🤍 Health Uncertainty

Dwelling in the anxious space where diagnosis is unclear and outcomes are unknown, these books honor the emotional toll of medical ambiguity and the courage it takes to endure it.

The Family Gene

by Joselin Linder • 2017

One family's mystery illness made them swell, choke. The gene revealed the liver pumps blood too.

4.05

1k+

🧬 Genetic Disorders 🦠 Rare Diseases 🔍 Medical Mysteries

The Family Gene 89%

One family's mystery illness made them swell, choke. The gene revealed the liver pumps blood too.

by Joselin Linder 2017

4.05

1k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Disorders 🦠 Rare Diseases 🔍 Medical Mysteries

The Laws of Medicine

by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2015

Why a strong hunch beats a weak test, and other laws of a science built on uncertainty.

4.07

5k+

🧮 Bayesian Reasoning 🧠 Clinical Reasoning ❓ Medical Uncertainty

The Laws of Medicine 89%

Why a strong hunch beats a weak test, and other laws of a science built on uncertainty.

by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2015

4.07

5k+ ratings

🧮 Bayesian Reasoning 🧠 Clinical Reasoning ❓ Medical Uncertainty

The Great Cholesterol Con

by Malcolm Kendrick • 2007

Cholesterol took the fall. Chronic stress and social breakdown are the true causes of heart disease.

4.23

879

🩸 Cholesterol Skepticism 🏛️ Medical Orthodoxy 😰 Stress And Health

The Great Cholesterol Con 89%

Cholesterol took the fall. Chronic stress and social breakdown are the true causes of heart disease.

by Malcolm Kendrick 2007

4.23

879 ratings

🩸 Cholesterol Skepticism 🏛️ Medical Orthodoxy 😰 Stress And Health

World Without Cancer

by G. Edward Griffin • 1974

Cancer as a nutritional deficiency, cured by apricot seeds, and the cartel that buried the science.

4.31

495

🎗️ Cancer Treatment 🍽️ Dietary Deficiency 🕵️ Medical Conspiracy

World Without Cancer 89%

Cancer as a nutritional deficiency, cured by apricot seeds, and the cartel that buried the science.

by G. Edward Griffin 1974

4.31

495 ratings

🎗️ Cancer Treatment 🍽️ Dietary Deficiency 🕵️ Medical Conspiracy

Diagnosis

by Lisa Sanders • 2019

High-tech scans get the glory, but the real diagnostic work starts with a doctor who listens.

4.00

4k+

🧩 Medical Mysteries 🦠 Rare Diseases 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Diagnosis 88%

High-tech scans get the glory, but the real diagnostic work starts with a doctor who listens.

by Lisa Sanders 2019

4.00

4k+ ratings

🧩 Medical Mysteries 🦠 Rare Diseases 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Every Patient Tells a Story

by Lisa Sanders • 2009

Most diagnoses are found in what the patient says, yet doctors cut them off within seconds.

3.96

9k+

🩺 Clinical Diagnosis 📖 Narrative Medicine ⚠️ Diagnostic Errors

Every Patient Tells a Story 88%

Most diagnoses are found in what the patient says, yet doctors cut them off within seconds.

by Lisa Sanders 2009

3.96

9k+ ratings

🩺 Clinical Diagnosis 📖 Narrative Medicine ⚠️ Diagnostic Errors

A Statin Nation

by Malcolm Kendrick • 2019

Cholesterol isn't the killer. Statins add days, not decades. The drug trials were rigged.

4.61

282

🩺 Medical Skepticism 🫀 Cholesterol Controversy 💊 Pharma Criticism

A Statin Nation 88%

Cholesterol isn't the killer. Statins add days, not decades. The drug trials were rigged.

by Malcolm Kendrick 2019

4.61

282 ratings

🩺 Medical Skepticism 🫀 Cholesterol Controversy 💊 Pharma Criticism

The Great Prostate Hoax

by Richard J. Ablin • 2014

The PSA test generates billions and doesn't save lives. Its discoverer explains how that happened.

