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Medical Apartheid

The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present

de Harriet A. Washington ...

Narrado por Ron Butler ...

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19 hora 2 minutos

Medical Apartheid is the first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans. Starting with the earliest encounters between black Americans and Western medical researchers and the racist pseudoscience that resulted, it details the ways both slaves and freedmen were used in hospitals for experiments conducted without their knowledge—a tradition that continues today ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

Medical Apartheid is the first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans. Starting with the earliest encounters between black Americans and Western medical researchers and the racist pseudoscience that resulted, it details the ways both slaves and freedmen were used in hospitals for experiments conducted without their knowledge—a tradition that continues today
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Medical Bondage

Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology

de Deirdre Cooper Owens ...

Narrado por Allyson Johnson ...

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5 hora 39 minutos

The accomplishments of pioneering doctors such as John Peter Mettauer, James Marion Sims, and Nathan Bozeman are well documented. It is also no secret that these nineteenth-century gynecologists performed experimental caesarean sections, ovariotomies, and obstetric fistula repairs primarily on poor and powerless women. Medical Bondage breaks new ground by exploring how and why physicians denied ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

The accomplishments of pioneering doctors such as John Peter Mettauer, James Marion Sims, and Nathan Bozeman are well documented. It is also no secret that these nineteenth-century gynecologists performed experimental caesarean sections, ovariotomies, and obstetric fistula repairs primarily on poor and powerless women. Medical Bondage breaks new ground by exploring how and why physicians denied
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Dark Archives

A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin

de Megan Rosenbloom ...

Narrado por Justis Bolding ...

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6 hora 58 minutos

On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering. ... Leer más

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On bookshelves around the world, surrounded by ordinary books bound in paper and leather, rest other volumes of a distinctly strange and grisly sort: those bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand?In Dark Archives, Megan Rosenbloom seeks out the historic and scientific truths behind anthropodermic bibliopegy—the practice of binding books in this most intimate covering.
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The Distracted Mind

Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World

de Adam Gazzaley, Larry D. Rosen ...

Narrado por Chris Sorensen ...

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10 hora 56 minutos

A “brilliant and practical” study of why our brain isn’t built for media multitasking—and how we can learn to live with technology in a more balanced way (Jack Kornfield, author of The Wise Heart**).**Includes practical strategies for fighting digital distraction—straight from a neuroscientist and a psychologist!Most of us will freely admit that we are obsessed with our devices. We pride ourselves ... Leer más

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A “brilliant and practical” study of why our brain isn’t built for media multitasking—and how we can learn to live with technology in a more balanced way (Jack Kornfield, author of The Wise Heart**).**Includes practical strategies for fighting digital distraction—straight from a neuroscientist and a psychologist!Most of us will freely admit that we are obsessed with our devices. We pride ourselves
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Immortality, Inc.

Renegade Science, Silicon Valley Billions, and the Quest to Live Forever

de Chip Walter ...

Narrado por Graham Winton ...

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7 hora 55 minutos

This gripping narrative explores today's scientific pursuit of immortality, with exclusive visits inside Silicon Valley labs and interviews with the visionaries who believe we will soon crack into the aging process and cure death. We live in an age when billionaires are betting their fortunes on laboratory advances to prove aging unnecessary and death a disease that can be cured. Researchers are ... Leer más

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This gripping narrative explores today's scientific pursuit of immortality, with exclusive visits inside Silicon Valley labs and interviews with the visionaries who believe we will soon crack into the aging process and cure death. We live in an age when billionaires are betting their fortunes on laboratory advances to prove aging unnecessary and death a disease that can be cured. Researchers are
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Control

The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics

de Adam Rutherford ...

Narrado por Greg Patmore ...

