Update, surgery went well. Got all 4 kidney stones out On my way home 🏡
Bookwormjillk Good news! I hope you heal quickly. 1w
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Update, surgery went well. Got all 4 kidney stones out On my way home 🏡
so-soNot really about patient zeros. Surface level discussion of some of humanity's most infamous diseases, as well as explanations of terms and medical advances throughout history. I found it just ok, kind of boring, and occasionally repetitive. But if you want a layman's textbook style intro to a bunch of diseases, it might be good for that.
pickExhausted just reading this diary of a young NHS OB-GYN doctor: constant stimulus & decision-making, lack of time, lack of sleep, faint praise, strain on personal relationships. Engaging voice with a dose of snark, heartbreaking medical emergencies & spit-take hilarity. 2017
P 86 “really, the only choice is whether you f*ck over yourself or your patients. The former is annoying, the latter means that people die—so it‘s not really a choice at all.”
Someone learned a new science word & is flashing it around like he knows what it is. You can‘t see mitochondrial disorders. I don‘t know what he‘s trying to imply. Mitochondrial disorders are not very common (I worked with a handful of kids in early intervention that had these disorders & I worked with the medically complicated kids at Duke). I really wish the news would ask him to define what a mitochondrial challenge looks like. Also how
pickIf you‘re into medical horror and thrillers, this book is for you. A newly minted doctor, fresh out of med school realizes something is very wrong about the string of recent comas taking place in the hospital she works at.
—I saw the 1978 movie and thought it was pretty disturbing—I‘d love to watch the new mini-series. Have you seen it?
so-soI wanted to gain a comprehensive understanding of menopause. I found some helpful information and appreciated the resources she recommended for further reading. However, most of the book didn‘t apply to my current situation, and the technical language quickly lost my attention. I decided to read the chapters that piqued my interest and skipped the rest.
Full Review abookandadog.com/blog/the-menopause-manifesto
pickThis book is a stunning and thorough history of cancer. There were some slower moments, particularly with the discussion of research trials, but the author‘s use of compelling scientific discoveries and personal cancer stories kept me engaged. I learned so much. Kudos to the author and narrator.
pickAn astounding amount of research that was put together well. Informative and interesting.
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