4.49

115

🩺 Medical Overdiagnosis 🔬 Cancer Screening 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

The Great Prostate Hoax 88%

The PSA test generates billions and doesn't save lives. Its discoverer explains how that happened.

by Richard J. Ablin 2014

4.49

115 ratings

🩺 Medical Overdiagnosis 🔬 Cancer Screening 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

A Cancer in the Family

by Theodora Ross • 2016

Your family cancer history is a message; decode it and reduce your risk before diagnosis.

4.11

190

🧬 Hereditary Cancer 🧪 Genetic Testing 🛡️ Cancer Prevention

A Cancer in the Family 88%

Your family cancer history is a message; decode it and reduce your risk before diagnosis.

by Theodora Ross 2016

4.11

190 ratings

🧬 Hereditary Cancer 🧪 Genetic Testing 🛡️ Cancer Prevention

Coping with Psoriasis

by David L. Cram • 2000

The dermatologist's playbook for psoriasis: right doctor, right treatment, stop hiding.

3.60

🩹 Chronic Skin Conditions 🦠 Autoimmune Disorders 🤝 Doctor Patient Partnership

Coping with Psoriasis 88%

The dermatologist's playbook for psoriasis: right doctor, right treatment, stop hiding.

by David L. Cram 2000

3.60

5 ratings

🩹 Chronic Skin Conditions 🦠 Autoimmune Disorders 🤝 Doctor Patient Partnership

Living Well with Hypothyroidism

by Mary J. Shomon • 2000

A normal TSH test can hide a failing thyroid. How to get diagnosed and treated right.

3.91

644

🦋 Thyroid Disorders 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 🌿 Integrative Medicine

Living Well with Hypothyroidism 88%

A normal TSH test can hide a failing thyroid. How to get diagnosed and treated right.

by Mary J. Shomon 2000

3.91

644 ratings

🦋 Thyroid Disorders 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 🌿 Integrative Medicine

Ending Medical Reversal

by Vinayak K. Prasad • 2015

Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.

4.36

407

📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🧪 Clinical Trials 🔍 Overdiagnosis

Ending Medical Reversal 88%

Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.

by Vinayak K. Prasad 2015

4.36

407 ratings

📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🧪 Clinical Trials 🔍 Overdiagnosis

Crooked

by Forrest Maready • 2018

Metals in vaccines may be damaging nerves from birth. The evidence is in our faces.

4.38

178

🌿 Alternative Medicine 📜 Medical History 💉 Vaccine Skepticism

Crooked 88%

Metals in vaccines may be damaging nerves from birth. The evidence is in our faces.

by Forrest Maready 2018

4.38

178 ratings

🌿 Alternative Medicine 📜 Medical History 💉 Vaccine Skepticism

The Clot Thickens

by Malcolm Kendrick • 2021

Cholesterol doesn't clog arteries. Blood clots do, triggered by stress, sugar, and pollution.

4.65

658

🫀 Cardiovascular Health 🔍 Cholesterol Skeptics 🧪 Medical Myths

The Clot Thickens 88%

Cholesterol doesn't clog arteries. Blood clots do, triggered by stress, sugar, and pollution.

by Malcolm Kendrick 2021

4.65

658 ratings

🫀 Cardiovascular Health 🔍 Cholesterol Skeptics 🧪 Medical Myths

The Long Covid Survival Guide

by Fiona Lowenstein • 2022

A patient-built playbook for surviving Long COVID when doctors dismiss you and rest isn't enough.

4.30

156

🩺 Chronic Illness 🫁 Long Covid 🚫 Medical Gaslighting

The Long Covid Survival Guide 88%

A patient-built playbook for surviving Long COVID when doctors dismiss you and rest isn't enough.

by Fiona Lowenstein 2022

4.30

156 ratings

🩺 Chronic Illness 🫁 Long Covid 🚫 Medical Gaslighting

How to Be a Patient

by Sana Goldberg • 2019

How to question doctors, prevent errors, and fight unfair bills: a nurse's guide for every patient.

