🔬 Medical Specialties

A guided tour through the diverse branches of medicine, illuminating what draws physicians to particular fields and how each specialty sees the body differently.

Netter's Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy

by Jon C. Thompson • 2001

The orthopaedic anatomy you need for the clinic and the boards, in Netter's signature clarity.

4.53

117

🩻 Clinical Anatomy 🏥 Orthopaedic Surgery 🔪 Surgical Anatomy

Netter's Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy Summary

Netter's Concise Orthopaedic Anatomy 91%

The orthopaedic anatomy you need for the clinic and the boards, in Netter's signature clarity.

by Jon C. Thompson 2001

4.53

117 ratings

🩻 Clinical Anatomy 🏥 Orthopaedic Surgery 🔪 Surgical Anatomy

On Becoming a Doctor

by Tania Heller • 2009

A decade of training, six figures of debt, and one question to answer before you begin.

3.66

220

📋 Pre-Med Guidance 🏥 Medical Training 📚 Medical School Survival

On Becoming a Doctor 90%

A decade of training, six figures of debt, and one question to answer before you begin.

by Tania Heller 2009

3.66

220 ratings

📋 Pre-Med Guidance 🏥 Medical Training 📚 Medical School Survival

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 90%

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

Puzzles in General Surgery

by Hassan A. Bukhari • 2013

Clinical puzzles that build surgical judgment for the exam and the OR, from electrolytes to trauma.

4.43

🫀 General Surgery 📚 Surgery Study Guides 🩺 Perioperative Care

Puzzles in General Surgery 90%

Clinical puzzles that build surgical judgment for the exam and the OR, from electrolytes to trauma.

by Hassan A. Bukhari 2013

4.43

14 ratings

🫀 General Surgery 📚 Surgery Study Guides 🩺 Perioperative Care

Do No Harm

by Henry Marsh • 2014

A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.

4.25

43k+

🧠 Neurosurgery ✍️ Surgical Memoir ⚠️ Medical Mistakes

Do No Harm 90%

A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.

by Henry Marsh 2014

4.25

43k+ ratings

🧠 Neurosurgery ✍️ Surgical Memoir ⚠️ Medical Mistakes

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 90%

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

The Unseen Body

by Jonathan Reisman • 2021

Twelve organs, twelve revelations: a physician's tour through the body's unseen interior.

3.98

2k+

🧬 Human Anatomy 📖 Medical Memoir 📚 Popular Medicine

The Unseen Body 90%

Twelve organs, twelve revelations: a physician's tour through the body's unseen interior.

by Jonathan Reisman 2021

3.98

2k+ ratings

🧬 Human Anatomy 📖 Medical Memoir 📚 Popular Medicine

Better

by Atul Gawande • 2007

Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.

4.25

37k+

🩺 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🪖 Battlefield Medicine

Better 90%

Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.

by Atul Gawande 2007

4.25

37k+ ratings

🩺 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🪖 Battlefield Medicine

Human Anatomy, Volume 2

by B.D. Chaurasia • 2005

Regional anatomy of the lower body: every structure tied to the condition it explains.

3.98

272

🦴 Human Anatomy 🗺️ Regional Anatomy 🩺 Clinical Anatomy

Human Anatomy, Volume 2 90%

Regional anatomy of the lower body: every structure tied to the condition it explains.

by B.D. Chaurasia 2005

3.98

272 ratings

🦴 Human Anatomy 🗺️ Regional Anatomy 🩺 Clinical Anatomy

Ecg Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy

by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins • 1997

A protocol that separates the benign squiggle from the one that needs a crash cart.

4.19

156

⚡ Electrocardiography 🫀 Cardiology 📊 Arrhythmia Diagnosis

Ecg Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy Summary

Ecg Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy 90%

A protocol that separates the benign squiggle from the one that needs a crash cart.

by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 1997

4.19

156 ratings

⚡ Electrocardiography 🫀 Cardiology 📊 Arrhythmia Diagnosis

Gray Matters

by Theodore H. Schwartz • 2024

Brain surgery went from coin-flip gamble to wiring minds to machines. A neurosurgeon traces the arc.