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7 hora 29 minutos

How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years?Control is a book about eugenics, what geneticist Adam Rutherford calls “a defining idea of the twentieth century.” Inspired by Darwin’s ideas about evolution, eugenics arose in Victorian England as a theory for molding the British population, and quickly spread to America, where it was embraced by presidents, ... Leer más

$16.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years?Control is a book about eugenics, what geneticist Adam Rutherford calls “a defining idea of the twentieth century.” Inspired by Darwin’s ideas about evolution, eugenics arose in Victorian England as a theory for molding the British population, and quickly spread to America, where it was embraced by presidents,
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Better Never to Have Been

The Harm of Coming into Existence

de David Benatar ...

Narrado por Dennis Kleinman ...

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7 hora 26 minutos

Most people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought into existence. Thus, if they ever do reflect on whether they should bring others into existence—rather than having children without even thinking about whether they should—they presume that they do them no harm. Better Never to Have Been challenges these assumptions. David Benatar argues that coming into ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Most people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought into existence. Thus, if they ever do reflect on whether they should bring others into existence—rather than having children without even thinking about whether they should—they presume that they do them no harm. Better Never to Have Been challenges these assumptions. David Benatar argues that coming into
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Sick Money

The Truth About the Global Pharmaceutical Industry

de Billy Kenber ...

Narrado por Ciaran Saward ...

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13 hora 51 minutos

The pharmaceutical industry is broken. From the American hedge fund manager who hiked the price of an AIDS pill from $17.50 to $750 overnight to the children's cancer drugs left intentionally to expire in a Spanish warehouse, the signs of this dysfunction are all around. A system that was designed to drive innovation and patient care has been relentlessly distorted to drive up profits.Medicines ... Leer más

$37.99 USD

The pharmaceutical industry is broken. From the American hedge fund manager who hiked the price of an AIDS pill from $17.50 to $750 overnight to the children's cancer drugs left intentionally to expire in a Spanish warehouse, the signs of this dysfunction are all around. A system that was designed to drive innovation and patient care has been relentlessly distorted to drive up profits.Medicines
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A Commitment to Compassion

Reflections from a Life of Service

de Avram R. Kraft MD ...

Narrado por Philip R. Smith, Andrew M. White, Nicole Laurenzi ...

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2 hora 20 minutos

In A Commitment to Compassion, Avram R. Kraft, MD, reminds us that each of us can make a difference. Avram makes that difference against a medical landscape, but in sharing his wisdom, insights, doubt, and vulnerabilities, he invites all of us to consider what compassion means and how it can be part of our daily living. As he states in a chapter called Repairing the World, "Every day, we have an ... Leer más

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In A Commitment to Compassion, Avram R. Kraft, MD, reminds us that each of us can make a difference. Avram makes that difference against a medical landscape, but in sharing his wisdom, insights, doubt, and vulnerabilities, he invites all of us to consider what compassion means and how it can be part of our daily living. As he states in a chapter called Repairing the World, "Every day, we have an
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The Power of Protest in Healthcare

Lessons From a Doctor’s Journey to Activism

de Dr Meenal Viz ...

Narrado por Dr Meenal Viz ...

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4 hora 1 minutos

"This was avoidable. These are unnecessary deaths. It's not a 'war'. This is a health crisis. This is systemic negligence."When Dr Meenal Viz, a heavily pregnant frontline NHS doctor, witnessed her colleagues die from the negligent handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, she was determined to take a stand.This trail-blazing account explores the influences that drive powerful protest through the story ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

"This was avoidable. These are unnecessary deaths. It's not a 'war'. This is a health crisis. This is systemic negligence."When Dr Meenal Viz, a heavily pregnant frontline NHS doctor, witnessed her colleagues die from the negligent handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, she was determined to take a stand.This trail-blazing account explores the influences that drive powerful protest through the story
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Искусственный интеллект в медицине: Как умные технологии меняют подход к лечению

de Эрик Тополь, Эрик Тополь ...

Narrado por Андрей Барабанщиков, Алекс Лайт ...

