Medicine Book Summaries

The Ghost Map Summary
The Ghost Map
The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemicβ€”and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
by Steven Johnson 2006 299 pages
3.89
54.8K ratings
History
Science
Medicine
World Without Cancer Summary
World Without Cancer
The Story of Vitamin B17
by G. Edward Griffin 1974 368 pages
4.29
457 ratings
Health
Medicine
Science
Sugar Crush Summary
Sugar Crush
How to Reduce Inflammation, Reverse Nerve Damage, and Reclaim Good Health
by Richard P. Jacoby 2015 256 pages
3.75
1.1K ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
10% Human Summary
10% Human
How Your Body's Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness
by Alanna Collen 2015 336 pages
4.37
3.9K ratings
Science
Health
Biology
I Contain Multitudes Summary
I Contain Multitudes
The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
by Ed Yong 2016 368 pages
4.18
29.7K ratings
Science
Biology
Health
Your Brain, Explained Summary
Your Brain, Explained
What Neuroscience Reveals About Your Brain and its Quirks
by Marc Dingman 2019 256 pages
4.16
588 ratings
Neuroscience
Science
Psychology
Spontaneous Healing Summary
Spontaneous Healing
by Andrew Weil 2011 384 pages
4.07
6.4K ratings
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
The Laws of Medicine Summary
The Laws of Medicine
Field Notes from an Uncertain Science
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2015 70 pages
4.06
5.0K ratings
Medicine
Science
Medical
Identically Different Summary
Identically Different
Why You Can Change Your Genes
by Tim Spector 2012 338 pages
3.75
432 ratings
Science
Health
Biology
Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You! A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You Summary
Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You! A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You
by Sonja Schwartzbach 2017 184 pages
3.73
1.6K ratings
Medical
Nursing
Health
The Sober Truth Summary
The Sober Truth
Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry
by Lance Dodes 2014 192 pages
3.91
590 ratings
Psychology
Science
Health
Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth Summary
Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth
by Peter Kelder 1998 106 pages
3.95
1.5K ratings
Health
Spirituality
Self Help
Hallucinations Summary
Hallucinations
by Oliver Sacks 2012 326 pages
3.93
24.6K ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Summary
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
A Journey into the Heartland of Psychiatry
by Nathan Filer 2019
4.28
2.3K ratings
Mental Health
Psychology
Science
Gut and Physiology Syndrome Summary
Gut and Physiology Syndrome
Natural Treatment for Allergies, Autoimmune Illness, Arthritis, Gut Problems, Fatigue, Hormonal Problems, Neurological Disease and More
by Natasha Campbell-McBride 2020 534 pages
4.50
200 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
The Anatomy of Hope Summary
The Anatomy of Hope
How People Prevail in the Face of Illness
by Jerome Groopman 2003 272 pages
4.03
2.1K ratings
Medicine
Medical
Health
The Dental Diet Summary
The Dental Diet
The Surprising Link between Your Teeth, Real Food, and Life-Changing Natural Health
by Steven Lin 2018 344 pages
4.18
859 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
Your Body in Balance Summary
Your Body in Balance
The New Science of Food, Hormones, and Health
by Neal D. Barnard 2020 352 pages
4.01
1.4K ratings
Health
Nutrition
Vegan
Rethinking Diabetes Summary
Rethinking Diabetes
What Science Reveals About Diet, Insulin, and Successful Treatments
by Gary Taubes 2024 752 pages
4.21
452 ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
Shaman, Healer, Sage Summary
Shaman, Healer, Sage
How to Heal Yourself and Others with the Energy Medicine of the Americas
by Alberto Villoldo 2000 243 pages
4.37
1.6K ratings
Spirituality
Health
Self Help
Extra Life Summary
Extra Life
A Short History of Living Longer
by Steven Johnson 2023 320 pages
4.20
1.3K ratings
Science
History
Health
The Lives of a Cell Summary
The Lives of a Cell
Notes of a Biology Watcher
by Lewis Thomas 1974 160 pages
4.14
10.3K ratings
Science
Biology
Essays
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide Summary
The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide
Emergency Preparedness for ANY Disaster
by Joseph Alton 2015 402 pages
4.11
115 ratings
Survival
Medical
Medicine
Women in White Coats Summary
Women in White Coats
How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine
by Olivia Campbell 2021 368 pages
3.71
5.3K ratings
History
Medicine
Science
The Psychobiotic Revolution Summary
The Psychobiotic Revolution
Mood, Food, and the New Science of the Gut-Brain Connection
