploy other skills that can have a profound impact on our health.

Groopman draws on a wealth of research, extensive interviews with some of the country's best physicians, and his own experiences as a doctor and patient. He has learned many of the lessons in this book the hard way, from his own mistakes and from errors his doctors made in treating his own debilitating medical problems.

How Doctors Think reveals a profound new view of 21st-century medical practice, giving doctors and patients the vital information they need to make better judgments together.

Critic Reviews:

"A revealing, often disturbing look at what goes on in doctors' minds when treating patients....A highly pleasurable must-read. "(Kirkus)

"I wish I had read this book when I was in medical school, and I'm glad I've read it now....Every reflective doctor will learn from this book....every prospective patient will find thoughtful advice for communicating successfully." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Disappointing

I enjoy Groopman's articles in the New Yorker, and I took this selection after hearing his compelling interview on NPR. However, I was disappointed in the content of the book. This does not really tell us too much about how doctors think; what constitutes the complexity of a diagnosis or how doctors make decisions. Rather, it is more of a collection of stories about misdiagnosis or mistreatment of patients and friends of Dr. Groopman. And it turns out that Groopman is mostly the hero of the book -- either making the tough diagnosis himself or referring to one of his friends who saves the day. His friends happen to be located at Harvard, Mayo Clinic, and Sloan-Kettering. Not exactly the answer for the masses of Americans belonging to HMOs who cannot even get a specialty referral without a letter to a congressman.

The book starts out addressing the theme that young doctors are becoming too entranced with algorithmic medicine. He complains that they follow guidelines for care like robots on an assembly line. Most would agree, however, that the bigger problem in American medical care is the failure of doctors to adhere to evidence-based guidelines, rather than over-reliance on them. Care for diabetics, asthmatics, and hypertensives fall far short of what it should be and what would improve the health of the nation.

Dr. Groopman does share our pain, however. He had a day of distress because a doctor called him at home with a fatal mis-diagnosis while his wife was away skiing. He had the diagnosis corrected the next day at work, but lost a night's sleep over it.

Once you get past the self-congratulations, the old-boy network of super-docs, the confessions of imperfection in himself, and the self-pity; there are a few good points.

1. Get a second opinion.

2. Be an informed consumer.

3. Ask questions

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Title: Under the Knife

Subtitle: A History of Surgery in 28 Remarkable Operations

Author: Arnold van de Laar

Narrator: Rich Keeble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-11-18

Publisher: John Murray

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

The history of surgery in 28 famous operations - from Louis XIV to JFK, and from Einstein to Houdini.

In Under the Knife, surgeon Arnold Van de Laar uses his own experience and expertise to tell the witty history of the past, present and future of surgery. From the story of the desperate man from 17th-century Amsterdam who grimly cut a stone out of his own bladder to Bob Marley's deadly toe infection, Under the Knife offers all kinds of fascinating and unforgettable insights into medicine and history via the operating theatre.

What happens during an operation? How does the human body respond to being attacked by a knife, a bacterium, a cancer cell or a bullet? And, as medical advances continuously push the boundaries of what medicine can cure, what are the limits of surgery?

From the dark centuries of bloodletting and of amputations without anaesthetic to today's sterile, high-tech operating theatres, Under the Knife is both a rich cultural history and a modern anatomy class for us all.

Members Reviews:

An eyeopener to surgical progress

A riveting meander through surgical history with the most lucid and entertaining tales of the horrors and immense progress that has been made. It makes you so glad to be living nowadays. Excellent narration.

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Title: The Fellowship of the River

Subtitle: A Medical Doctor's Exploration into Traditional Amazonian Plant Medicine

Author: Joseph Tafur MD

Narrator: Joseph Tafur, Luis Robledo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 01-10-18

Publisher: Joseph Tafur

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

Western medicine has not been particularly successful at getting people relief from conditions like depression, chronic pain, migraine headaches, addiction, and PTSD. Dr. Tafur helps us to understand why.

I have watched people spend years in frustration and thousands of dollars consulting an army of specialists, without getting real relief from their problem. Because these and others are diseases deeply connected with the state of our emotional bodies. Too often, the Western medical approach fails to address the emotional dimension of illness. This is where traditional plant medicines, with their ability to alter consciousness and open channels of communication to our emotions, offer so much promise.

