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Cambridge University Press The Price of Health
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Cambridge University Press Sickness and the State Health and Illness in Colonial Malaya 18701940
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Cambridge University Press Sir Arthur Newsholme and State Medicine 1885 1935
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Cambridge University Press A Once Charitable Enterprise
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Cambridge University Press Institutions of Confinement
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Cambridge University Press Refugee and Immigrant Health
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Cambridge University Press Decision Making in Health Care
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Cambridge University Press Living and Dying with Cancer
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Cambridge University Press Disease Medicine and Society in England 15501860 Second Edition New Studies in Economic and Social History Series Number 3
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Cambridge University Press Institutions of Confinement
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Cambridge University Press Medical Services and the Hospital in Britain 18601939
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Cambridge University Press Health and Society in Britain since 1939 38 New Studies in Economic and Social History Series Number 38
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Cambridge University Press Health and Society in Britain Since 1939 38 New Studies in Economic and Social History Series Number 38
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Cambridge University Press Medical Services and the Hospital in Britain 18601939 28
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Cambridge University Press Public Health and Social Justice in the Age of
Book SynopsisBy carefully retelling the story of the foundations of public health in industrial revolution Britain not as the triumph of responsible government over urban filth but as a politically savvy choice to undermine the potential of a public medicine to provide a basis for radical criticism of laissez faire capitalism, this book opens the possibility for understanding health as a matter of justice.Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: 'In this splendid scholarly study, Chris Hamlin offers a major reinterpretation of Edwin Chadwick and the public health movement. The consequences of Chadwick's politics are with us to the present day. This is indispensable reading for anyone interested in health and welfare.' The Wellcome Institute for the History of MedicineReview of the hardback: 'Hamlin tells us how public health was 'invented' about 150 years ago, with Chadwick as the key actor, and tells it with such pace and excitement that it is hard to put down. Every educated person should read it: certainly all politicians, doctors, every student of public health and all concerned with international development.' London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineReview of the hardback: 'Christopher Hamlin is among the best and most incisive innovators in nineteenth century environmental, medical and cultural history. In Public Health and Social Justice in the Age of Chadwick, he has produced a re-evaluation which will become seminal. Even more importantly, Hamlin persuades us radically to rethink and redefine what we mean when we talk about 'public health'.' Bill Luckin, University of LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Health as Money; 2. A Political Medicine; 3. Prelude to the Sanitary Report, 1833–1838; 4. The Making of the Sanitary Report, 1839–1842; 5. The Sanitary Report; 6. Chadwick's Evidence: The Local Reports; 7. Sanitation Triumphant: The Health of Towns Commission, 1843–1845; 8. The Politics of Public Health, 1841–1848; 9. Selling Sanitation: the Inspectors and the Local Authorities, 1848-1854; 10. Lost in the Pipes; Conclusion; Bibliography.
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Cambridge University Press Doctors for Democracy Health Professionals in the Nepal Revolution 6 Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology Series Number 6