4.36

1k+

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 History Of Medicine 🧬 Brain Science

Gray Matters 90%

Brain surgery went from coin-flip gamble to wiring minds to machines. A neurosurgeon traces the arc.

by Theodore H. Schwartz 2024

4.36

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 History Of Medicine 🧬 Brain Science

Replaceable You

by Mary Roach • 2025

Body parts are almost impossible to replace. The workarounds are ingenious, grotesque, and humbling.

4.06

13k+

🔬 Human Anatomy 🫁 Transplant Medicine 📜 Medical History

Replaceable You 90%

Body parts are almost impossible to replace. The workarounds are ingenious, grotesque, and humbling.

by Mary Roach 2025

4.06

13k+ ratings

🔬 Human Anatomy 🫁 Transplant Medicine 📜 Medical History

When the Air Hits Your Brain

by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. • 1996

A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.

4.35

12k+

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 Medical Training ⚕️ Medical Fallibility

When the Air Hits Your Brain 90%

A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.

by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. 1996

4.35

12k+ ratings

🧠 Neurosurgery 🏥 Medical Training ⚕️ Medical Fallibility

Confessions of a Surgeon

by Paul A. Ruggieri • 2012

Under the drape, the patient stops being human. A surgeon tells the rest.

3.75

2k+

🏥 Surgical Memoirs 🪚 Surgeon Training 🏨 Hospital Culture

Confessions of a Surgeon 90%

Under the drape, the patient stops being human. A surgeon tells the rest.

by Paul A. Ruggieri 2012

3.75

2k+ ratings

🏥 Surgical Memoirs 🪚 Surgeon Training 🏨 Hospital Culture

Little Miss Diagnosed

by Erin Nance • 2025

Why a 'cartoon fetus' badge made a surgeon quit the system and build her own.

4.22

364

🩺 Medical Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🥼 Surgical Training

Little Miss Diagnosed 90%

Why a 'cartoon fetus' badge made a surgeon quit the system and build her own.

by Erin Nance 2025

4.22

364 ratings

🩺 Medical Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🥼 Surgical Training

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 90%

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

Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed

by Sophie J. Bakri • 2014

Silent eye diseases steal vision before you notice. A prevention roadmap from the Mayo Clinic.

4.19

👁️ Eye Health 🛡️ Preventive Medicine 👴 Healthy Aging

Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed Summary

Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed 89%

Silent eye diseases steal vision before you notice. A prevention roadmap from the Mayo Clinic.

by Sophie J. Bakri 2014

4.19

27 ratings

👁️ Eye Health 🛡️ Preventive Medicine 👴 Healthy Aging

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 89%

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

Compassionomics

by Stephen Trzeciak • 2019

Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.

4.05

652

🏥 Patient Care 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🔥 Physician Burnout

Compassionomics 89%

Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.

by Stephen Trzeciak 2019

4.05

652 ratings

🏥 Patient Care 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🔥 Physician Burnout

Atlas of Human Anatomy

by Frank H. Netter • 1989

Seven body regions mapped with an illustrator's eye: anatomy made too clear to forget.

4.51

4k+

🦴 Human Anatomy 📖 Anatomical Atlases 🗺️ Regional Anatomy

Atlas of Human Anatomy 89%

Seven body regions mapped with an illustrator's eye: anatomy made too clear to forget.

by Frank H. Netter 1989

4.51

4k+ ratings

🦴 Human Anatomy 📖 Anatomical Atlases 🗺️ Regional Anatomy

Gray's Anatomy

by Henry Gray • 1858

Before modern imaging, the book that taught the world human anatomy, structure by structure.

4.31

4k+

🦴 Human Anatomy 📖 Anatomical Reference 📝 Descriptive Anatomy

Gray's Anatomy 89%

Before modern imaging, the book that taught the world human anatomy, structure by structure.

by Henry Gray 1858

4.31

4k+ ratings

🦴 Human Anatomy 📖 Anatomical Reference 📝 Descriptive Anatomy

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 89%

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

How Doctors Think

by Jerome Groopman • 2007

Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.

