Medical

Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on South India’s Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning—and in Kerala, water is everywhere....

Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate....

Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital’s inpatient mental health unit....

There are only three things in this world that are certain: death, taxes, and babies. Nobody knows this truth better than Emily McCoy, a third year resident working in Baby City, the affectionate nickname for the busy Labor and Delivery unit at a New York City hospital.

When Heather McKinley dreamed of becoming a doctor, she imagined curing sick kids and sporting pink stethoscopes. She never anticipated the sleepless nights, grueling exams, and endless labs. And she certainly never knew that her medical school earned the nickname Dead Med.

Birdsville, outback Queensland: the most remote town in the world, population 110. What the people lack in numbers they make up for in community spirit.

This set contains books seven to nine in the gripping, fast-paced crime fiction series featuring DCI Whitney Walker and forensic psychologist Dr. Georgina Cavendish: Ritual Demise, Mortal Remains, and Silent Graves....

She’s got a great job at a VA Hospital, an adorable daughter, and a loving husband. Then Jane discovers that Dr. Ryan Reilly is the VA’s newest vascular surgeon. Dr. Ryan Reilly, a.k.a. sexy surgeon, a.k.a. the biggest jerk she ever loved....

Newly minted doctor Jane McGill is in hell. Not literally, of course. But between her drug addict patients, sleepless nights on call, and battling wits with the sadistic yet charming Sexy Surgeon, Jane can’t imagine an afterlife much worse than her first month of internship at County Hospital.

Piper is a lich-doctor, a physician who works among the dead, determining causes of death for the city guard's investigations. It's a peaceful, if solitary profession . . . until the day when he's called to the river to examine the latest in a series of mysterious bodies....

Bristol detective DS George Cross, champion of the outsider, the voiceless and the dispossessed. DS George Cross can be rude, difficult and awkward with people. But his unfailing logic and dogged pursuit of the truth means his conviction rate is the best on the force....

Death stalked the Vale. In every corner, every whisper. They just didn't know it yet. Six neighbours, six secrets, six reasons to want Olive Collins dead....

Der junge kalifornische Paläontologe Levine ist von der Idee besessen, dass die Dinosaurier gar nicht ausgestorben sind...

Would you turn criminal to save a child? Desperate to save his dying nephew, Mitch Walker agrees to commit a dangerous crime, in exchange for life-saving medicine. But things go horribly wrong and he sets off a chain reaction of kidnapping, carnage, and chaos....

Rachel Norris wants to forge a new life and career. And she wants to forget her past. When Rachel qualifies as nurse, she does so because she wants to help others and make a difference. But she is also running from a past life that must stay hidden forever....

An emotional portrayal of the lives of four women as Valentine’s day approaches, in 1941 wartime London....

In the murky shadows of an alley lies a female’s severed hand....

The number one rule in medicine is don’t fall in love with your patients, but Preston Westbrook makes his own rules. Hand him a life-altering diagnosis, and all bets are off....

When an unspeakable act of mass violence galvanizes four trauma doctors into action, their temporary life in Paris becomes a stark turning point: a time to face harder choices than they have ever made before - with consequences that will last a lifetime....

Readers of Patrick Taylor's books know Mrs. Kinky Kincaid as the unflappable housekeeper who looks after two frequently frazzled doctors in the colourful Irish village of Ballybucklebo....

A blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi....

My name is Jack Steen. That name shouldn’t mean anything to you, unless you’re about to die—and then I’m your bloody guardian angel. I work as a night nurse in the Asylum for the Criminally Insane....

A blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi.....

Someone scratched a death threat in the paint of CDC nurse Kini Kerek's rental car. She's in Utah researching Hantavirus, but damaging rumors about the CDC have left residents suspicious and uncooperative....

What if every memory you've ever had will be erased from your mind, and you have no choice but to carry on....