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Cambridge University Press Zoo Conservation Biology Ecology Biodiversity and Conservation
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Cambridge University Press The Backbone of History
Book SynopsisThis book gathers skeletal evidence on seven basic health indicators, to assess chronic conditions that affected the populations of the West over the past several millennia. As measured by childhood indicators of health, Native Americans were among the healthiest and the least healthy peoples in the Western Hemisphere pre-twentieth century.Trade Review"In this pathbreaking volume... more than 50 scholars (mostly anthropologists) systematically assess the health of North, South, and Central Americans using skeletal remains dating from over 7,000 years ago to the early 20th century.... Highly recommended." --Choice"...this is a significant book that will define the emerging field of macrobioarchaeology for years to come. As such, it is required reading for all scholars interested in the study of long-term trends in human health, not only in the Americas but in the rest of the world as well." American Historical Review"The volume;s contributions to knowledge are wide-ranging and significant." Economic History"With this important volume, based on several years of collaborative effort, Steckel and Rose have made a major contribution to the comparative study of human health and nutrition in the Americas." Journal of Interdisciplinary History"In this pathbreaking volume, the product of a massive NSF-funded project, more than 50 scholars (mostly anthropologists) systematically assess the health of North, South, and Central Americans using skeletal remains dating from over 7,000 years ago to the early 20th century.... Highly recommended." ChoiceTable of ContentsPart I: 1. Introduction; Part II. Methodology: 2. Reconstructing health profiles from skeletal remains Alan H. Goodman and Debra L. Martin; 3. A health index from skeletal remains Richard H. Steckel, Paul W. Sciulli and Jerome C. Rose; 4. Paleodemography of the Americas Robert McCaa; Part III. Euro-Americans and African Americans in North America: 5. The health of the middle class: the St. Thomas Anglican church cemetery project Shelly Saunders, Ann Herring, Larry Sawchuck, Gerry Boyce, Rob Hoppa and Susan Klepp; 6. The poor in the mid-nineteenth century Northeastern United States Rosanne L. Higgins, Michael R. Haines, Lorena Walsh and Joyce E. Sirianni; 7. The effects of nineteenth-century military service on health Paul S. Sledzik and Lars G. Sandberg; 8. The health of slaves and free blacks in the East Ted A. Rathbun and Richard H. Steckel; 9. The quality of African American life in the Southwest near the turn of the twentieth century James Davidson, Jerome Rose, Myron Gutmann, Michael Haines, Keith Condon and Cindy Condon; Part IV. Native Americans in Central America: 10. Social disruption and the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica Rebecca Storey, Lourdes Marquez Morfin and Vernon Smith; 11. Health and nutrition in some Prehispanic Mesoamerican populations related with their way of life Lourdes Marquez Morfin, Robert McCaa, Rebecca Storey and Andres Del Angel; Part V. Native Americans and Euro-Americans in South America: 12. Patterns of health and nutrition in prehistoric and historic Ecuador Douglas H. Ubelaker and Linda A. Newson; 13. Economy, nutrition and disease in Southern, Coastal Brazil Walter Neves and Verônica Wesolowski; Part VI. Native Americans in North America: 14. A biohistory of health and behavior in the Georgia Bight Clark Larsen, Alfred Crosby, et al.; 15. Native Americans of Eastern North America Paul W. Sciulli and James Oberly; 16. Cultural longevity in the face of biological stress Ann L. W. Stodder, Debra L. Martin, Alan H. Goodman and Daniel T. Reff; 17. Health, nutrition, and demographic change in Native California Phillip L. Walker and Russell Thornton; 18. Welfare history on the Great Plains S. Ryan Johansson and Douglas Owsley; Part VII: 19. Patterns of health in the Western Hemisphere Richard H. Steckel and Jerome C. Rose; Part VIII: 20. Conclusions Richard H. Steckel and Jerome C. Rose; Part IX. Epilogue: 21. The body as evidence: the body of evidence George J. Armelagos and Peter J. Brown; 22. Over-specialization and remedies Philip D. Curtin.
