This book provides the objective and thoroughly scientific approach to the COVID-19 pandemic that has been missing. Based on hard published clinical research, it offers a measured explanation of the virus, its spread, diagnosis, management, vaccination, variants, and long-COVID.
Molecular Tools for Disease Detection
Explore the fascinating molecular tools that have transformed how we detect and treat diseases. This guide bridges the gap between lab and clinic, revealing how molecular diagnostics enable personalized medicine, rapid pandemic response, and our quest to conquer disease.
This book provides up-to-date information on the treatment of acute and chronic viral hepatitis A-E. It summarizes treatment to guide clinical practice, details the pharmacology of all drugs, and is a resource for students, physicians, gastroenterologists, and pharmacists.
This book identifies the main biochemical changes in several diseases and their biochemical markers, highlighting how they can be used in diagnosis.
For those who investigate the sources of vector-borne disease, this book presents procedures in straightforward language. It explains techniques for developing a comprehensive surveillance system and for detecting a disease prior to the infection of a human index case.
This practical, illustrated book provides a simple overview of Intra-operative neuromonitoring (IONM) to ensure neurological integrity during surgery. Uniquely authored by an experienced multidisciplinary team, this guide is an invaluable source for all staff and trainees.
This book explores the genetics of human diseases, covering clinical diagnostic techniques, developmental anomalies, birth defects, and risk factors in genetic disorders.
Psychiatry has reduced the living person to mere brain chemistry, eliminating “Bios” from its practice. As its theoretical foundation crumbles and calls grow to abolish the discipline, this book counteracts such ambitions, arguing for a badly needed theoretical consciousness.
James Hill, a Dumfries Neurosurgeon
Shaped by the Scottish Enlightenment, surgeon James Hill (1703-1776) preferred his own observations to the teachings of past authorities. He achieved a grand reputation for his contribution to the treatment of head injuries. Though his legacy faded, this book documents his work.
This book offers an ethical analysis of challenges in COVID-19 research, vaccination, and therapy. It confronts the dilemma of who to treat when life-saving resources are limited and highlights the necessity of a global bioethical framework for pandemic management.
Dietary Induction Models of Nutritional Disorders in Rodents
From lab to clinic: Explore dietary models of disease in pre-clinical studies. Leading experts in nutrition and bioethics offer an essential guide to translational research, shaping future clinical work for students and health professionals.
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 Climate and COVID-19
This book explores the critical link between climate and the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides insights into the pandemic’s biological trends, the challenges for frontline workers, and debates future forecasts and the transition back to normalcy.
Aspects of Femoral Trochlear Dysplasia
Trochlear dysplasia is a common but overlooked knee condition causing pain and instability. This book—the first of its kind—is an essential reference for doctors, surgeons, and physiotherapists. It covers causes, symptoms, assessment, imaging, and operations like trochleoplasty.
This volume analyzes the Romance and Germanic translations of influential medieval surgeon Lanfranc of Milan. Including contributions by experts, it uses a comparative approach to study the development of a vernacular surgical tradition throughout late medieval Europe.
This publication asks whether FODMAPs have contributed to the rapid rise of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease in Japan, showing that the disease can be improved by a strict diet based on a deep understanding of the patient and their diet.
This book illustrates how human impacts on the environment and climate change affect health. It highlights innovative approaches and models for sustainable healthcare, setting out a vision of ecological principles to guide sustainable health developments for future generations.
The Miracle of Skin
Our skin’s most critical role isn’t social—it’s conserving the water that keeps us alive. The threat of dehydration dictates the behaviour of all land animals and explains why early humans developed sweat glands, lost hair, and gained pigmentation to hunt on the savannah.
An introduction to point of care ultrasound, applied to improve care in acute and perioperative settings. Each section offers a succinct background, illustrated guidance on image acquisition, and essential pathology identification.
This book offers a critical look at the evolution and future of Mind, Brain, and Education science. Drawing from cognitive psychology and neuroscience, it is an essential text for graduate students, policymakers, and neuroscientists in the Learning Sciences.