by Scott C. Anderson 2017 311 pages
4.10
1.1K ratings
Health
Science
Psychology
Molecular Cell Biology Summary
Molecular Cell Biology
by Harvey F. Lodish 1992 973 pages
4.11
720 ratings
Biology
Science
Textbooks
Fatal Conveniences Summary
Fatal Conveniences
The Toxic Products and Harmful Habits That Are Making You Sick―and the Simple Changes That Will Save Your Health
by Darin Olien 2023 304 pages
3.76
1.1K ratings
Health
Science
Environment
Trick or Treatment Summary
Trick or Treatment
The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine
by Simon Singh 2008 352 pages
4.11
4.5K ratings
Science
Medicine
Health
Our Malady Summary
Our Malady
Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary
by Timothy Snyder 2020 179 pages
4.15
2.2K ratings
Politics
History
Medicine
The End of Illness Summary
The End of Illness
by David B. Agus 2011 335 pages
3.48
2.7K ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
The Painful Truth Summary
The Painful Truth
The New Science of Why We Hurt and How We can Heal
by Monty Lyman 2021 352 pages
4.29
327 ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual Summary
BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual
by American Heart Association 2016 85 pages
4.16
132 ratings
Medicine
School
Medical
Autism Summary
Autism
A Very Short Introduction
by Uta Frith 2003 144 pages
3.40
587 ratings
Psychology
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Science
The Balance Within Summary
The Balance Within
The Science Connecting Health and Emotions
by Esther M. Sternberg 2000 272 pages
3.79
313 ratings
Psychology
Science
Health
An Anatomy of Pain Summary
An Anatomy of Pain
How the Body and the Mind Experience and Endure Physical Suffering
by Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen 2021 256 pages
3.58
460 ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
Elderhood Summary
Elderhood
Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life
by Louise Aronson 2019 464 pages
3.97
1.9K ratings
Health
Science
Medical
Keto for Cancer Summary
Keto for Cancer
Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy as a Targeted Nutritional Strategy
by Miriam Kalamian 2017 400 pages
4.22
184 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
Atlas of Human Anatomy Summary
Atlas of Human Anatomy
by Frank H. Netter 1989 640 pages
4.51
3.8K ratings
Medicine
Medical
Science
Smoke Signals Summary
Smoke Signals
A Social History of Marijuana - Medical, Recreational and Scientific
by Martin A. Lee 2012 528 pages
4.29
530 ratings
History
Science
Politics
Nutrient Power Summary
Nutrient Power
Heal Your Biochemistry and Heal Your Brain
by William J. Walsh 2012 224 pages
4.09
681 ratings
Health
Nutrition
Science
Canary in the Coal Mine Summary
Canary in the Coal Mine
A Forgotten Rural Community, a Hidden Epidemic, and a Lone Doctor Battling for the Life, Health, and Soul of the People
by William Cooke 2021 308 pages
3.91
662 ratings
Memoir
Medicine
Medical
Follow Your Gut Summary
Follow Your Gut
The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes
by Rob Knight 2014 128 pages
3.83
1.4K ratings
Science
Health
Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine Summary
Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine
The Definitive Home Reference Guide to 550 Key Herbs with all their Uses as Remedies for Common Ailments
by Andrew Chevallier 2000 336 pages
4.52
1.3K ratings
Health
Reference
Herbs
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons Summary
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
by Sam Kean 2014 416 pages
4.25
13.3K ratings
Science
History
Psychology
The Gene Summary
The Gene
An Intimate History
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2016 592 pages
4.36
53.3K ratings
Science
History
Biology
This Is Your Brain on Parasites Summary
This Is Your Brain on Parasites
How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society
by Kathleen McAuliffe 2016 288 pages
3.98
2.4K ratings
Science
Biology
Health
Memory Summary
Memory
A Very Short Introduction
by Jonathan K. Foster 2008 142 pages
3.55
799 ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Bottle of Lies Summary
Bottle of Lies
The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom
by Katherine Eban 2019 512 pages
4.42
7.1K ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
How to Read a Paper Summary
How to Read a Paper
The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine
by Trisha Greenhalgh 1999 248 pages
4.02
369 ratings
Science
Medicine
Health
Gray Matter Summary
Gray Matter
A Neurosurgeon Discovers the Power of Prayer . . . One Patient at a Time
by David I. Levy 2011 304 pages
4.20
1.9K ratings
Christian
Medical
Memoir
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