The stories shared here demonstrate the astonishing - mystical, colorful, metaphysical - effects of ayahuasca and traditional Amazonian plant medicine. Follow Dr. Tafur through the Amazon jungle as he develops a breakthrough understanding of how psychoactive plants interact with the complex network that connects our minds and hearts to our physical anatomy. What Dr. Tafur presents here is nothing short of a paradigm shift for modern medicine, where sacred plants, used properly in ceremony, take their place as important tools in the doctors medicine chest, offering the missing elements of emotional and spiritual healing that have eluded us for so long.

For more information about The Fellowship of the River, please visit drjoetafur.com/the-fellowship-of-the-river.

Members Reviews:

Great Book!

Dr. Joe Tafur does a great job blending the worlds of modern medicine with traditional plant medicine/shamanism.

This book takes complex topics and makes them easy to understand.

After reading this book I have a new found respect and a greater understanding of the fascinating world of plant medicines.

If you are curious about ayahuasca I highly recommend this book. Thank you Joe!

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Title: Adult ADD Solution

Subtitle: A Thirty Day Holistic Road Map to Overcoming Adult ADD/ADHD

Author: George Sachs PsyD

Narrator: Don Alfredano

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-08-18

Publisher: Sachs Center

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

My name is George Sachs. I'm a clinical psychologist and expert in adult ADD. I also have adult ADD, so much of what I teach comes from my own personal experience. I have experimented with many methods on the market with much trial and error. Lots of errors! I was never satisfied with the books I read on adult ADD, as the advice was hard to follow and was clearly not created by someone with ADD. The tools, tips, and techniques I developed for this audiobook have been field tested by me and my clients.

This audiobook is just the beginning of a lifetime of learning about your unique symptoms. In 30 days, you will learn what critical areas of your life need more attention. Many of my clients have tried medication, hoping for a miracle to cure their worst symptoms. The truth is medication can be effective for some, but most of my clients stop taking it because of the side effects - and then where are they? No better off than when they first started. That is why I coach them that they need to learn tools and new techniques to better manage their lives with adult ADD. That is what this audiobook does - offering 30 days of holistic, actionable advice that can be implemented immediately. With no negative side effects!

I believe in a holistic approach that starts with sleep, diet, and exercise, and that includes emotional, relational, and spiritual practices to truly overcome adult ADD. This audiobook deals with more than just tips to become more organized. We examine the impact of a life of untreated adult ADD and how that affects self-esteem, relationships, and overall success. The key word is overall. That is our holistic approach, because adult ADD affects all areas of one's life.

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Title: How Not to Die

Subtitle: Discover the foods scientifically proven to prevent and reverse disease

Author: Michael Greger, Gene Stone

Narrator: Michael Greger

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-28-17

Publisher: Macmillan Digital Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

The Sunday Times best seller.

Why rely on drugs and surgery to cure you of life-threatening disease when the right decisions can prevent you from falling ill to begin with?

How Not to Die gives effective, scientifically proven nutritional advice to prevent our biggest killers - heart disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer, high blood pressure, diabetes - and reveals the astounding health benefits that simple dietary choices can provide.

Based on the very latest scientific research, How Not to Die examines each of the most common diseases, chapter by chapter, to reveal what, how and why different foods affect us and how increasing our consumption of certain foods and avoiding others can dramatically reduce our risk of falling sick and even reverse the effects of disease.

With emphasis on individual family health history and acknowledging that everyone needs something different, Dr Michael Greger offers practical dietary advice to help you make valuable decisions about your diet in order to live a longer, healthier life.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio on our desktop site.

Members Reviews:

No PDF

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend anyone who is interested in nutrition or health.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Michael Greger

Have you listened to any of Michael Gregers other performances? How does this one compare?

Watched his youtube videos. This is organised and portable.

Any additional comments?

Audible have not released the PDF referred to multiple times. Really poor from audible. Disappointing.

NO PDF

Any additional comments?

Please audible release the PDF that comes with this book, it is mentioned so many times :(.

Lifechanging

Pretty hard to fault. Not many books are literally life-changing, but this one is. This is not fluffy, hippy feel good stuff. it's hard science that spades on the facts until you would have to be a halfwit not to change the way you eat.

Great book and highly recommended.

The wealth of knowledge put into this book is seriously impressive. This is an essential book for those who are looking to make the type of changes in their diet that will last them for the rest of their lives!

Excellent content, FANTASTIC performance.

Probably the best performance of all my audio books so far, quite simply a fantastic read of excellent content by Dr Greger, well done!

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Title: New Paradigms in Lyme Disease Treatment

Subtitle: 10 Top Doctors Reveal Healing Strategies That Work

Author: Connie Strasheim

Narrator: Sean Patrick Hopkins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-22-17

Publisher: Bio Med Publishing Group

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

Recent years have brought dramatic changes in how top doctors are treating Lyme disease. New paradigms in Lyme disease treatment have emerged and are helping people to recover, even those that have failed years of treatments. This book is based on interviews with 10 leading Lyme doctors, and takes you deep into their treatment programs, so you can see for yourself what is new and different about modern Lyme treatment. No matter how many Lyme disease books you've already heard, you don't want to miss the new treatment strategies presented in this book.

Writer Connie Strasheim is no stranger to interviewing Lyme disease doctors. This is the second doctor interview book she has written on the topic of treating Lyme disease. Her first, entitled Insights into Lyme Disease Treatment, has sold more than 15,000 copies and was based on interviews with over a dozen Lyme-treating physicians. Connie's experience in health care journalism (with a specific focus on Lyme disease) has allowed her to become an expert in extracting only the most important information from busy doctors.

Members Reviews:

A must read!

Wow! Invaluable information from the best of the best. A must read. I especially like the fact that many doctors recommend LDA/LDI as a new cutting edge treatment. (Low Dose Antigen & Low Dose Immunotherapy).

Lots of good information.

Gave as a gift.

A must have for all lyme sufferers

Best new book on Lyme disease. 10 docs give us their therapies and they are really innovative. I just read if you are a lyme sufferer. I loved this new book.

Great source of information - and a guide to your next steps

Lyme is such a terrible disease. I had it for 15 years, and did a lot of research. One thing I learned about Lyme is how it affects us all differently; the organisms tend to go after our individual weaknesses. So it's not something that lends itself to straightforward diagnosis or a cookie-cutter treatment approach.

If this book were available when I was in the thick of it, I would have read a chapter every few days, thinking about the various approaches described and how those approaches coincided with my own observations of what was happening to my body and mind. This is deep and thoughtful reading, as are all of Connie's books. She carefully lays out the doctor's way of thinking and the logic behind the treatments.

The reason this book is so valuable is it includes each doctor's bio - not just a recording of their career or accomplishments, but the path they travelled that led them to their current approach. These doctors are all trying to solve the puzzle that is Lyme, and they all have come to their own conclusions about what works, and why. It's interesting to understand the thinking that led them to their current approach.

This is very useful information to have in your head as you consider the next steps you will take in an attempt to eradicate those nasty spirochetes from your system. It's not enough to find a Lyme-Literate Doctor; you need to find one that will take an approach that makes sense to you. Understanding what these dedicated doctors have discovered can help you understand what might work for you, and help you find someone who takes a similar approach.

Information is power, and you need all the power you can muster to beat Lyme.

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Title: Pediatrics - Medical School Crash Course

Author: AudioLearn Medical Content Team

Narrator: Bhama Roget

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-17-17

Publisher: AudioLearn

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

Written by experts and authorities in the field and professionally narrated for easy listening, this crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you're simply interested in the subject.

The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical Medical school Pediatrics course. Included are both capsule and detailed explanations of critical issues and topics you must know to master Pediatrics.

The material is accurate, up to date and broken down into bite-sized sections. There is a Q&A and a key takeaways section following each topic to review questions commonly tested and drive home key points.

Also included is a comprehensive test containing the top 100 most commonly tested questions in Pediatrics with the correct answers.

In this course, we'll cover the following topics:

AudioLearn's Medical School Crash Courses support your studies, help with USMLE preparation and provide a comprehensive audio review of the topic matter for anyone interested in what medical students are taught in a typical medical school Pediatrics course.

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Title: The Spectrum of Hope

Subtitle: An Optimistic and New Approach to Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Author: Gayatri Devi MD

Narrator: Wendy Tremont King

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-14-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

Imagine finding a glimmer of good news in a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. And imagine how that would change the outlook of the five million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, not to mention their families, loved ones, and caretakers.

A neurologist who's been specializing in dementia and memory loss for more than 20 years, Dr. Gayatri Devi rewrites the story of Alzheimer's by defining it as a spectrum disorder - like autism, Alzheimer's is a disease that affects different people differently. She encourages people who are worried about memory impairment to seek a diagnosis, because early treatment will enable doctors and caregivers to manage the disease more effectively through drugs and other therapies.

