An in-depth look at the Rockefeller Foundation's earliest ventures in international health
Explores the values, assumptions, and consequences of the circulation of DNA in popular culture
Sheds light on the development of the fields of pediatrics and child health during the last century
Explores the fascinating connections between university health centers and the evolution of American health and medicine
A searingly honest account of one woman's ordeal with cancer that offers insights into all the emotions and reactions that illness evokes---sometimes noble, sometimes selfish, often despairing
A doctor tells his own behind-the-scenes story of the making of a medical man and the disintegration of an American myth
A memoir of a physician with breast cancer, Inside/Outside tells the unforgettable story of when a doctor becomes a patient
A new and expanded edition of the authors' pivotal examination of the national silicosis crisis
Focusing on the human interaction of the industry this collection of essays asks, "Can you teach compassion?"
Examines why the U.S. is the only industrialized nation without universal health insurance coverage