3.93

13k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Medical Error 🩺 Doctor Patient Relationship

How Doctors Think 89%

Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.

by Jerome Groopman 2007

3.93

13k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Medical Error 🩺 Doctor Patient Relationship

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 89%

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

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? 89%

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

Principles of Human Anatomy

by Gerard J. Tortora • 1977

Where every structure sits and what it does: the classic system-by-system anatomy reference.

3.91

152

🦴 Human Anatomy 🧬 Body Systems 📖 Anatomical Reference

Principles of Human Anatomy 89%

Where every structure sits and what it does: the classic system-by-system anatomy reference.

by Gerard J. Tortora 1977

3.91

152 ratings

🦴 Human Anatomy 🧬 Body Systems 📖 Anatomical Reference

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

The Emperor of All Maladies

by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2010

Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.

4.34

116k+

📜 Medical History 🔬 Cancer Biology 📖 Disease Biography

The Emperor of All Maladies 89%

Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.

by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

4.34

116k+ ratings

📜 Medical History 🔬 Cancer Biology 📖 Disease Biography

Limits to Medicine

by Ivan Illich • 1974

Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.

4.04

612

🩺 Medical Criticism 💊 Medicalization 🏗️ Social Construction Of Illness

Limits to Medicine 89%

Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.

by Ivan Illich 1974

4.04

612 ratings

🩺 Medical Criticism 💊 Medicalization 🏗️ Social Construction Of Illness

An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery

by Elizabeth Kaufmann • 2018

Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.

3.78

🦴 Orthopedic Recovery 🦿 Joint Replacement 🏥 Surgery Preparation

An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery Summary

An Insider's Guide to Orthopedic Surgery 89%

Your surgeon doesn't write the recovery manual. A physical therapist who sees the aftermath does.

by Elizabeth Kaufmann 2018

3.78

9 ratings

🦴 Orthopedic Recovery 🦿 Joint Replacement 🏥 Surgery Preparation

The People's Hospital

by Ricardo Nuila • 2020

America treats patients as revenue streams. One Houston hospital proves there is another way.

4.38

4k+

🏥 American Healthcare 💰 Healthcare Economics ⚖️ Medical Inequality

The People's Hospital 89%

America treats patients as revenue streams. One Houston hospital proves there is another way.

by Ricardo Nuila 2020

4.38

4k+ ratings

🏥 American Healthcare 💰 Healthcare Economics ⚖️ Medical Inequality

BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual

by American Heart Association • 2016

The compression rate, depth, and rhythm that keep the brain alive after the heart stops.

4.16

140

🏥 Emergency Medicine 🫀 Resuscitation ⛑️ First Aid

BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual Summary

BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual 89%

The compression rate, depth, and rhythm that keep the brain alive after the heart stops.

by American Heart Association 2016

4.16

140 ratings

🏥 Emergency Medicine 🫀 Resuscitation ⛑️ First Aid

Deep Medicine

by Eric J. Topol • 2019

AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.

4.01

3k+

🤖 Medical Ai 🖥️ Digital Health 🏥 Healthcare Reform

Deep Medicine 89%

AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.

by Eric J. Topol 2019

4.01

3k+ ratings

🤖 Medical Ai 🖥️ Digital Health 🏥 Healthcare Reform

ER Nurses

by James Patterson • 2021

What happens after the ambulance doors close: ER nurses tell the stories they can't forget.

4.17

8k+

🚨 Emergency Medicine 🎙️ Oral History 🩺 Medical Memoir

ER Nurses 89%

What happens after the ambulance doors close: ER nurses tell the stories they can't forget.

by James Patterson 2021

4.17

8k+ ratings

🚨 Emergency Medicine 🎙️ Oral History 🩺 Medical Memoir

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 89%

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

The Shift

by Theresa Brown • 2015

Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.

3.87

8k+

🏥 Hospital Nursing 📝 Nursing Memoir 💙 Emotional Labor

The Shift 89%

Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.

by Theresa Brown 2015

3.87

8k+ ratings

🏥 Hospital Nursing 📝 Nursing Memoir 💙 Emotional Labor

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 89%

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

The Good Doctor

by Barron H. Lerner • 2014

One family, two doctors, and the ethical revolution that transformed medicine in a generation.