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Cambridge University Press Policy and Health
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Cambridge University Press Communication in Medical Care Interaction Between Primary Care Physicians and Patients 20 Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics Series Number 20
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Cambridge University Press Is the Welfare State Justified
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Cambridge University Press Welfare Choice and Solidarity in Transition
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Cambridge University Press Health Policy in a Globalising World
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Cambridge University Press The Escape from Hunger and Premature Death 17002100 Europe America and the Third World 38 Cambridge Studies in Population Economy and Society in Past Time Series Number 38
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Cambridge University Press Living and Dying with Cancer
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Cambridge University Press Measuring Efficiency in Health Care
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Cambridge University Press Is the Welfare State Justified
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Cambridge University Press The Political Economy of the Welfare State in Latin America
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Cambridge University Press Regimes of Inequality
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Cambridge University Press Investor States
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Cambridge University Press Queen Square A History of the National Hospital and its Institute of Neurology
Book SynopsisAs the first neurological hospital in the world, founded in 1859, the National Hospital, Queen Square, and its affiliated Institute of Neurology remain leading neurological centres providing exceptional clinical services, teaching and research. Illustrated by over 100 historical images and much unpublished archival material, this book provides a comprehensive history of the National Hospital, the Institute, and their staff. It relates the ups and downs of the Hospital and Institute in war and peacetime, their financial struggles, many personality conflicts, efforts to remain independent and to maintain neurological dominance, academic and clinical contributions, issues relating to specialisation and subspecialisation and relations between disciplines, and the changing roles of the Hospital and Institute. The history is told from varying perspectives against the backdrop of the evolution of British clinical neuroscience, the special position of London medicine, and the influence of worlTrade Review'Shorvon and Compston … have produced a volume of really exceptional quality. … This book, a model of its kind, may become a landmark in the history of hospital medicine in the UK.' Ralph Ross Russell, Brain'The book traces the history of the NHQS since its inception in 1859 until 1997. It was a voluntary hospital until 1948 when the NHS arrived but remained an independent hospital until it joined the University Hospital London NHS Trust in 1996. Readers might be interested to know that the venerable institution came about because of two philanthropic sisters, Johanna and Louisa Chandler and their brother Edward … In short, this is a fascinating, detailed and scholarly read. It is a beautiful book to hold and look through with plenty of photographs. ' Barbara A. Wilson, Neuropsychological Rehabilitation'The book is well illustrated, including the hospital building at various ages including architectural designs, and, of course, the people … The book is recommended highly as a valuable historical reference, but also for some entertaining reading about the history of neurology, many important neurologists, and the interesting place where they worked.' Mark Hallett, World Neurology'This book describes the story of the National Hospital Queen Square and its medical school and the Institute of Neurology during the period of 1859 to 1997 … This book relates the complex history from a number of difference perspectives … I very much enjoyed reading the excellent book and strongly suggest my colleagues and friends to read it too.' Pedro Ruiz, The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease'… this book is a must-read for anyone who has an interest or background in neurology. The authors and contributors have produced an absorbing clinical, cultural and historical biography of one of the world's great medical institutions-a gargantuan task. The Queen Square lineage indeed remains strong.' Matthew C. Kiernan, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry'Queen Square is a hospital with a unique history and the authors have succeeded in putting together an engaging volume, in which many neurologists and others interested in the history of medicine and particularly neurology will find material worth reading.' Peter J. Koehler, The Lancet NeurologyTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Foundation and making of the National Hospital; 2. Queen Square, the salmon pink and other hospital buildings; 3. Queen Square and Neurology 1860–1902; 4. National Hospital quadrumvirate; 5. Roller-coaster ride and the National Hospital rubs along: 1902–45; 6. Five dominant National Hospital physicians; 7. NYS arrives and the hospital celebrates its centenary: 1946–65; 8. Beyond the walls: British neurology outside Queen Square; 9. Neurosurgery and war neurology at Queen Square; 10. Other clinical specialties at Queen Square; 11. Neuropathology, neuroradiology and neurophysiology at Queen Square; 12. The Medical School and Institute of Neurology; 13. The rise of academic neurology at Queen Square: 1962–97; 14. Change and integration: 1962–97; Appendix 1. Medical and surgical appointees to the National Hospital and/or Institute of Neurology; Appendix 2. Senior administrative appointees at the National Hospital and/or Institute of Neurology; Appendix 3. Physicians – National Hospital Queen Square 1860–1997.
