Ethics

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476784847Author MukherjeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Simon & Schuster/ TedPublisher Simon & Schuster/ Ted

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age 2008.Book InformationISBN 9780307381279Author Howard DullyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Random House...

A CRITICAL NEW APPROACH FOR LEARNING AND THRIVING IN A FIELD OF CHANGE The scope and responsibilities of today's genetic counselors exceed the reasonable capacity of any one educational resource. While the field's first-year curriculum may be...

Abortion is now recognised as primarily a medical issue, rather than one of political and social importance; its regulation determined by the authority of doctors and other medical professionals. In the first comprehensive historical study of the...

Shocking new insider information that shows what really happened in Wuhan, China, at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak and in the ensuing cover-up.The day that Dr. Andrew G. Huff left his senior scientist and vice president role at EcoHealth Alliance...

Public health has never been more important, or more controversial. What states do, and fail to do, makes a significant difference to the lives we are able to lead. Putting public health first would allow improvements to the health of everyone,...

Providing readers with the confidence needed to debate key issues in bioethics, this introductory text clearly explains bioethical theories and their philosophical foundations. Over 250 activities introduce topics for personal reflection, and discussion...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807087497Author Danielle Ofri, M.D.Format PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

A 30-year-old Polish lady is admitted in labour. This is her first pregnancy and she is full term. She is in a lot of pain, her liquor is stained with meconium and the trace of her baby's heart is classified as pathological. Her grasp of English is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955917721Author Janine RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint IMPACT Investigative Media ProductionsPublisher IMPWeight(grams) 451gDimensions(mm)...

What if the work of a nurse, physio, or homecare worker was designated an art, so that the qualities of the experiences they create became understood as aesthetic qualities? What if the interactions created by artists, directors, dancers, or workshop...

Alzheimer's is swiftly on the rise: it is estimated that every 67 seconds, someone develops the disease. For many, the words 'Alzheimer's disease' or 'dementia' immediately denote severe mental loss and, perhaps, madness. Indeed, the vast majority of...

How Doctors Think defines the nature and importance of clinical judgment. Although physicians make use of science, this book argues that medicine is not itself a science but rather an interpretive practice that relies on clinical reasoning. A physician...

Longlisted for the Andrew 2024 Carnegie Medal for Non-Fiction The shocking, never-before-told story of America's thalidomide victims In Germany on Christmas Day 1956 a baby girl was born without ears. She...

Over the past half-century, the social terrain of health and illness has been transformed. What were once considered normal human events and common human problems-birth, aging, menopause, alcoholism, and obesity-are now viewed as medical conditions. For...

"An original, compelling, and provocative exploration of ethical issues in our society, with thoughtful and balanced commentary. I have not seen anything like it." -Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's Dreams Drawing upon the author's two decades...

Medical interventions have become the third leading cause of death in America, killing more Americans each year than diabetes, murders, car accidents and AIDS combined. In THE DANGER WITHIN US, award-winning journalist Jeanne Lenzer brings this...

Health Care Professionalism at a Glance offers accessible coverage of an increasingly important aspect of medical and health professional education. This concise text includes how to identify and develop professional behaviours, how they are assessed,...

The timeless human desire to be more beautiful, intelligent, healthy, athletic, or young has given rise in our time to technologies of human enhancement. Athletes use drugs to increase their strength or stamina; cosmetic surgery is widely used to improve...

In 1883, Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, coined the word "eugenics" to express his dream of perfecting the human race by applying the laws of genetic heredity. Adapting Darwin's theory of evolution to human society, eugenics soon became a...

In this book Gadamer discusses the transformations in human self-understanding, focusing on the achievements of modern medicine.Reviews"The Enigma of Health is a thoroughly wise book and should be compulsory reading for anyone with a direct or passing,...

In a world that too often marginalizes people based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, body size, or disability, medicine can often be no different. Far from "doing no harm," it treats some patients unfairly, leading to detrimental effects...

Robert Veatch is one of the founding fathers of contemporary bioethics. In Patient, Heal Thyself, he sheds light on a fundamental change sweeping through the American health care system, a change that puts the patient in charge of treatment to an...

Despite a growing consensus that effective palliative care should be a core element in the treatment of all terminally ill patients, challenging questions remain about the physician's role in helping suffering patients end their lives. Physician-assisted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648124221Author Michael RobertsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 354Imprint Ubiquity Press (Uts Epress)Publisher Ubiquity Press (Uts Epress)Weight(grams) 635g

The first authoritative and comprehensive survey of the origins and current state of transhumanist thinking The rapid pace of emerging technologies is playing an increasingly important role in overcoming fundamental human limitations. Featuring core...

This timely and definitive book examines the nature, scope and proper place of the Nuremberg Code in medical research. Nuremberg has not only played a pivotal role in the ethics and law of human experimentation, it is also a seminal event in the history...

This is a comprehensive discussion of the ethical issues involved in informing patients on their rights and participation in medical research and treatment. With 30 chapters contributed by internationally recognised medical ethicists, Informed Consent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955917752Author Janine RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint IMPACT Investigative Media ProductionsPublisher IMPWeight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm)...

This is the story of one man's fight against a multibillion dollar colossus. A man who stood up for what was right, whatever the cost. The brilliant young forensic pathologist had no idea that the body on the slab in front of him would change his life,...

Undercover Epicenter Nurse blows the lid off the COVID-19 pandemicWhat would you do if you discovered that the media and the government were lying to us all? And that millions of people were dying because of it?Combat veteran and nurse Erin Olszewski's...

Good Medical Practice: Professionalism, Ethics and Law brings together information that is central to the professional, ethical and legal requirements of being a doctor. It covers a core curriculum for medical students, doctors in training and...

Are we a more accepting society than ever before? Is there no longer a them and us division between the disabled and everybody else? The Politics of Down Syndrome looks at how we got to where we are today, from the racist roots of its identification to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781118770740Author Udo SchuklenkFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher John Wiley & Sons IncWeight(grams) 666g

"A rewarding read for anyone who wants to know the unvarnished truth about how science really gets done." - Financial TimesAmerican taxpayers spend $30 billion annually funding biomedical research, but over half of these studies can't be replicated due...

"Urgent, alarming, riveting, and essential." -Ibram X. Kendi Carte Blanche is the alarming tale of how the right of Americans to say "no" to risky medical research is being violated. Patients' right to give or withhold consent is supposed to be...

Are your exams coming up?; Are you drowning in textbooks and lecture notes and wondering where to begin? Take the FASTtrack route to successful revision for your examinations. FASTtrack provides the ultimate lecture notes and is a must-have for all...

In a single convenient resource, this revised and updated edition of a classic text organizes and presents clearly the documents of the Catholic Church pertaining to medical ethics. Introductory chapters provide the context for interpreting the Church's...

To what extent should we use technology to try to make better human beings? Because of the remarkable advances in biomedical science, we must now find an answer to this question. Human enhancement aims to increase human capacities above normal levels...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802866936Author Robert SpaemannFormat PaperbackPage Count 69Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing...