Roman Military Medicine
An illuminating text on the understudied topic of medicine and its use in the Roman military, this study explores the workings of the ancient healthcare system, the methods of care by its physicians, and the treatments it offered for different ailments and injuries.
This book reveals invisible relationships in public health systems. Learn not only how to use computer models to understand epidemiology, vaccination, and health policy, but also how to build your own models to solve any complex problem.
Shell Shock Doctors
Shell shock was WWI’s signature injury. Military doctors witnessed psychiatric states never seen before, evolving interventions still in use today. This text reconsiders their forgotten writings. Neuropsychiatry was founded in the shell craters of Flanders.
This unique book by industry experts reveals the complexities of dermatological drug development. It covers topical, oral, and biologic drugs, explaining the unique clinical studies necessary and how to navigate negotiations with regulatory agencies like the FDA, EMA, and PMDA.
A manual on constructing and using mathematical models of infectious disease transmission in animals. With veterinary examples, it shows how models inform disease control strategies, making it valuable for clinicians, policy makers, civil servants, and interested readers.
This book discusses emerging diabetes technology like insulin pumps, closed-loop systems, and continuous glucose monitoring, providing essential resources and advice for successful self-management of Type 1 diabetes.
The Enlightenment of Evolutionary Medicine
This book applies evolutionary theory to human physiology, disease, and culture. It reveals how maladaptation causes modern diseases like obesity and diabetes, and how evolutionary principles now guide the development of new drugs and cancer therapies.
Living Well with Cancer
This book uses solution-focused thinking to show how life with cancer may be lived well. Written in a chatty but powerfully effective style, it is for people who have cancer, their families, and friends, as well as the health professionals who seek to help them.
Body Talk in the Medical Humanities
Drawing on insights from medical practitioners and researchers, this book asks fundamental questions about illness, the body, and healthcare. It explores pain, disability, and patient-doctor relationships to reveal how communication can improve ethical and relational practices.
Nutrition and Disease
Nutrition is essential for preventing and treating disease. Discover how plant-based diets, enhanced by modern genomics, can address global challenges like the obesity epidemic, sustainable food production, and the future well-being of our planet.
Controversies in Medicine and Neuroscience
From the unique perspective of a neurosurgeon and medical historian, this book explores fascinating topics in the life sciences—from historic advances in psychosurgery and neurobiology to the ancient mystery of Neolithic trepanation and the complexities of modern bioethics.
Public fear of breast cancer obscures the facts. Treatments can increase other health risks, while fear itself can impair quality of life. This book explores the history and mystery of breast cancer, from Ancient Egypt to the future, to champion the totality of women’s health.
Healthy nutrition is critical to the body’s self-defense. This book covers calculating daily nutritional needs, energy balance, restoring healthy body weight, treating food intolerance, and using food supplements and ergogenic aids in sport.
This book challenges conventional views of infection, arguing that epidemics are irrevocably linked to culture, class, and power. Experts from diverse fields present a collaborative approach to find solutions that may determine whether people live or die.
Reflecting on Presence in Nursing
Presence is essential in nursing: connecting with another person for healing. This book explores its importance through personal accounts from research and practice, allowing readers to reflect on finding meaning, joy, and delivering care in a truly relational way.
The Assessment and Treatment of Older Adults
The world of aging has changed. This book presents a new model for psychosocial care, grounded in research and focused on real-life needs. It offers professionals a complete guide to assessment and treatment, providing empirically supported interventions for today’s older adults.
This book provides the philosophical basis for person-centred healthcare. Drawing on phenomenology, it offers clinicians a practical guide to improving care and promoting autonomy in patients with chronic illness.
This guide helps therapists and health professionals hone their clinical decision-making skills and provides the necessary tools to practice ethically.
Solution Focused Interactions in Nursing
This book shows how Solution Focused Interactions can help nurses promote growth and change. Based on 25 years of experience and PhD research, this practical guide uses case studies to help you and your patients grow, while restoring your own enthusiasm for practice.
Pediatric Otolaryngology
A vital and concise ear, nose and throat (ENT) reference for professionals. This book presents up-to-date, accurate, and understandable information in a straightforward manner, and includes images for greater insight into the topics discussed.