Novels/nonfictions that are medically related?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
21

<p>I would recommend the book-Complication , it gives you great insights of the medical field</p>

22

<p>-White Coat: Becoming a Doctor at Harvard Medical School by Rothman!
- The Anatomy of Hope by Groopman </p>

<p>I love the first book!</p>

23

<p>I second Mountains Beyond Mountains. It gets dry at some parts, but the overall memoir is very inspiring and interesting.</p>

24

<p>Every patient tells a story : medical mysteries and the art of diagnosis by Lisa Sanders (2009).</p>

<p>Both my daughter (a high school junior) and I enjoyed this.</p>

25

<p>Try “Proust was a Neuroscientist”. Fascinating exploration of creativity, artists and neuropsychology. Each chapter can stand alone, about a different artist, writer, musician.</p>

26

<p>For fiction, authors </p>

<p>Michael Palmer (i.e. The Fifth Vial ,The Second Opinion,The Last Surgeon,Fatal,The Society,The First Patient,Silent Treatment,Critical Judgment,Extreme Measures,The Sisterhood,The Patient,Side Effects ) </p>

<p>and Tess Gerritsen (i.e. Harvest.)</p>

27

<p>Gerritsen was my mother’s roommate, back in the day, actually. Seems like a nice lady.</p>

28

<p>More of an historical tome, but incredibly fascinating: The Emperor of All Maladies~A Biography of Cancer by Mukherjee</p>

29

<p>My husband and I both like medical history books. Here are some of my favorites:</p>

<p>The Ghost Map - by Steven Johnson: about the cholera epidemic in London and Dr. John Snow </p>

<p>Scurvy - by Stephen Brown: interesting history of scurvy and the age of sail</p>

<p>The Miraculous Fever Tree - by Fiammetta Rocco: history of malaria and quinine</p>

<p>The Path Between the Seas - by David McCullough: history of the Panama Canal, but a good portion of the book is dedicated to yellow fever, malaria and Dr. William Gorgas.</p>

<p>My Own Country - by Abraham Verghese: written by an infectious disease doctor working in rural Tennessee at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic</p>

<p>Also by Abraham Verghese: Cutting for Stone. This is fiction, and although some of the medical scenes are a little far-fetched, they are medically accurate and the book is well written.</p>

<p>If there is any aspect of medicine or medical history you are particularly interested in, please let us know. I have lots of other good books to recommend.</p>

30

<p>[Amazon.com:</a> How We Die: Reflections of Life’s Final Chapter, New Edition (9780679742449): Sherwin B. Nuland: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/How-We-Die-Reflections-Chapter/dp/0679742441/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315004544&sr=1-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/How-We-Die-Reflections-Chapter/dp/0679742441/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315004544&sr=1-1)</p>

31

<p>^ Arghh. That one still gives me chills. My mom was reading it when she was dying.</p>

32

<p>A good pharmaceutical related read would be:</p>

<p>The Demon Under the Microscope: From Battlefield Hospitals to Nazi Labs, One Doctor’s Heroic Search for the World’s First Miracle Drug
By Thomas Hager</p>

<p>It’s about the history of the development of the first antibacterial drugs. It’s a very good read. Easy, interesting, and mostly uses lay-man’s terms but is not too generic so it’d be possible for anyone to read it.</p>