Medical Book Summaries

Epidemiology Summary
Epidemiology
A Very Short Introduction
by Rodolfo Saracci 2010 145 pages
3.36
336 ratings
Science
Medicine
Biology
Labours of Love Summary
Labours of Love
The Crisis of Care
by Madeleine Bunting 2020 320 pages
4.11
151 ratings
Politics
Memoir
Society
The People's Hospital Summary
The People's Hospital
Hope and Peril in American Medicine
by Ricardo Nuila 2023 370 pages
4.38
3.2K ratings
Medicine
Medical
Health
The Root of Thought Summary
The Root of Thought
Unlocking Glia--the Brain Cell That Will Help Us Sharpen Our Wits, Heal Injury, and Treat Brain Disease
by Andrew Koob 2009 186 pages
3.69
134 ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Popular Science
Flying on the Inside Summary
Flying on the Inside
A Memoir of Trauma and Recovery
by Rachel Gotto 2021 248 pages
3.89
3.3K ratings
Memoir
Self Help
Biography
Owning the Sun Summary
Owning the Sun
A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines
by Alexander Zaitchik 2022 304 pages
3.79
106 ratings
History
Science
Politics
Dementia Reimagined Summary
Dementia Reimagined
Building a Life of Joy and Dignity from Beginning to End
by Tia Powell 2019 320 pages
3.90
420 ratings
Health
Medicine
Psychology
The Simple Heart Cure Summary
The Simple Heart Cure
The 90-Day Program to Stop and Reverse Heart Disease
by Chauncey Crandall 2013 267 pages
4.11
141 ratings
Health
Medical
Facing the Unseen Summary
Facing the Unseen
The Struggle to Center Mental Health in Medicine
by Damon Tweedy 2024 286 pages
4.26
145 ratings
Mental Health
Psychology
Science
On Becoming a Doctor Summary
On Becoming a Doctor
Everything You Need to Know about Medical School, Residency, Specialization, and Practice
by Tania Heller 2009 307 pages
3.64
216 ratings
Medicine
Medical
Doctored Summary
Doctored
The Disillusionment of an American Physician
by Sandeep Jauhar 2014 288 pages
3.60
1.5K ratings
Medicine
Medical
Memoir
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death Summary
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death
A Guide to Living Well with Serious Illness
by Aroop Mangalik 2017 274 pages
3.92
13 ratings
Medical
An American Sickness Summary
An American Sickness
How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
by Elisabeth Rosenthal 2017 656 pages
4.3
8.1K ratings
Health Care
Health
Medicine
Little Miss Diagnosed Summary
Little Miss Diagnosed
A Surgeon's Guide to Breaking Bones and Bending Rules
by Erin Nance 2025 256 pages
4.21
178 ratings
Memoir
Medical
Health
How We Die Summary
How We Die
Reflections of Life's Final Chapter
by Sherwin B. Nuland 1995 278 pages
4.07
9.2K ratings
Medicine
Science
Death
Longshot Summary
Longshot
The Inside Story of the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine
by David Heath 2022 288 pages
4.15
136 ratings
Science
Medicine
Medical
Immunology Summary
Immunology
by Thomas J. Kindt 2002
4.24
329 ratings
Science
Textbooks
Medicine
Did You Just Eat That? Summary
Did You Just Eat That?
Two Scientists Explore Double-Dipping, the Five-Second Rule, and other Food Myths in the Lab
by Paul Dawson 2018 312 pages
3.28
264 ratings
Science
Food
Health
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) Summary
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them)
A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying
by Sallie Tisdale 2018 256 pages
4.16
2.2K ratings
Death
Philosophy
Self Help
Doing Diabetes Differently Summary
Doing Diabetes Differently
by Chad T. Lewis 2022 216 pages
4.02
61 ratings
Health
Self Help
Medical
Bellevue Summary
Bellevue
by Robin Cook 2024 341 pages
3.36
4.3K ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
Struck By Genius Summary
Struck By Genius
How a Brain Injury Made Me a Mathematical Marvel
by Jason Padgett 2014 256 pages
3.47
1.4K ratings
Memoir
Science
Biography
The Invisible Kingdom Summary
The Invisible Kingdom
Reimagining Chronic Illness
by Meghan O'Rourke 2022 324 pages
4.03
6.9K ratings
Memoir
Health
Science
Nine Pints Summary
Nine Pints
A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
by Rose George 2018 289 pages
3.83
3.9K ratings
Science
History
Medicine
Deadliest Enemy Summary
Deadliest Enemy
Our War Against Killer Germs
by Michael T. Osterholm 2017 352 pages
4.33
3.4K ratings
Science
Health
Medical
Estrogen Matters Summary
Estrogen Matters
Why Taking Hormones in Menopause Can Improve Women's Well-Being and Lengthen Their Lives -- Without Raising the Risk of Breast Cancer
by Avrum Bluming 2018 310 pages
4.31
2.4K ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero
A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases
by Lydia Kang 2021 390 pages
4.14
2.8K ratings
Science
History
Medical
The Age of Diagnosis Summary
The Age of Diagnosis
How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker
by Suzanne O'Sullivan 2025 320 pages
4.14
1.3K ratings
Science
Psychology
Health
Wild Rescues Summary
Wild Rescues
A Paramedic's Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton
by Kevin Grange 2021 304 pages
4.2
3.1K ratings
Memoir
Outdoors
Adventure
Love RX Summary
Love RX
by Devon Atwood 2023 329 pages
3.89
1.1K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Summary
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause
by Izabella Wentz 2013 372 pages
4.12
2.0K ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
The Nocturnal Brain Summary
The Nocturnal Brain
Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep
by Guy Leschziner 2019 368 pages
4.03
3.7K ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed Summary
Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed
Preventing and treating disease to save your eyesight
by Sophie J. Bakri 2021 373 pages
4.15
27 ratings
Health
Medical
Life-Changing Foods Summary
Life-Changing Foods
by Anthony William 2016 352 pages
4.22
3.1K ratings
Health
Nutrition
Food
The Immortal Mind Summary
The Immortal Mind
A Neurosurgeon’s Case for the Existence of the Soul
by Michael Egnor 2025 272 pages
4.39
151 ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Volume Control Summary
Volume Control
Hearing in a Deafening World
by David Owen 2019 304 pages
4.06
617 ratings
Science
Health
Medicine
Nightmare Obscura Summary
Nightmare Obscura
A Dream Engineer's Guide Through the Sleeping Mind
by Michelle Carr 2025 272 pages
3.84
135 ratings
Science
Psychology
Self Help
No One Cares About Crazy People Summary
No One Cares About Crazy People
The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America
by Ron Powers 2017 360 pages
3.87
4.3K ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
History
Food Without Fear Summary
Food Without Fear
Identify, Prevent, and Treat Food Allergies, Intolerances, and Sensitivities
by Ruchi Gupta MD MPH 2021 352 pages
3.71
99 ratings
Self Help
Medical
Health
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