4.10

203

🗣️ Patient Advocacy 🧭 Healthcare Navigation 💬 Talking To Doctors

How to Be a Patient 87%

How to question doctors, prevent errors, and fight unfair bills: a nurse's guide for every patient.

by Sana Goldberg 2019

4.10

203 ratings

🗣️ Patient Advocacy 🧭 Healthcare Navigation 💬 Talking To Doctors

Turtles All The Way Down

by Anonymous • 2022

Vaccine safety trials hid adverse events: control groups received vaccines, not placebos.

4.61

785

🧪 Vaccine Skepticism 📋 Public Health Policy 🔬 Research Ethics

Turtles All The Way Down 87%

Vaccine safety trials hid adverse events: control groups received vaccines, not placebos.

by Anonymous 2022

4.61

785 ratings

🧪 Vaccine Skepticism 📋 Public Health Policy 🔬 Research Ethics

Brain on Fire

by Susannah Cahalan • 2012

A phantom bug bite, then catatonia. A brain biopsy found an autoimmune disease, not mental illness.

4.09

239k+

🔍 Medical Mystery 📖 Illness Memoir 🦠 Autoimmune Disease

Brain on Fire 87%

A phantom bug bite, then catatonia. A brain biopsy found an autoimmune disease, not mental illness.

by Susannah Cahalan 2012

4.09

239k+ ratings

🔍 Medical Mystery 📖 Illness Memoir 🦠 Autoimmune Disease

An American Sickness

by Elisabeth Rosenthal • 2017

American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.

4.29

8k+

🏥 American Healthcare 💰 Healthcare Economics 🏢 Corporate Medicine

An American Sickness 87%

American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.

by Elisabeth Rosenthal 2017

4.29

8k+ ratings

🏥 American Healthcare 💰 Healthcare Economics 🏢 Corporate Medicine

Unaccountable

by Marty Makary • 2012

Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.

4.29

2k+

🏥 Hospital Accountability 🔍 Medical Transparency 🛡️ Patient Safety

Unaccountable 87%

Hospital staff know which doctors to avoid. Here is what to ask to find out.

by Marty Makary 2012

4.29

2k+ ratings

🏥 Hospital Accountability 🔍 Medical Transparency 🛡️ Patient Safety

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

by Izabella Wentz • 2013

Your pills mask the problem. A pharmacist's protocol for reversing Hashimoto's at the immune level.

4.11

2k+

🦠 Autoimmune Disease 🧑‍⚕️ Functional Medicine 🧱 Leaky Gut

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis 87%

Your pills mask the problem. A pharmacist's protocol for reversing Hashimoto's at the immune level.

by Izabella Wentz 2013

4.11

2k+ ratings

🦠 Autoimmune Disease 🧑‍⚕️ Functional Medicine 🧱 Leaky Gut

Doctored

by Sandeep Jauhar • 2014

Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.

3.61

1k+

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🩺 Medical Memoir 😞 Physician Burnout

Doctored 87%

Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.

by Sandeep Jauhar 2014

3.61

1k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🩺 Medical Memoir 😞 Physician Burnout

Every Deep-Drawn Breath

by Wes Ely • 2021

ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.

4.35

2k+

🫁 Critical Care 🤝 Patient-Centered Care 💛 Humanistic Medicine

Every Deep-Drawn Breath 87%

ICUs save the body but break the mind. A doctor's proof that survival is not the whole story.

by Wes Ely 2021

4.35

2k+ ratings

🫁 Critical Care 🤝 Patient-Centered Care 💛 Humanistic Medicine

The Yeast Connection

by William G. Crook • 1983

Your depression and brain fog may be yeast overgrowth from antibiotics. It is treatable.

