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The Lost Art of Healing
Dr. Bernard Lown offers a new paradigm--medicine with a human face, in which the art of healing is as important as the mastery of medical techniques. This is his passionate call for a renewal in the social contract of doctoring. Dr. Lown is professor emeritus of cardiology at Harvard Medical School and senior physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He is co-founder of Physicians Against Nuclear War and accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of that organization in 1985.
Prescription for Survival
“How close we came to extinction, and it is forgotten now.” So begins Nobel Prize-winner Bernard Lown’s story of his fight against the nuclear symptom of what he calls “the disease of militarism.” It is still active and highly contagious, as witnessed by events in Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, and all too many other places. And it can only be stopped, as this extraordinary memoir vividly demonstrates, by concerned citizens working together. In 1981, brimming with anxiety about the escalating nuclear confrontation with the Russians, Lown launched a USA-USSR antinuclear movement with Soviet cardiologist Evgeni Chazov: The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPP...
Health Care Revolt
The U.S. does not have a health system. Instead we have market for health-related goods and services, a market in which the few profit from the public’s ill-health. Health Care Revolt looks around the world for examples of health care systems that are effective and affordable, pictures such a system for the U.S., and creates a practical playbook for a political revolution in health care that will allow the nation to protect health while strengthening democracy. Dr. Fine writes with the wisdom of a clinician, the savvy of a state public health commissioner, the precision of a scholar, and the energy and commitment of a community organizer.
Scales to Scalpels
A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
When Doctors Don't Listen
Discusses how to avoid harmful medical mistakes, offering advice on such topics as working with a busy doctor, communicating the full story of an illness, evaluating test risks, and obtaining a working diagnosis.
Concierge Medicine
At a time when Americans are debating the pros and cons of recent health care reforms, Concierge Medicine offers an alternative to save primary care medicine. Here, the author outlines an increasingly popular, though controversial, system that offers a high level of care to patients who still need and value a relationship with their personal physician. Dr. Knope introduces concierge medicine, which encourages patients to contract directly with physicians for personalized care that is not determined by insurance coverage but rather by the patient and doctor together. For those considering an individualized health care model that can be more affordable, cost effective and straightforward, Dr. Knope offers practical advice for finding, interviewing, and contracting with a concierge doctor.
Void where Prohibited
Although federal and state regulations require employers to provide toilets, government agencies, incredibly, do not require employers to permit workers to use them. Marc Linder, a labor lawyer and political economist, and Ingrid Nygaard, a physician specializing in urogynecology, place this regulatory breakdown in the wider context of the history of labor-management struggles over rest periods. They emphasize the physiological consequences that workers suffer when they are not allowed to interrupt work to rest or urinate. Linder and Nygaard explain how protective rest period legislation has shrunk over time. Ironically, because most statutes singled out women for rest breaks, they were invalidated by Title VII's ban on sex discrimination. The authors explain other countries' regulations and conclude with a recommendation for legislation to mandate rest and bathroom breaks for all workers.
Your Doctor Can't Make You Healthy
MOST PEOPLE KILL THEMSELVES...knowingly or unknowingly. They are seduced into believing that doctors and scientists can always fix their medical problems, and the medical community at large has encourage the belief that there will be "a pill for every ill." INTELLIGENT PEOPLE KNOW BETTER. It is time to stop chasing after quick fixes and take a serious look at the evidence. The diseases that kill 70 percent of Americans--cardiovascular diseases (heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, type II diabetes, and some cancers--are preventable, controllable, and sometimes reversible by changing the way we eat and live. While we should salute all medical and scientific research and recognize the r...
Comrades in Health
Since the early twentieth century, politically engaged and socially committed U.S. health professionals have worked in solidarity with progressive movements around the world. Often with roots in social medicine, political activism, and international socialism, these doctors, nurses, and other health workers became comrades who joined forces with people struggling for social justice, equity, and the right to health. Anne-Emanuelle Birn and Theodore M. Brown bring together a group of professionals and activists whose lives have been dedicated to health internationalism. By presenting a combination of historical accounts and first-hand reflections, this collection of essays aims to draw attention to the longstanding international activities of the American health left and the lessons they brought home. The involvement of these progressive U.S. health professionals is presented against the background of foreign and domestic policy, social movements, and global politics.
She Walked for All of Us
America has been at war in Vietnam for almost six years. The death toll is rising, both for the U.S., and for the "enemy." Louise Bruyn had enough! It was time to do something. What could one woman do that would make Congress take notice of her protest? She decided to walk-from her home in Newton,Massachusetts to Washington, D.C. to make her point. Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy and Representative Robert Drinan met her on the Capitol steps. What a point she made! People all over the country rallied to support her. Finally, someone was saying what so many citizens wanted to, and had no idea how to, say-"Stop this War!" This is her diary, day-by-day, detailing her struggles with fear, her encounters with people along the way, and the many wonderful people who opened their homes, encouraged her, and helped her on her way. --Back cover.