Told through the stories of Dr. Devi's patients, The Spectrum of Hope is the kind of narrative medical writing that is gripping, humanizes the science, and offers equal parts practical advice and wisdom with skillful ease. But beyond the pleasures of great listening, it's a book that offers real hope.

Members Reviews:

A seriously heartfelt Doctor - care taker.

I want to meet this doctor and talk with her as I find her very fascinating and brilliant on many levels of human, personal health care.

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Title: ProvenCare

Subtitle: How to Deliver Value-Based Healthcare the Geisinger Way

Author: Glenn D. Steele Jr., David T. Feinberg

Narrator: Scott R. Pollak

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-09-17

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

The gold standard in reengineering health care delivery

When it comes to providing high-quality care in the most efficient, cost-effective way possible, ProvenCare has proven to be the gold standard in the industry. Developed at Geisinger Health System and praised by health care leaders worldwide, this pioneering approach provides an essential blueprint for health care executives who want to provide higher levels of care for their patients, greater incentives for practitioners, and smarter solutions at lower costs.

ProvenCare will help you achieve four transformational goals:

Packed with practical solutions to pervasive industry problems, this book provides you with the same field-tested strategies that have made Geisinger one of the most respected names in the health care industry. Written by the physician executive who led the development and implementation of ProvenCare and the current CEO of this widely hailed organization, this authoritative guide shows leaders how to reengineer care delivery using innovative strategies, proven processes, and performance-enhancing tools that will create value, improve quality, and reduce costs.

Best of all, you'll be well-equipped to tackle challenges in the future. Whether it's new government guidelines or insurance industry upsets, the fundamental challenges in health care will always remain the same: access, quality, and cost. With ProvenCare, you'll have the tools you need to deliver the best care in the best way at the best price.

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Title: Backbone

Subtitle: Living with Chronic Pain Without Turning into One

Author: Karen Duffy

Narrator: Karen Duffy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-07-17

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

Backbone is a life-fulfilling message about managing chronic pain and living a life of purpose. For two decades, Karen Duffy, New York Times bestselling author, former MTV VJ, Revlon model, and actress, has managed to live an enriching life despite living in a state of constant pain. In this powerful, inspirational, funny, and important manual for surviving pain, Duffy draws on her experience as a patient advocate, trained recreational therapist, and hospice chaplain to illuminate gratifying methods people can use to cope with chronic pain and reinforces the sentiment that "circumstances determine our lives, but we shape our lives by what we make of circumstances" (Sir John Wheeler Bennet).

More than one-third of the US population - nearly one hundred million Americans - is currently living with chronic pain, while another 133 million Americans live with some form of chronic illness. Half of the US population suffers from these invisible illnesses where their symptoms are not always obvious to the casual observer. Duffy herself suffers from sarcoidosis, a disorder that causes the growth of inflammatory cells on different organs of the body. In her case, her sarcoidosis is located in her brain, causing her unimaginable pain. Backbone is for the massive population of sufferers who are eager to be understood and helped, and sends the message that despite the pain, there is a way to a good life.

Members Reviews:

Not well written and poorly edited

I have chronic pain and have been on the lookout for a memoir that deals with the subject. Until this popped up, I really hadn't seen anything. Unfortunately, there's little to recommend this book.

1. Duffy is not a very good writer. It was all telling and no showing; As a result, her assertion (and the quotes of others--she's very fond of little quotes) that words fail/are inadequate when it comes to trying to get another to understand pain were even truer. At least if you write a scene the showing might get the point across. But this was just kind of rambling essay--though good essays do have parts that show rather than just tell.

2. Wow. That editor should be fired. Clearly Duffy wrote these as separate pieces/vignettes. There is SO much repetition. How many times did she say she used to work in an old folks home as if it were the first time she said it? I think at least 10. There were all kinds of instances of this.

3. The structure. As in there is none. The first 15 minutes were ok, and then there was what felt like a lifetime about her son and hockey. About one percent of that endless digression related to her illness and chronic pain.

4. The tone. She's so busy making sure nobody feels sorry for her by trying to be funny, sarcastic, and snarky that I didn't feel much of anything--no empathy, sympathy, and I didn't even relate that much. That's a pretty big miss. Granted, I don't have her illness and type of pain, (she's in much worse shape than I am) but that fact alone shows how lacking the writing is.

She had a couple of interesting things to say that I wish she had delved deeper into, such as how society blames peoples who are sick/in pain as if they brought it on themselves when clearly they didn't. Or her distaste of those who claim something like, "Getting cancer was the best thing that ever happened to me because____________"(fill in the blank).