3.80

261

🦠 Gut Health 🔬 Functional Medicine 🍄 Candida Overgrowth

The Yeast Connection 87%

Your depression and brain fog may be yeast overgrowth from antibiotics. It is treatable.

by William G. Crook 1983

3.80

261 ratings

🦠 Gut Health 🔬 Functional Medicine 🍄 Candida Overgrowth

Stopping the Noise in Your Head

by R. Reid Wilson • 2016

Anxiety wins when you seek comfort. Beat it by demanding more discomfort, not less.

4.02

496

🧠 Anxiety Management 📋 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💬 Self-Talk

Stopping the Noise in Your Head 87%

Anxiety wins when you seek comfort. Beat it by demanding more discomfort, not less.

by R. Reid Wilson 2016

4.02

496 ratings

🧠 Anxiety Management 📋 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💬 Self-Talk

The Age of Diagnosis

by Suzanne O'Sullivan • 2025

We pursue diagnosis for certainty and safety. The pursuit itself is making us sick.

4.11

3k+

🩺 Medical Overdiagnosis 📈 Diagnostic Expansion 🧠 Expectation Effects

The Age of Diagnosis 87%

We pursue diagnosis for certainty and safety. The pursuit itself is making us sick.

by Suzanne O'Sullivan 2025

4.11

3k+ ratings

🩺 Medical Overdiagnosis 📈 Diagnostic Expansion 🧠 Expectation Effects

The Anatomy of Hope

by Jerome Groopman • 2003

Hope blocks pain through its own neurochemistry. A physician on why doctors must stop crushing it.

4.03

2k+

📖 Narrative Medicine 🩺 Doctor-Patient Bond 🧠 Mind-Body Healing

The Anatomy of Hope 87%

Hope blocks pain through its own neurochemistry. A physician on why doctors must stop crushing it.

by Jerome Groopman 2003

4.03

2k+ ratings

📖 Narrative Medicine 🩺 Doctor-Patient Bond 🧠 Mind-Body Healing

The Great Cholesterol Myth

by Jonny Bowden • 2012

Cholesterol doesn't drive heart attacks. Inflammation does. What to test, eat, and do instead.

4.33

3k+

🔬 Cholesterol Skepticism 🔥 Inflammation And Diet 🍭 Sugar And Health

The Great Cholesterol Myth 87%

Cholesterol doesn't drive heart attacks. Inflammation does. What to test, eat, and do instead.

by Jonny Bowden 2012

4.33

3k+ ratings

🔬 Cholesterol Skepticism 🔥 Inflammation And Diet 🍭 Sugar And Health

Radical Remission

by Kelly A. Turner • 2014

The nine factors behind unexplained cancer recoveries, and how to use them yourself.

4.42

3k+

🧘 Holistic Health 🎀 Cancer Recovery 💪 Patient Empowerment

Radical Remission 87%

The nine factors behind unexplained cancer recoveries, and how to use them yourself.

by Kelly A. Turner 2014

4.42

3k+ ratings

🧘 Holistic Health 🎀 Cancer Recovery 💪 Patient Empowerment

What Seems to Be the Problem?

by Laura Marshall-Andrews • 2022

She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.

4.18

299

🏥 General Practice 📋 Nhs Memoirs 🌿 Holistic Medicine

What Seems to Be the Problem? 87%

She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.

by Laura Marshall-Andrews 2022

4.18

299 ratings

🏥 General Practice 📋 Nhs Memoirs 🌿 Holistic Medicine

Thinking Outside the Pill Box

by Ty Vincent MD • 2012

Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.

3.71

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🏥 Healthcare System Critique 🥗 Nutritional Healing

Thinking Outside the Pill Box 87%

Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.

by Ty Vincent MD 2012

3.71

7 ratings

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🏥 Healthcare System Critique 🥗 Nutritional Healing

Vax Facts

by Paul Thomas • 2024

A doctor studied 3,300 children; the unvaccinated were far healthier. Journal retracted the data.

4.62

286

🧪 Vaccine Safety 👶 Pediatric Health ⚖️ Informed Consent

Vax Facts 87%

A doctor studied 3,300 children; the unvaccinated were far healthier. Journal retracted the data.

by Paul Thomas 2024

4.62

286 ratings

🧪 Vaccine Safety 👶 Pediatric Health ⚖️ Informed Consent

Complications

by Atul Gawande • 2002

Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.

