The Healthcare Appointment Playbook: Understanding the System to Get the Care You Deserve by Barbara Alif Doran is a guide that helps readers take an active role in their healthcare. Drawing on more than two decades of clinical practice, Doran explains how today’s healthcare system...

While Michael's communication was complicated by autism and a hearing disability, he excelled at pattern recognition and art, his interests often gravitating toward science. Michael's drawing skills and keen visual observation helped unlock his mind. Occasionally, he would discover a talent for something - such...

A Promise of Rest: Stories from the Commonplace by Ron Lands is a collection of vignettes that offers insight into the lives of patients with terminal illnesses, particularly those with cancer. Drawing on his extensive experience as an oncologist and palliative care physician, Lands crafts...

Many things make us fearful to the point that fear becomes an everyday experience. This fear is becoming embedded in our lives. Noise from news headlines, regularity of crises, warnings about the end of the world, and general doom and gloom are spelled out by...

In Fat Chance, negotiations are underway to settle a large class action lawsuit between American Home Products, the manufacturer of the weight loss drug Fen-phen, and those who took the drug and either suffered heart damage from the product or were likely to develop future...

Working in Healthcare Hell: The Current Environment and Strategies for Success by Dr John R Simmons, DO, MBA, with contributions from Becky Simmons, answers the question: What does it feel like to work in the healthcare industry? The answer brings readers the authors’ decades of...

Lynn was 39 years old when she met Tony at the swimming pool at Columbia University in New York City. Tony was 29 at the time and was going through a divorce, but they clicked and got married three years later. Life went well for...

Psychiatry has become increasingly complex, potentially creating a barrier between the patient and the healthcare practitioner. Dr. Emil Šabanović sets out to clarify matters by providing fresh perspectives in The Tree of Symptoms. The resulting insights will assist medical professionals in communicating with their patients...

Adjusted Reality by Sherry McAllister is a well-written book that shows readers how to reimagine their health and make decisions that benefit their whole being rather than focusing only on symptoms or a part of their being. Sherry begins by clarifying the myths, misconceptions, and...

From Vision to Vitality: Building Transformative Healthcare Organizations by Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg aims to assist management in improving the healthcare system for patients and creating a supportive, growth-oriented environment for medical staff. After serving as chief of surgery, Rosenberg transitioned to become the hospital's CEO....