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Cambridge University Press CollaborationBased Approaches
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Cambridge University Press How to Measure Health Outcomes
Book SynopsisIn healthcare today, there is an increasing focus on measuring and improving health outcomes. This short, simple and practical guide provides the steps needed for healthcare professionals to start measuring health outcomes in a way that can improve how care is delivered day-to-day.Trade Review'Supporting people to live their lives to the fullest demands understanding, defining and measuring the health outcomes that matter most to individuals and their families. The book provides an excellent guide to this important journey written by one of the most practically experienced health care professionals in the field.' Christina R. Åkerman, M.D., Ph.D., Exec. MBA, Former President of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM)'A must-read guide for anyone who is looking to start measuring and improving health outcomes. Written by one of the top experts in the field, this book offers practical advice that will help you overcome implementation challenges in different health care settings.' Marcia Makdisse, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, VBHC Green Belt, MSc, Academia VBHC, Brazil'To truly transform health care, we must understand the outcomes that matter to individuals and families and then measure those outcomes to know if we are helping. Kathleen Carberry's How to Measure Health Outcomes provides a critical toolkit for anyone committed to delivering better health for each and for all.' Alice Andrews, Ph.D., Director of Education, Value Institute for Health and Care, The University of Texas at Austin'This handbook is essential for achieving high value health care. Measuring the outcomes that matter to patients enables clinicians to ensure that they achieve their purpose of helping and healing. Prof. Carberry brings deep expertise and offers specific and actionable steps for how to measure what matters to the people you serve.' Elizabeth Teisberg, Ph.D., Professor, Cullen Trust Distinguished University Chair in Value-Based Health Care, University of Texas, Austin'A dog-eared bookmarked version of this guide belongs in the hands of every type of clinician, health care administrator and QI enthusiast. Kathy Carberry's decades of experience and work with the Value Institute provides an invaluable compass on the journey to creating value for patients in any health system.' Shannon Jackson, M.D., FRCPC MSc(HCT), Hematologist and Physician Lead for Value Based Health Care, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, Canada'Anyone getting started in value-based healthcare transformation should read this Guide. It pragmatically addresses the potentially daunting aspects of outcome measurement and empowers practitioners by clearly demystifying and describing each step. Its applicability to various health contexts is particularly useful to both local and international VBHC leaders.' Eva Villalba, M.B.A., M.Sc. Healthcare Transformation, VBHC Green Belt Founder and Principal Associate, Expertise Valeur en Santé, CanadaTable of Contents1. Measuring the outcomes of health care; 2. Why measure outcomes?; 3. Where to start; 4. Identifying outcome measures; 5. Collecting and analyzing outcome data; 6. Scaling outcome measurement; 7. Now the journey begins.
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Cambridge University Press Governance and Leadership
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Cambridge University Press Reducing Overuse
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Cambridge University Press Supply Chain Management
Book SynopsisCreating a well-integrated, resilient, and highly transparent supply chain is central to effective and safe patient care. But managing healthcare supply chains is complex; common challenges include the underuse, overuse, and misuse of health resources. This Element introduces the key principles and definitions of healthcare supply chains. Practical insights into the design and operation of healthcare supply chains are provided. Core characteristics of effective supply chain management such as performance management, systems thinking, and supply chain integration are examined along with the application of specific supply chain design and improvement approaches. Finally, the Element proposes areas that require further development both in research and practice. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
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Cambridge University Press Measurement for Improvement
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Cambridge University Press Fundamentals of Clinical Psychiatry
Book SynopsisA practical handbook providing a succinct overview of the different aspects of mental health disorders, facilitating a solid base knowledge of the field of psychiatry. Offering a systematic, straightforward approach, the book covers the importance and relevance of mental health disorders, their causes, presentation, and the best approaches for their treatment. Written by mental health professionals with a high level of expertise and practical experience in the treatment of patients with mental health issues, the book includes numerous clinical vignettes, bulleted lists, tables, diagrams, and algorithms to facilitate understanding. It covers the important topics across psychiatry, including the psychiatric interview; psychosocial theories and their implications for psychiatry; neurostimulation treatments; the suicidal patient; and dementias, as well as full coverage of the depressive, bipolar, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. Essential reading for medical students, trainees in psychiatry, and other healthcare professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of psychiatry and mental health.