4.28

53k+

🏥 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📖 Narrative Medicine

Complications 87%

Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.

by Atul Gawande 2002

4.28

53k+ ratings

🏥 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📖 Narrative Medicine

Bad Advice

by Paul A. Offit • 2018

Why a movie star's health advice spreads faster than doctors', and what to do about it.

4.11

593

🩺 Health Misinformation 🗣️ Science Communication 📰 Media Criticism

Bad Advice 87%

Why a movie star's health advice spreads faster than doctors', and what to do about it.

by Paul A. Offit 2018

4.11

593 ratings

🩺 Health Misinformation 🗣️ Science Communication 📰 Media Criticism

The Inner Consultation

by Roger Neighbour • 2015

When the voice in your head goes quiet, the patient finally gets heard. A consultation method.

4.02

🩺 Clinical Communication 💬 Patient-Centered Care 🧘 Mindful Practice

The Inner Consultation 87%

When the voice in your head goes quiet, the patient finally gets heard. A consultation method.

by Roger Neighbour 2015

4.02

46 ratings

🩺 Clinical Communication 💬 Patient-Centered Care 🧘 Mindful Practice

Cured

by Jeffrey Rediger • 2020

Some patients walk away from incurable illness. A Harvard psychiatrist studied them to find out how.

4.51

1k+

🩺 Spontaneous Remission 🤒 Chronic Illness 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine

Cured 87%

Some patients walk away from incurable illness. A Harvard psychiatrist studied them to find out how.

by Jeffrey Rediger 2020

4.51

1k+ ratings

🩺 Spontaneous Remission 🤒 Chronic Illness 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine

Needing to Know for Sure

by Martin N. Seif • 2019

Reassurance feeds the anxiety it promises to cure. Here is how to end the cycle.

4.34

1k+

🧠 Anxiety Disorders 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Exposure Therapy

Needing to Know for Sure 87%

Reassurance feeds the anxiety it promises to cure. Here is how to end the cycle.

by Martin N. Seif 2019

4.34

1k+ ratings

🧠 Anxiety Disorders 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Exposure Therapy

Stop Feeding Your Cancer

by John Kelly • 2014

A family doctor dropped animal protein from his cancer patients' diets. Their tumors stalled.

4.22

121

🥗 Cancer And Diet 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🩺 Integrative Medicine

Stop Feeding Your Cancer 87%

A family doctor dropped animal protein from his cancer patients' diets. Their tumors stalled.

by John Kelly 2014

4.22

121 ratings

🥗 Cancer And Diet 🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition 🩺 Integrative Medicine

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo

by Ian Harris • 2016

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

4.16

196

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo 87%

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

by Ian Harris 2016

4.16

196 ratings

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies

Blind Spots

by Marty Makary • 2024

Peanut avoidance caused an epidemic. Hormone therapy wrongly abandoned. The errors follow a pattern.

4.34

5k+

🔒 Medical Dogma 🔄 Medical Reversals 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Blind Spots 87%

Peanut avoidance caused an epidemic. Hormone therapy wrongly abandoned. The errors follow a pattern.

by Marty Makary 2024

4.34

5k+ ratings

🔒 Medical Dogma 🔄 Medical Reversals 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Blink of an Eye

by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard • 2018

Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.

4.09

467

🏥 Medical Memoir 💤 Coma And Awakening 🧠 Neuro Rehabilitation

The Blink of an Eye 87%

Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.

by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard 2018

4.09

467 ratings

🏥 Medical Memoir 💤 Coma And Awakening 🧠 Neuro Rehabilitation

Calling the Shots

by Jennifer A. Reich • 2016

Vaccine-refusing parents follow a coherent logic, and it is quietly dismantling herd immunity.

