Take Two Books and Call Me in the Morning

by DeForest, Anna

Book - 2022

A young student doctor discovers that the long hours and heartbreaking work at the hospital begin to blur the lines between her new life as a physician and the traumas she's tried to flee from her past. A young student doctor discovers that the long hours and heartbreaking work at the hospital begin to blur the lines between her new life as a physician and the traumas she's tried to flee from her past. Show less

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The Lobotomist's Wife

A Novel

by Woodruff, Samantha Greene

Book - 2022

Since her brother took his life after WWI, Ruth has had one goal: to help those suffering from mental illness. Then she falls in love with Robert — a bril...Show more Since her brother took his life after WWI, Ruth has had one goal: to help those suffering from mental illness. Then she falls in love with Robert — a brilliant doctor championing a radical new treatment, the lobotomy. Ruth believes in it as a miracle treatment, and Robert as its genius pioneer. Show less

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The Surgeon's Daughter

by Blake, Audrey

Book - 2022

Nora Beady, the only female student at a prestigious medical school in Bologna, is a rarity. In the 19th century, her unconventional, indelicate ambitions...Show more Nora Beady, the only female student at a prestigious medical school in Bologna, is a rarity. In the 19th century, her unconventional, indelicate ambitions to become a licensed surgeon offended the men around her. Nora's successes are taken for granted; her mistakes are used as proof that women aren't suited to the field. Show less

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The Flowers of Buffoonery

by Dazai, Osamu

Book - 2023

Yozo Oba is being held in a seaside sanatorium after a failed suicide attempt. While he is convalescing, friends and family visit him. Against this dispiriting backdrop, everyone tries to maintain a lighthearted, even clownish, atmosphere. Yozo Oba is being held in a seaside sanatorium after a failed suicide attempt. While he is convalescing, friends and family visit him. Against this dispiriting backdrop, everyone tries to maintain a lighthearted, even clownish, atmosphere. Show less

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Anatomy of A Meet Cute

by Woolridge, Addie

Book - 2023

Sparks fly when an ob-gyn butt heads with a doctor at her new hospital in this delightfully charming romance about bad timing, good friends and fresh starts. Sparks fly when an ob-gyn butt heads with a doctor at her new hospital in this delightfully charming romance about bad timing, good friends and fresh starts. Show less

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The Covenant of Water

A Novel

by Verghese, Abraham

Book - 2023

"A novel of utter beauty, 'The Covenant of Water' is worthy of all praise in its depiction of medical ingenuity and family love; it is epic and eye-o...Show more "A novel of utter beauty, 'The Covenant of Water' is worthy of all praise in its depiction of medical ingenuity and family love; it is epic and eye-opening, the sort of story that only a singular mind like Abraham Verghese's could have woven." —Imbolo Mbue, author of "How Beautiful We Were" Show less

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The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

A Novel

by Cronin, Marianne

Book - 2021

Seventeen-year-old Lenni lives in the Terminal Ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital. She meets Margot, an 83-year-old, who transforms Lenni in ways...Show more Seventeen-year-old Lenni lives in the Terminal Ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital. She meets Margot, an 83-year-old, who transforms Lenni in ways she never imagined. The two develop an extraordinary friendship and a lifetime of stories that begins at the end. Show less

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How to Save A Life

by Fenton, Liz

Book - 2020

Kerry Smith is going to save lives — and so is her best friend, Tim Palmer. After years of working toward medical school, they are about to take their ent...Show more Kerry Smith is going to save lives — and so is her best friend, Tim Palmer. After years of working toward medical school, they are about to take their entrance exams. But on the eve of the new millennium, a classmate goes into cardiac arrest, changing everything. Show less

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Life Sciences

by Sorman, Joy

Book - 2021

Investigates the female condition, bodily autonomy and the failings of modern medicine as one young woman confronts a centuries-old, matrilineal curse. An inventive coming-of-age novel. Investigates the female condition, bodily autonomy and the failings of modern medicine as one young woman confronts a centuries-old, matrilineal curse. An inventive coming-of-age novel. Show less

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Medicine has undergone drastic changes over history and even in more current times. Read up on some of the advances we have made over time. Medicine has undergone drastic changes over history and even in more current times. Read up on some of the advances we have made over time. Show less

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