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Cambridge University Press Health Economics
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Cambridge University Press Approaches to Spread ScaleUp and Sustainability
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Cambridge University Press Emergency Department Leadership and Management
Book SynopsisWritten by an international panel of experienced emergency department leaders Emergency Department Leadership and Management is aimed at doctors, nurses and healthcare administrators who want to improve their leadership skills and the quality of care in their emergency departments. It provides a practical, case-based leadership focus.Table of ContentsForeword Gautam G. Bodiwala; Part I. Leadership Principles: 1. Leadership in emergency medicine Robert L. Freitas; 2. Identifying and resolving conflict in the workplace Robert E. Suter and Jennifer R. Johnson; 3. Leading change: an overview of three dominant strategies of change Andrew Schenkel; 4. Building the leadership team Peter Cameron; 5. Establishing the emergency department's role within the hospital Thomas Fleischmann; 6. Strategies for clinical team building: the importance of teams in medicine Matthew M. Rice; Part II. Management Principles: 7. Quality assurance in the emergency department Philip D. Anderson and J. Lawrence Mottley; 8. Emergency department policies and procedures Kirsten Boyd; 9. A framework for optimal emergency department risk management and patient safety Carrie Tibbles and Jock Hoffman; 10. Emergency department staff development Thomas Fleischmann; 11. Costs in emergency departments Matthias Brachmann; 12. Human resource management Mary Leupold; 13. Project management Lee A. Wallis, Leana S. Wen and Sebastian N. Walker; 14. How higher patient, employee and physician satisfaction lead to better outcomes of care Christina Dempsey, Deirdre Mylod and Richard B. Siegrist, Jr; 15. The leader's toolbox: things they didn't teach in nursing or medical school Robert L. Freitas; Part III. Operational Principles: 16. Assessing your needs Manuel Hernandez; 17. Emergency department design Michael P. Pietrzak and James Lennon; 18. Informatics in the emergency department Steven Horng, John D. Halamka and Larry A. Nathanson; 19. Triage systems Shelley Calder and Elke Platz; 20. Staffing models Kirk Jensen, Dan Kirkpatrick and Thom Mayer; 21. Emergency department practice guidelines and clinical pathways Jonathan A. Edlow; 22. Observation units Christopher W. Baugh and J. Stephen Bohan; 23. Optimizing patient flow through the emergency department Kirk Jensen and Jody Crane; 24. Emergency department overcrowding Venkataraman Anantharaman and Puneet Seth; 25. Practice management models in emergency medicine Robert E. Suter and Chet Schrader; 26. Emergency nursing Shelley Calder and Kirsten Boyd; Part IV. Special Topics: 27. Disaster operations management David Callaway; 28. Working with the media Peter Brown; 29. Special teams in the emergency department David Smith and Nadeem Qureshi; 30. Interacting with prehospital systems Scott B. Murray; 31. Emergency medicine in basic medical education Julie Welch and Cherri Hobgood; 32. Emergency department outreach Meaghan Cussen; 33. Planning for diversity Tasnim Khan; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Unnatural History
Book SynopsisIn the early nineteenth century in the United States, cancer in the breast was a rare disease. Now it seems that breast cancer is everywhere. Written by a medical historian who is also a doctor, Unnatural History tells how and why this happened.Trade Review"Providing extensive research and case histories, including that of author and environmentalist Rachel Carson, Aronowitz presents his findings here to a national audience." - Library Journal"From the perspective of a physician who is also a trained historian and social scientist, and a gifted narrator, Robert Aronowitz has written an illuminating and moving account of what has, and has not changed in the knowledge and understanding of breast cancer, its diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention, and in its lived experience in American society over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Drawing principally on rich case studies of women with breast cancer, and the clinical records and correspondence of physicians who have been pathmakers in this field of medicine, he vividly demonstrates the entwined influence of scientific, technological, social, and cultural factors on this history. He does it in a way that not only provides first-hand