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Bittersweet: Diabetes, Insulin and the Transformation of Illness
A new book examines the patients treated by diabetologist Elliot Joslin before, during, and after the discovery of insulin.
Medscape General Medicine™, October 2003
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The Journal of a Civil War Surgeon
A physician's letters from the front detail the perils of practicing medicine during the war.
Medscape General Medicine™, September 2003
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Big Doctoring in America: Profiles in Primary Care
Fifteen doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician's assistants tell their stories in Fitzhugh Mullan's new book.
Medscape General Medicine™, September 2003
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Writer Mary Roach surveys the many ways cadavers serve the living.
Medscape General Medicine™, August 2003
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Prozac on the Couch: Prescribing Gender in the Era of Wonder Drugs
Psychiatrist and gender studies scholar Jonathan Michel Metzl unpacks the cultural history of psychiatric therapeutics.
Medscape General Medicine™, August 2003
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Tonight At Noon: A Love Story
Charlie Mingus' widow tells the story of her jazz musician husband's struggle with ALS.
Medscape General Medicine™, March 2003
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Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA
Timely recognition of this brilliant scientist was
undermined as much by her prickly character as by
pervasive sexism.
Medscape General Medicine™, February 2003
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Stories Matter: The Role of Narrative in Medical Ethics
The skills of literary theory need to find a place in
medicine, according to this collection of essays.
Medscape General Medicine™, January 2003
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The Year's Books: 2002
Bioethics and biowarfare titles swamped bookshelves
in 2002.
Medscape General Medicine™, December 2002
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As I Live and Breathe: Notes of a Patient-Doctor
A memoir follows a physician through chronic illness, internship, and pregnancy.
Medscape General Medicine™, November 2002
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Bodies
A first-time novelist examines corruption, scandal, and error in a British hospital.
Medscape General Medicine™, November 2002
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The Terrible Gift: The Brave New World of Genetic Medicine
A new book explores directions for medicine and health policy reform.
Medscape General Medicine™, October 2002
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Gracefully Insane: The Rise and Fall of America's Premier Mental Hospital
A book chronicles the rise and fall of a once-patrician asylum.
Medscape General Medicine™, October 2002
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Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago
A new book offers a postmortem of the heat-related deaths of a staggering 739 Chicago citizens.
Medscape General Medicine™, October 2002
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Standing Ovation: Performing Social Science Research About Cancer
Research identifying barriers that can impede
communication between people with cancer and their
healthcare providers is presented through the medium
of theater.
Medscape General Medicine™, October 2002
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Pain: The Fifth Vital Sign
Marni Jackson's new book looks at the science, the culture, and the meaning of pain.
Medscape General Medicine™, September 2002
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Assisted Suicide: Finding Common Ground
Experts look for a sensible way of regulating assisted suicide.
Medscape General Medicine™, August 2002
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Informed Consent: The Consumer's Guide to the Risks and Benefits of Volunteering for Clinical Trials
A new book leads consumers through the pitfalls and practicalities of participating in research.
Medscape General Medicine™, August 2002
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Sacred Pain: Hurting the Body for the Sake of the Soul
Sticks and stones find a more exalted role.
Medscape General Medicine™, August 2002
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The Fever Trail: In Search of the Cure for Malaria
Explorers in Mark Honigsbaum's new book go barking up the right tree.
Medscape General Medicine™, July 2002