3.91

132

📚 Medical Sociology 💉 Vaccine Hesitancy 🏛️ Institutional Distrust

Calling the Shots 87%

Vaccine-refusing parents follow a coherent logic, and it is quietly dismantling herd immunity.

by Jennifer A. Reich 2016

3.91

132 ratings

📚 Medical Sociology 💉 Vaccine Hesitancy 🏛️ Institutional Distrust

Undoctored

by William Davis • 2017

The system profits from your illness. A cardiologist hands you the keys to bypass it.

4.14

1k+

🏃 Ancestral Health 🏥 Healthcare Critique 🌾 Grain-Free Diets

Undoctored 87%

The system profits from your illness. A cardiologist hands you the keys to bypass it.

by William Davis 2017

4.14

1k+ ratings

🏃 Ancestral Health 🏥 Healthcare Critique 🌾 Grain-Free Diets

Bleed

by Tracey Lindeman • 2023

190 million bodies. A decade to be believed. The diagnosis: endometriosis. The disease: misogyny.

4.32

518

🩺 Chronic Illness 🩸 Reproductive Health ⚖️ Medical Misogyny

Bleed 87%

190 million bodies. A decade to be believed. The diagnosis: endometriosis. The disease: misogyny.

by Tracey Lindeman 2023

4.32

518 ratings

🩺 Chronic Illness 🩸 Reproductive Health ⚖️ Medical Misogyny

The Thyroid Connection

by Amy Myers • 2016

Your thyroid is failing but your labs are 'normal.' The root-cause fix your doctor isn't offering.

3.72

905

🦋 Thyroid Health 🧬 Autoimmune Disease 🔬 Functional Medicine

The Thyroid Connection 87%

Your thyroid is failing but your labs are 'normal.' The root-cause fix your doctor isn't offering.

by Amy Myers 2016

3.72

905 ratings

🦋 Thyroid Health 🧬 Autoimmune Disease 🔬 Functional Medicine

Medical Gaslighting

by Ilana Jacqueline • 2024

How to prepare, keep cool, and fight back when doctors dismiss your pain.

4.39

133

🩺 Women'S Health ⚖️ Medical Bias 📢 Self-Advocacy

Medical Gaslighting 87%

How to prepare, keep cool, and fight back when doctors dismiss your pain.

by Ilana Jacqueline 2024

4.39

133 ratings

🩺 Women'S Health ⚖️ Medical Bias 📢 Self-Advocacy

World War C

by Sanjay Gupta • 2021

We simulated this exact pandemic. It went exactly as predicted. Why wasn't anyone ready?

4.04

904

🦠 Pandemic Preparedness 🔬 Epidemiology 🌍 Global Health

World War C 87%

We simulated this exact pandemic. It went exactly as predicted. Why wasn't anyone ready?

by Sanjay Gupta 2021

4.04

904 ratings

🦠 Pandemic Preparedness 🔬 Epidemiology 🌍 Global Health

Wired for Healing

by Annie Hopper • 2015

The limbic system reset: a brain retraining protocol for chronic fatigue and chemical sensitivity.

3.86

321

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🔄 Brain Retraining ⚡ Central Sensitization

Wired for Healing 87%

The limbic system reset: a brain retraining protocol for chronic fatigue and chemical sensitivity.

by Annie Hopper 2015

3.86

321 ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🔄 Brain Retraining ⚡ Central Sensitization

When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi • 2016

Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.

4.41

820k+

🩻 Terminal Illness 🩺 Medical Memoir 🎗️ Cancer Memoir

When Breath Becomes Air 87%

Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.

by Paul Kalanithi 2016

4.41

820k+ ratings

🩻 Terminal Illness 🩺 Medical Memoir 🎗️ Cancer Memoir

The Primal Prescription

by Doug McGuff • 2015

Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.

4.24

131

📊 Healthcare Economics 🦴 Ancestral Health 💊 Drug Regulation

The Primal Prescription 87%

Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.

by Doug McGuff 2015

4.24

131 ratings

📊 Healthcare Economics 🦴 Ancestral Health 💊 Drug Regulation

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