Author : Robin Myers
Publisher :
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 12,17 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Leading scholars from different specialities provide glimpses of the interaction betwen science, medicine and the culture of print, and reveal the medical hazards that constantly threatened the health and safety of London printers from the 15th to the 19th century.
Author : Elizabeth Lane Furdell
Publisher : University Rochester Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,88 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9781580461191
An investigation of the role which the English book trade played in an important transitional period in early modern medicine.
Author : Gary Null
Publisher : Axios Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 21,70 MB
Release : 2011-10
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781607660064
"Cites published research demonstrating that the American medicine system is the leading cause of death and injury in the US." -- P. [4] of cover.
Author : Stefan Timmermans
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 19,37 MB
Release : 2008-11-15
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 0226804003
As elected coroners came to be replaced by medical examiners with scientific training, the American public became fascinated with their work. From the grisly investigations showcased on highly rated television shows like C.S.I. to the bestselling mysteries that revolve around forensic science, medical examiners have never been so visible—or compelling. They, and they alone, solve the riddle of suspicious death and the existential questions that come with it. Why did someone die? Could it have been prevented? Should someone be held accountable? What are the implications of ruling a death a suicide, a homicide, or an accident? Can medical examiners unmask the perfect crime? Postmortem goes deep inside the world of medical examiners to uncover the intricate web of pathological, social, legal, and moral issues in which they operate. Stefan Timmermans spent years in a medical examiner’s office, following cases, interviewing examiners, and watching autopsies. While he relates fascinating cases here, he is also more broadly interested in the cultural authority and responsibilities that come with being a medical examiner. Although these professionals attempt to remain objective, medical examiners are nonetheless responsible for evaluating subtle human intentions. Consequently, they may end—or start—criminal investigations, issue public health alerts, and even cause financial gain or harm to survivors. How medical examiners speak to the living on behalf of the dead, is Timmermans’s subject, revealed here in the day-to-day lives of the examiners themselves.
Author : James Raven
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 37,8 MB
Release : 2007-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0300122616
In 1450 very few English men or women were personally familiar with a book; by 1850, the great majority of people daily encountered books, magazines, or newspapers. This book explores the history of this fundamental transformation, from the arrival of the printing press to the coming of steam. James Raven presents a lively and original account of the English book trade and the printers, booksellers, and entrepreneurs who promoted its development. Viewing print and book culture through the lens of commerce, Raven offers a new interpretation of the genesis of literature and literary commerce in England. He draws on extensive archival sources to reconstruct the successes and failures of those involved in the book trade—a cast of heroes and heroines, villains, and rogues. And, through groundbreaking investigations of neglected aspects of book-trade history, Raven thoroughly revises our understanding of the massive popularization of the book and the dramatic expansion of its markets over the centuries.
Author : National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 20,43 MB
Release : 2021-12-02
Category :
ISBN : 9780309684736
Author : Mary Roach
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 10,11 MB
Release : 2004-04-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0393324826
A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility.
Author : Dept. of Special Collections of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 10,53 MB
Release : 2002-03-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781402002373
The Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries records articles of scholarly value that relate to the history of the printed book, to the history of arts, crafts, techniques and equipment, and of the economic, social and cultural environment involved in their production, distribution, conservation and description.
Author : Sheri Fink
Publisher : Crown
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 45,18 MB
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0307718980
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The award-winning book that inspired an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ • A landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina—and the suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice—from a Pulitzer Prize–winning physician and reporter “An amazing tale, as inexorable as a Greek tragedy and as gripping as a whodunit.”—Dallas Morning News After Hurricane Katrina struck and power failed, amid rising floodwaters and heat, exhausted staff at Memorial Medical Center designated certain patients last for rescue. Months later, a doctor and two nurses were arrested and accused of injecting some of those patients with life-ending drugs. Five Days at Memorial, the culmination of six years of reporting by Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink, unspools the mystery, bringing us inside a hospital fighting for its life and into the most charged questions in health care: which patients should be prioritized, and can health care professionals ever be excused for hastening death? Transforming our understanding of human nature in crisis, Five Days at Memorial exposes the hidden dilemmas of end-of-life care and reveals how ill-prepared we are for large-scale disasters—and how we can do better. ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, Entertainment Weekly, Christian Science Monitor, Kansas City Star WINNER: National Book Critics Circle Award, J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Ridenhour Book Prize, American Medical Writers Association Medical Book Award, National Association of Science Writers Science in Society Award
Author : Atul Gawande
Publisher : Metropolitan Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 31,23 MB
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1627790551
#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 ending Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming birth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the inevitable condition of aging and death, the goals of medicine seem too frequently to run counter to the interest of the human spirit. Nursing homes, preoccupied with safety, pin patients into railed beds and wheelchairs. Hospitals isolate the dying, checking for vital signs long after the goals of cure have become moot. Doctors, committed to extending life, continue to carry out devastating procedures that in the end extend suffering. Gawande, a practicing surgeon, addresses his profession's ultimate limitation, arguing that quality of life is the desired goal for patients and families. Gawande offers examples of freer, more socially fulfilling models for assisting the infirm and dependent elderly, and he explores the varieties of hospice care to demonstrate that a person's last weeks or months may be rich and dignified. Full of eye-opening research and riveting storytelling, Being Mortal asserts that medicine can comfort and enhance our experience even to the end, providing not only a good life but also a good end.
