A man of science must overcome public ignorance and the petty greed of associates as he seeks knowledge.

As a step toward improving its health information technology (IT) interoperability, the Military Health System is seeking to develop a research roadmap to better coordinate health IT research efforts, address IT capability gaps, and reduce programmatic risk for its enterprise projects. This report identifies gaps in research, policy, and practice involving patient privacy, consent, and identity management that need to be addressed to improve the quality...

A criminal feigns insanity and is admitted to a mental hospital where he challenges the autocratic authority of the head nurse.

A curious monkey goes to the hospital after swallowing a piece of jigsaw puzzle. Includes an afterword by Dr. Fredrick Lovejoy of Boston Children's Hospital, including tips on easing a child's hospital stay.

Nearly 40 million Americans are affected by breathing disorders and diseases. Gasping For Air is the compelling story of the continuous conflict between our need to breathe and the environmental forces that oppose us.

If the Department of Defense (DoD) moves toward a more integrated employee health system, a foundation of information about the current system and requisite elements for such integration will be needed. The authors reviewed the research literature and DoD policy documents and interviewed DoD personnel to make several observations about the current state of safety and occupational health (SOH) arrangements in DoD. Currently, SOH policy cuts across...

Nora Beady, the only female student at a prestigious medical school in Bologna, is a rarity. In the 19th century women are expected to remain at home and raise children, so her unconventional, indelicate ambitions to become a licensed surgeon offend the men around her. Everything changes when she allies herself with Magdalena Morenco, the sole female doctor on-staff. Together the two women develop new techniques to improve a groundbreaking surgery:...