insights into the attitudes and values of patients afflicted with breast cancer, their suffering and decision-making, but of their doctors and families as well." - Renée C. Fox, PhD, Annenberg Professor Emerita of the Social Sciences, University of Pennsylvania"A fascinating and thought-provoking study of the clinical experience of breast cancer patients and their physicians. Through an imaginative reconstruction of that experience, Aronowitz shows how culture -- in terms of values and medical ideas and practices -- has changed over the past two centuries, while shaping the perceived choices of both doctor and patient. The author wants us to think critically and circumstantially about how we evaluate risk and he succeeds admirably; this is an outstanding contribution to our understanding of medicine past and present." - Charles Rosenberg"Fear, risk, and the biology of disease are all critical actors in Robert Aronowitz’s path breaking new assessment of breast cancer in American society, Unnatural History. He brilliantly demonstrates how the experience of disease cannot be “resected” from time, place, and culture. Patients, clinicians, and historians will greatly benefit from his insight and compassion." - Allan M. Brandt, Kass Professor of the History of Medicine, Harvard University"The evolution of medicine's understanding of the biology and natural history of breast cancer as well as societal attitudes toward its detection, prevention, and treatment is a fascinating story. Dr. Aronowitz's erudite and relatively unapologetic and honest account of how 'the more things change, the more they stay the same' offers a sobering testament of how this story has unfolded over the past 2 centuries. It reflects the frustration of trying to drive at night without headlights (i.e., managing breast cancer in the 1800s, without sufficient understanding of the biology of the disease), and the delicate dance between physician and patient with respect to managing this disease during a time of growing, but often conflicting data. Both those involved in the care of breast cancer patients, and patients and their families should find the journey that Dr. Aronowitz's book takes them on to be most illuminating." - Andrew D. Seidman, MD, Attending Physician, Breast Cancer Medicine Service Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center"Dr. Aronowitz has written a compelling and rich history, so much so that a review can barely skim the highlights. In addition, he wants us to think critically about risk evaluation. Aronowitz hopes that knowledge of this history will help clinicians and patients respond more thoughtfully to the challenges presented by the many options we have for confronting breast cancer." - Shelf Awareness, Marilyn Dahl"In his new book, Unnatural History, Robert Aronowitz, a clinician and historian of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania looks at how breast cancer was understood and experienced in the USA from the early 19th century to the present." -Alison Bateman-House, Lancet Oncology"Unnatural History traces how breast cancer was transformed over the last two centuries from an object of fear, dealt with privately and in isolation, to a matter of enormous individual and collective concern. Robert A. Aronowitz, who is a clinician as well as a historian, draws on lively personal anecdotes as well as more standard archival sources to produce an account with both historical sweep and analytic depth." -Samantha J. King, Journal of American History"...a superb book..." -James S. Olson, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History"Breast cancer has a singular history, but the approach of this author would serve analyses well as we expand our historical view from the individual to culture and society." -Linda E. Sabin, Nursing History Review"[Its] ability to balance physicians' accounts with patients' stories and experiences is the main strength of this book. Aronowitz skillfully finds a middle ground between hagiography and demonization of leading cancer surgeons and researchers." journal of social history, Heather Munro Prescott, Central Connecticut State UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Cancer in the breast, 1813; 3. Pessimism and promise; 4. Taking responsibility for cancer; 5. Living at risk; 6. 'Do not delay': the war against time; 7. 'Prophets of doom': skeptics of the cancer establishment at mid-century; 8. Balancing hope, trust, and truth: Rachel Carson; 9. The rise of surveillance; 10. Crisis in prevention; 11. Breast cancer risk: 'waiting for the axe to fall'.