3.86

189

⚕️ Medical Ethics 📜 History Of Medicine 👨‍⚕️ Medical Paternalism

The Good Doctor 89%

One family, two doctors, and the ethical revolution that transformed medicine in a generation.

by Barron H. Lerner 2014

3.86

189 ratings

⚕️ Medical Ethics 📜 History Of Medicine 👨‍⚕️ Medical Paternalism

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 89%

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

Anesthesia Made Easy

by Jeff Steiner • 2015

Your first rotation: the anesthesia safety, setup, and drug primer that skips everything else.

4.54

151

🏥 Anesthesia Training ⚠️ Patient Safety 🫁 Airway Management

Anesthesia Made Easy 89%

Your first rotation: the anesthesia safety, setup, and drug primer that skips everything else.

by Jeff Steiner 2015

4.54

151 ratings

🏥 Anesthesia Training ⚠️ Patient Safety 🫁 Airway Management

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 89%

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

Your Life in My Hands

by Rachel Clarke • 2017

Britain's most beloved public service is failing. A junior doctor shows you why, from the inside.

3.78

4k+

🏥 NHS Crisis 👨‍⚕️ Medical Residency 🔥 Physician Burnout

Your Life in My Hands 89%

Britain's most beloved public service is failing. A junior doctor shows you why, from the inside.

by Rachel Clarke 2017

3.78

4k+ ratings

🏥 NHS Crisis 👨‍⚕️ Medical Residency 🔥 Physician Burnout

Mountains Beyond Mountains

by Tracy Kidder • 2003

A physician in Haiti took on the world's deadliest diseases among the poorest, and won.

4.20

89k+

🏥 Global Health 🩺 Medical Biography ⚖️ Health Equity

Mountains Beyond Mountains 89%

A physician in Haiti took on the world's deadliest diseases among the poorest, and won.

by Tracy Kidder 2003

4.20

89k+ ratings

🏥 Global Health 🩺 Medical Biography ⚖️ Health Equity

Awakenings

by Oliver Sacks • 1973

Patients frozen for decades woke on a single drug. The real trial was staying awake.

4.09

14k+

🔬 Clinical Neurology 🫀 Humanistic Medicine 🧠 Neuroplasticity

Awakenings 89%

Patients frozen for decades woke on a single drug. The real trial was staying awake.

by Oliver Sacks 1973

4.09

14k+ ratings

🔬 Clinical Neurology 🫀 Humanistic Medicine 🧠 Neuroplasticity

Elderhood

by Louise Aronson • 2019

A geriatrician's diagnosis: ageism is the last tolerated prejudice, right in your doctor's office.

3.96

2k+

🩺 Geriatric Medicine 🏥 Ageism In Healthcare 💊 Medicalization Of Aging

Elderhood 89%

A geriatrician's diagnosis: ageism is the last tolerated prejudice, right in your doctor's office.

by Louise Aronson 2019

3.96

2k+ ratings

🩺 Geriatric Medicine 🏥 Ageism In Healthcare 💊 Medicalization Of Aging

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2011

by Tao Le • 1996

USMLE Step 1 distilled: high-yield facts, mnemonics, and a 7-week plan to maximize your score.

4.37

2k+

📋 Medical Board Review 📚 Usmle Prep 💡 High-Yield Review

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2011 Summary

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2011 89%

USMLE Step 1 distilled: high-yield facts, mnemonics, and a 7-week plan to maximize your score.

by Tao Le 1996

4.37

2k+ ratings

📋 Medical Board Review 📚 Usmle Prep 💡 High-Yield Review

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 89%

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

Everything in Its Place

by Oliver Sacks • 2019

Oliver Sacks's final essays: what broken brains reveal about music, identity, and being human.

4.14

3k+

🧠 Neurology 🩺 Medical Humanities 📖 Narrative Medicine

Everything in Its Place 88%

Oliver Sacks's final essays: what broken brains reveal about music, identity, and being human.

by Oliver Sacks 2019

4.14

3k+ ratings

🧠 Neurology 🩺 Medical Humanities 📖 Narrative Medicine

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