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12 hora 41 minutos

Мир медицины стремительно меняется: на помощь традиционным врачебным методам приходит искусственный интеллект. Как внедрение новых технологий отразится на современной диагностике и лечении? Как будут взаимодействовать врач и пациент, если обработку данных возьмут на себя машины? Смогут ли пациенты влиять на ход и методы лечения своих заболеваний? Какие перспективы открывает использование ... Leer más

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Мир медицины стремительно меняется: на помощь традиционным врачебным методам приходит искусственный интеллект. Как внедрение новых технологий отразится на современной диагностике и лечении? Как будут взаимодействовать врач и пациент, если обработку данных возьмут на себя машины? Смогут ли пациенты влиять на ход и методы лечения своих заболеваний? Какие перспективы открывает использование
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Euthanasie

Een hoorcollege over levensbeëindiging en levenseindebegeleiding in Nederland

de Paul Schnabel ...

Narrado por Paul Schnabel ...

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1 horas 16 minutos

Het woord euthanasie komt uit het Grieks en betekent goede dood of genadedood. De term kent vanuit de geschiedenis verschillende betekenissen en invullingen. Meestal wordt met euthanasie het volgende bedoeld: het op hun eigen verzoek beëindigen van het leven van patiënten die ondraaglijk en uitzichtloos lijden. In de meeste landen is euthanasie bij wet verboden en wordt het vervolgd als een ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Het woord euthanasie komt uit het Grieks en betekent goede dood of genadedood. De term kent vanuit de geschiedenis verschillende betekenissen en invullingen. Meestal wordt met euthanasie het volgende bedoeld: het op hun eigen verzoek beëindigen van het leven van patiënten die ondraaglijk en uitzichtloos lijden. In de meeste landen is euthanasie bij wet verboden en wordt het vervolgd als een
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Bad Pharma

How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients

de Ben Goldacre ...

Narrado por Jonathan Cowley ...

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11 hora 54 minutos

Medicine is broken. We like to imagine that it's based on evidence and the results of fair tests. In reality, those tests are often profoundly flawed. We like to imagine that doctors are familiar with the research literature surrounding a drug, when in reality much of the research is hidden from them by drug companies. We like to imagine that doctors are impartially educated, when in reality much ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

Medicine is broken. We like to imagine that it's based on evidence and the results of fair tests. In reality, those tests are often profoundly flawed. We like to imagine that doctors are familiar with the research literature surrounding a drug, when in reality much of the research is hidden from them by drug companies. We like to imagine that doctors are impartially educated, when in reality much
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The Doctor

de Annie Payne ...

Narrado por Tamsin Kennard ...

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8 hora 33 minutos

A new and gripping psychological thriller with a medical twist, perfect for fans of Harriet Tyce, B A Paris and Doctor Foster.Care giver, life saver… or cold-blooded killer?Running away from a past she’d rather forget, Doctor Alison Wilson has moved to a new town to take up the role of Medical Officer at failing hospital St Margaret’s.Tasked with shaking things up, she quickly learns that things ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

A new and gripping psychological thriller with a medical twist, perfect for fans of Harriet Tyce, B A Paris and Doctor Foster.Care giver, life saver… or cold-blooded killer?Running away from a past she’d rather forget, Doctor Alison Wilson has moved to a new town to take up the role of Medical Officer at failing hospital St Margaret’s.Tasked with shaking things up, she quickly learns that things
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The Tuskegee Syphilis Study

An Insiders' Account of the Shocking Medical Experiment Conducted by Government Doctors Against African American Men

de Fred D. Gray ...

Narrado por David Sadzin ...

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5 hora 6 minutos

In 1932, the US Public Health Service recruited 623 African American men from Macon County, Alabama, for a study of "the effects of untreated syphilis in the Negro male." For the next forty years—even after the development of penicillin, the cure for syphilis—these men were denied medical care for this potentially fatal disease.The Tuskegee Syphilis Study was exposed in 1972, and in 1975 the ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

In 1932, the US Public Health Service recruited 623 African American men from Macon County, Alabama, for a study of "the effects of untreated syphilis in the Negro male." For the next forty years—even after the development of penicillin, the cure for syphilis—these men were denied medical care for this potentially fatal disease.The Tuskegee Syphilis Study was exposed in 1972, and in 1975 the
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Dark Science Experiments

The True History of Unethical Human Trials

de Dipesh Piplani ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Martin G ...