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Cambridge University Press The Business of Healthcare Innovation
Book SynopsisThis updated third edition offers a comprehensive and comparative analysis of the technologies fueling the major life-enhancing improvements in healthcare globally, including the ingredients for their successful development and commercialisation. Based on solid research, it focuses on practical business strategy issues for executives and students.Trade Review'Understanding the dynamics of the medical device industry has been extremely important to me. Perhaps more than in any other sector, future medical devices, and the promises they hold for real solutions, represent the true intersection of high technology and health care. The information in this book provides a great understanding of this complex industry - the challenges of creating, improving, distributing and competing in this space. The materials included in this book provide an excellent foundation for anyone looking to solve healthcare problems with the incredible technology available today. I highly recommend it.' Kevin R. Sayer, President and CEO, Dexcom, Inc.'Anyone interested in the healthcare field, absolutely needs to read this book. The perspective across all aspects of our industry gives the reader a unique understanding of how it all fits together. As I read the book I felt like I was reliving my over 40 years in the industry. A must read for all of us in a company, building a company, or investing who are committed to making a difference for patients.' Mark Levin, Co-Founder and Partner, Third Rock Ventures'We are in the midst of a revolution that is transforming the pharma and biotech sectors, their strategies, business models, and revenue models. This revolution is breaking down the barriers between these two sectors, relabeling them both as 'life sciences', and calling for new models of discovery and commercialization. This new edition, written by industry experts, chronicles these changes to provide unique insights and learnings, and identifies the skill sets needed to help lead these sectors through revolutionary times.' John Maraganore, CEO, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals'This is an important and opportune time to study and understand the medical technology sector of the healthcare market. This book does an excellent job of simplifying this complicated subject into its unique elements, analyzing each in a clear, direct style that illuminates the key issues facing this rapidly changing industry. The discussion of the sources of, impediments to and changing attitude toward device innovation and regulation are particularly welcome. I recommend this astute analysis to healthcare executives, policymakers, investors, innovators and anyone else who wants to understand the critical importance and future direction of the medical technology industry and its innovation for patients around the world.' Michael Mussallem, Chairman and CEO, Edwards Life SciencesTable of Contents1. Product suppliers in the health care value chain Lawton Robert Burns; 2. The pharmaceutical sector Richard T. Evans and Scott Hinds; 3. The biotechnology sector – therapeutics Cary G. Pfeffer; 4. New venture creation in biotechnology Jason Rhodes and Lawton Robert Burns; 5. The medical device sector Kurt H. Kruger and Max A. Kruger; 6. Financing medtech innovation Justin Klein; 7. The healthcare information technology sector Adam C. Powell and John Glaser.
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Cambridge University Press The Clinicians Guide to Cognitive and Behavioural
Book SynopsisBased on Dr Colin Espie''s 45 years of clinical and research experience, this expert manual for clinicians and healthcare professionals shows how best to assess insomnia and deliver effective treatment in everyday practice using cognitive and behavioural therapeutics (CBTx). The book provides in-depth background on the importance of sleep, the interactions between sleep and health, what insomnia is, and insomnia''s negative impact on patients. Using detailed examples, metaphors, and practical guidance, it provides clear instructions on the evaluation of sleep complaints and on the why and how of selecting and providing a specific CBTx to suit the presenting patient. Delving beyond treating patients at the individual level, the book also considers how to develop an effective and efficient insomnia service at population scale.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Right to Try How the Federal Government
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Put Your Best Face Forward The Ultimate Guide to
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Viral
Book SynopsisChan and Ridley write with an urgency...that inspires gripping depictions of what viruses are, how infectious-disease laboratories work and wonderfully lucid descriptions of bats. . . . They powerfully recount how dangerous pathogens can both leak from a lab and emerge in nature. (New York Times Book Review) Understanding how Covid-19 started is crucial for the future of humankind. Viral is the most incisive and authoritative book about the search for the source of the virus.A new virus descended on the human species in 2019 wreaking unprecedented havoc. Finding out where it came from and how it first jumped into people is an urgent priority, but early expectations that this would prove an easy question to answer have been dashed. Nearly two years into the pandemic, the crucial mystery of the origin of SARS-CoV-2 is not only unresolved but has deepened. In this uniquely insightful book, a scientist an
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sickening
Book SynopsisThe inside story of how Big Pharma’s relentless pursuit of ever-higher profits corrupts medical knowledge—misleading doctors, misdirecting American health care, and harming our health.The United States spends an excess $1.5 trillion annually on health care compared to other wealthy countries—yet the amount of time that Americans live in good health ranks a lowly 68th in the world. At the heart of the problem is Big Pharma, which funds most clinical trials and therefore controls the research agenda, withholds the real data from those trials as corporate secrets, and shapes most of the information relied upon by health care professionals.In this no-holds-barred exposé, Dr. John Abramson—one of the foremost experts on the drug industry’s deceptive tactics—combines patient stories with what he learned during many years of serving as an expert in national drug litigation to reveal the tangled web of financial in
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