There are only three things in this world that are certain: death, taxes, and babies. Nobody knows this truth better than Emily McCoy, a third year resident working in Baby City, the affectionate nickname for the busy Labor and Delivery unit at a New York City hospital. On a typical day in Baby City, Emily delivers more babies than the number of hours of sleep she manages to squeeze in that night. And definitely more than the number of dates she's been on since she started her training in OB/GYN two years earlier.

In the bustling heart of New York City, a young medical student's life is tragically cut short, though her heart continues to beat, holding the promise of life for another. Detective Kirk Miner is called to the scene and quickly uncovers a chilling conspiracy involving organ donations and high-stakes crime. As the investigation unfolds, Miner realizes the case is far more complex and dangerous than it initially seemed.

Virginia, di professione ostetrica, è sposata da oltre vent’anni con Ruggero, affascinante pilota di linea. La loro relazione si trascina da sempre...

"Du wirst das nicht überleben." Miriam flüchtete als Jugendliche in den Spreewald, um dort die Dämonen ihrer Vergangenheit hinter sich zu lassen. Doch Jahre später suchen sie Albträume und Flashbacks heim. Sie sieht immer das Gleiche - ein kleines Mädchen in einem Krankenzimmer. Um die Wahrheit über ihren Psychiatrieaufenthalt als Fünfjährige zu erfahren, kehrt sie nach Koblenz zurück. Dort scheint niemand begeistert über ihre Rückkehr zu sein. Das abweisende Verhalten ihrer Freunde und bedrohliche Geschehnisse machen deutlich, dass ihr Umfeld weit mehr als eine einfache Krankheit verbirgt.

Brooke Montgomery has struggled ever since her parents died in a tragic accident, leaving her alone and heartbroken at a young age. Working double shifts just to pay the mounting bills was a cycle she seemingly couldn't break from. Until she met him... The charming and handsome surgeon, Noah Wimberly. Dr. Noah Wimberly's first wife, Riya, mysteriously died, yet her body was never found. When Noah meets Brooke, who has an uncanny resemblance to Riya, Noah knows he can't let Brooke go. She's his mid-life crisis. He's her way out.

Ein Küstenroman voller Leidenschaft und Emotionen! Entdecken Sie ein mitreißende Story voller Emotionen und Leidenschaft an der malerischen Ostseeküste! Tauchen Sie in die Geschichte von Toni, einem Mann, der durch einen Unfall in die Greifswalder Universität eingeliefert werden muss. Er ist entschlossen, während seiner Genesung die Suche nach seinem Sohn voranzutreiben. Ihn überrascht die intime Vertrautheit zu seiner Ärztin Florentine. Zwischen ihnen entflammt eine leidenschaftliche Romanze, die beide in eine Welt voller Sinnlichkeit und Verlangen entführt.

Where have all the doctors gone? And why, when I finally see someone, does he or she spend all our time behind the computer instead of examining me? How come my insurance is more and more expensive, and pays for less and less? And why do my medications cost so much? Based on legal cases, patient stories, interviews, hundreds of nonfiction articles and books, and Dr. Sweet's own experience as a physician, Convictions is a fictionalized account of what is really going on in healthcare behind the scenes. Listen to it.

With humor and pedagogy, Michel Sapanet immerses us in the daily life of a forensic medicine team, from findings at crime scenes to hearings before assize courts, including autopsies, criminal reconstructions, and even the examination of survivors of violence.

El Dr. Roger Jackson, un cardiólogo, y Isabel Meléndez, una enfermera dedicada, lideran una misión médica en el corazón de la crisis de Venezuela, brindando servicios cardiológicos vitales a una nación en caos. Con millones huyendo del país y el gobierno al borde del colapso, el equipo se encuentra no solo enfrentando emergencias médicas, sino también atrapado en una intriga política que podría alterar el futuro de Venezuela.

Dr. Roger Jackson, a cardiologist, and Isabel Melendez, a dedicated nurse, lead a medical mission into the heart of Venezuela’s crisis, providing vital cardiology services to a nation in turmoil. With millions fleeing the country and the government on the brink of collapse, the team finds themselves not only battling medical emergencies but entangled in political intrigue that could alter the future of Venezuela.