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1 horas 50 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dark Science Experiments: The True History of Unethical Human TrialsExposing Real-Life Atrocities from MK‑Ultra, Tuskegee, and BeyondUnearth the shocking truth behind some of the most chilling unethical human experiments ever conducted in the name of science, national security, and medical advancement. In this gripping, rigorously documented nonfiction ... Leer más

$24.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dark Science Experiments: The True History of Unethical Human TrialsExposing Real-Life Atrocities from MK‑Ultra, Tuskegee, and BeyondUnearth the shocking truth behind some of the most chilling unethical human experiments ever conducted in the name of science, national security, and medical advancement. In this gripping, rigorously documented nonfiction
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Medical Malpractice Law Explained: Navigating Legal Issues in Healthcare

de Quinten J. Tenley ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Marcus G ...

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4 hora 26 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the complex and high-stakes world of healthcare, the line between human error and professional negligence can have life-changing consequences. Medical Malpractice Law Explained: Navigating Legal Issues in Healthcare offers a clear, in-depth exploration of the key principles and regulations governing medical malpractice law. Designed for patients, ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the complex and high-stakes world of healthcare, the line between human error and professional negligence can have life-changing consequences. Medical Malpractice Law Explained: Navigating Legal Issues in Healthcare offers a clear, in-depth exploration of the key principles and regulations governing medical malpractice law. Designed for patients,
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Die ene patiënt

Artsen over de patiënt die hun leven voor altijd veranderde

de Ellen de Visser ...

Narrado por Tanneke Hartzuiker, Louis van Beek, Ad Knippels ...

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5 hora 6 minutos

Nu aangevuld met een nieuw verhaal van Anthony Fauci, de belangrijkste adviseur van president Trump bij de strijd tegen de coronapandemie.In Die ene patiënt vertellen zorgverleners over de patiënt die hun leven voor altijd veranderde. Van chirurg tot psychiater en van ouderenverpleegkundige tot seksuoloog; de verhalen die in deze bundel door Ellen de Visser zijn samengebracht vormen een unieke ... Leer más

$27.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Nu aangevuld met een nieuw verhaal van Anthony Fauci, de belangrijkste adviseur van president Trump bij de strijd tegen de coronapandemie.In Die ene patiënt vertellen zorgverleners over de patiënt die hun leven voor altijd veranderde. Van chirurg tot psychiater en van ouderenverpleegkundige tot seksuoloog; de verhalen die in deze bundel door Ellen de Visser zijn samengebracht vormen een unieke
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Atomic Doctors

Conscience and Complicity at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age

de James L. Nolan, Jr. ...

Narrado por Adam Lofbomm ...

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9 hora 9 minutos

After his father died, James L. Nolan, Jr., took possession of a box of private family materials. To his surprise, the small secret archive contained a treasure trove of information about his grandfather's role as a doctor in the Manhattan Project. Dr. Nolan, it turned out, had been a significant figure. A talented ob-gyn radiologist, he cared for the scientists on the project, organized safety ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

After his father died, James L. Nolan, Jr., took possession of a box of private family materials. To his surprise, the small secret archive contained a treasure trove of information about his grandfather's role as a doctor in the Manhattan Project. Dr. Nolan, it turned out, had been a significant figure. A talented ob-gyn radiologist, he cared for the scientists on the project, organized safety
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Killer Nurses and Doctors: Medical Murderers Exposed

de Sean Dupree ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Matt G ...

