Medical - Health Policy

A gripping investigation into the Covid-19 pandemic's lasting effects on our bodies, systems, and trust in science.The Covid-19 pandemic may have faded from headlines, but its shadow remains. In After Covid, award-winning journalist Jason Gale delivers a gripping, deeply researched account of a crisis...

A New York Times bestseller - A Washington Post Notable Book - Named a Best Book of the Year by The Wall Street Journal and NPR "This book will serve as the definitive guide to the past and future of health care in America."--Siddhartha...

Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, and Chicago Tribune, now in paperback with a new reading group guide Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury, and disease...

#1 New York Times Bestseller In Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its endingMedicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease...

In Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable....

A myth-shattering look at drug abuse and addiction treatment, based on cutting-edge researchAddiction is a preventable, treatable disease, not a moral failing. As with other illnesses, the approaches most likely to work are based on science -- not on faith, tradition, contrition, or wishful...

As Seen on The Joe Rogan Experience Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, a Houston-based otolaryngologist, chronicles her contentious battle against medical institutions and her passionate advocacy for early COVID-19 treatments and healthcare transparency. If there's one COVID book you need to read, this is it....

Victoria Sweet's new book, SLOW MEDICINE, is on sale now! For readers of Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air, a medical "page-turner" that traces one doctor's "remarkable journey to the essence of medicine" (The San Francisco Chronicle). San Francisco's Laguna Honda Hospital is the...

An urgent, data-driven framework for understanding--and repairing--America's fractured social fabric, written by the progressive leader, public health expert, and host of Crooked Media's America Dissected.In Healing Politics, epidemiologist and public health leader Dr. Abdul El-Sayed diagnoses the underlying driver of modern political polarization. It...

A bold vision for reimagining harmful public policies through prevention.Public policies in the United States are built on certain assumptions: that long-term prison sentences deter crime, that corporate profits benefit everyone, that police are the best way to ensure safety, and that meritocracy ensures...

A paradigm-shifting exploration of the politics of health around the world, by an award-winning scientist"Zaman's optimism . . . is welcome. . . . His sense of urgency is irresistible." --The Wall Street Journal on Muhammad H. Zaman's The Biography of ResistanceSince the dawn...

How misinformation erodes public health--and how new media innovations can help create healthier communities.The erosion of local news, the polarization of national media, and the rising flood of misinformation continue to jeopardize public health and trust. In Information Sick, Joanne Kenen, Lymari Morales, and...

Enjoy access to the companion podcast series Conversations About Health Care Delivery in the United States! Newly revised and significantly updated, Jonas and Kovner's Health Care Delivery in the United States, 13th Edition continues to be a highly acclaimed and trusted resource covering all...

"The best book I've read on understanding all of the Medicare options and how Medicare intersects with other health insurance options." --Wade Pfau, Professor of Retirement Income at The American College Includes the Most Up-to-Date Information for 2026-2027 Confused by Medicare? Get answers from...

In this collection of nineteen unforgettable essays, Dr. Selzer describes unsparingly the surgeon's art. Both moving and perversely funny, Mortal Lessons is an established classic that considers not only the workings and misworkings of the human body but also the meaning of life and...

A powerful call to reform how we screen for the deadliest cancer, proving that early detection can save lives long before symptoms begin. She was forty-four, the picture of health -- a devoted mother of four, a daily runner, a kale enthusiast who never...

Smarter Healthcare with AI takes readers on an insightful journey into the future of medicine. Drawing from his extensive experience in military medicine, Dr. Tetteh explores how artificial intelligence can revolutionize healthcare through medical imaging, health records analysis, and suicide prevention.Author: Hassan A. TettehPublisher:...

Winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel Prize An NPR Best Book of 2017 "[Teeth is] . . . more than an exploration of a two-tiered system--it is a call for sweeping, radical change."--New York Times Book Review "Show me your teeth," the great...

A doctor on the front lines of hospital care illuminates one of the most important and controversial social issues of our time. It is harder to die in this country than ever before. Though the vast majority of Americans would prefer to die at...

Discover the Revolution That Will Transform American HealthcareWhat if the battle for healthcare reform has been misdirected all along? What if doctors and patients aren't adversaries, but allies fighting a common enemy?In The Healthcare Heist, Jordan Grumet, MD, exposes the uncomfortable truth: America's healthcare...