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Columbia University Press
Language
English
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"This book traces the evolution of our understanding of the heart from the dawn of civilization 15,000 years ago to today. It examines how we humans have evolved our beliefs about the purpose of the heart to try to understand what life forces it contains. Throughout our history, the heart has played an important role for the poet, the philosopher, and the physician. Until modern times, the heart was considered the home of our emotions, thoughts, memories...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
What if a lifesaving medical device causes loss of life along its supply chain? That's the question Katherine E. Standefer finds herself asking one night after being suddenly shocked by her implanted cardiac defibrillator. In this gripping, intimate memoir about health, illness, and the invisible reverberating effects of our medical system, Standefer recounts the astonishing true story of the rare diagnosis that upended her rugged life in the mountains...
Publisher
U.S. News & World Report
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Now in its 30th year, U.S. News' annual guide to U.S. hospitals helps both consumers and medical professionals find the best hospitals and understand the latest trends in healthcare. Created by a team of leading health journalists and healthcare experts, this popular guidebook provides U.S. News' exclusive rankings of the best adult hospitals and children's hospitals for cancer, orthopedics, cardiology, neurology, and other medical specialties. Best...
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Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The year is 2013 and the Greenspans are the envy of Brookline, Massachusetts, an idyllic (and idealistic) suburb west of Boston. Scott Greenspan is a successful physician with his own cardiology practice. His wife, Deb, is a pillar of the community who spends her free time helping resettle refugees. Their daughter, Maya, works at a distinguished New York publishing house and their son, Gideon, is preparing to follow in his father's footsteps.They...
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