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4 hora 58 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into the chilling world of medical professionals who broke their oath to heal and instead chose the path of death. Killer Nurses and Doctors: Medical Murderers Exposed by Sean Dupree pulls back the curtain on horrifying true stories of nurses, doctors, and caregivers who became killers. This gripping exposé reveals the shocking truth behind those ... Leer más

$7.00 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into the chilling world of medical professionals who broke their oath to heal and instead chose the path of death. Killer Nurses and Doctors: Medical Murderers Exposed by Sean Dupree pulls back the curtain on horrifying true stories of nurses, doctors, and caregivers who became killers. This gripping exposé reveals the shocking truth behind those
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Mejores Prácticas en Pediatría

de Charles Raymond Bell M.D. ...

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7 hora 13 minutos

Esta elocuente antología encapsula la esencia del cuidado pediátrico, entrelazando delicadamente la pericia médica con una empatía genuina. Guía a los cuidadores a través de los múltiples paisajes de la salud y las emociones en la infancia, promoviendo la equidad en la atención sanitaria y defendiendo la unión entre la ciencia y la compasión. Desde abordar los matices de la dinámica familiar hasta ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Esta elocuente antología encapsula la esencia del cuidado pediátrico, entrelazando delicadamente la pericia médica con una empatía genuina. Guía a los cuidadores a través de los múltiples paisajes de la salud y las emociones en la infancia, promoviendo la equidad en la atención sanitaria y defendiendo la unión entre la ciencia y la compasión. Desde abordar los matices de la dinámica familiar hasta
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Welfare of Future Children, The: Reproductive Ethics and Disability Screening

de Rebecca Bennett ...

Narrado por Rebecca Bennett ...

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8 hora 54 minutos

Narrated by Rebecca Bennett, this open access practical guide to reproductive ethics navigates the complex subject of the policy around IVF treatment and disability screening based on the concerns around the welfare of future children. It focuses on 3 questions in order to examine these often complex philosophical issues:· Should we allow prospective parents using IVF to implant an embryo with a ... Leer más

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Narrated by Rebecca Bennett, this open access practical guide to reproductive ethics navigates the complex subject of the policy around IVF treatment and disability screening based on the concerns around the welfare of future children. It focuses on 3 questions in order to examine these often complex philosophical issues:· Should we allow prospective parents using IVF to implant an embryo with a
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In Two Minds

Shocking true stories of murder, justice and recovery from a forensic psychiatrist

de Dr Sohom Das ...

Narrado por Dr Sohom Das ...

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10 hora 24 minutos

Shocking, eye-opening and grimly fascinating, these are the true stories, patients and cases that have characterised a career spent treating mentally disordered offenders.Listen to the end of the audiobook for an exclusive bonus chapter, written and read by the author.As a forensic psychiatrist, it's Dr Das's job to treat and rehabilitate what the tabloids might call the 'criminally insane', many ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Shocking, eye-opening and grimly fascinating, these are the true stories, patients and cases that have characterised a career spent treating mentally disordered offenders.Listen to the end of the audiobook for an exclusive bonus chapter, written and read by the author.As a forensic psychiatrist, it's Dr Das's job to treat and rehabilitate what the tabloids might call the 'criminally insane', many
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Mercies in Disguise

A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them

de Gina Kolata ...

Narrado por Andrea Gallo ...

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8 hora 31 minutos

New York Times science reporter Gina Kolata follows a family through genetic illness and one courageous daughter who decides her fate shall no longer be decided by a genetic flaw. The phone rings; the doctor has the results. "Are you ready Amanda?" The two people Amanda Baxley loves the most had begged her not to be tested. But she had to find out. If your family carried a mutated gene that ... Leer más

$20.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

New York Times science reporter Gina Kolata follows a family through genetic illness and one courageous daughter who decides her fate shall no longer be decided by a genetic flaw. The phone rings; the doctor has the results. "Are you ready Amanda?" The two people Amanda Baxley loves the most had begged her not to be tested. But she had to find out. If your family carried a mutated gene that
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