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Part searing indictment of our healthcare system, part generational family memoir, part call to action, a physician and thought leader on bias and racism in healthcare recounts her journey to finally seizing her own power as a health equity advocate against the backdrop of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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"An intimate account--the first from a trail veterinarian--of the canines who brave the challenges of the Iditarod. Few events attract as much attention, or create as much spectacle, as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Each March, despite subzero temperatures and white-out winds, hundreds of dogs and mushers journey to Anchorage, Alaska, to participate in "The Last Great Race on Earth," a grueling, thousand-mile race across the Alaskan wilderness....
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"Highlights the schooling, job training, and life on the job for veterinary technicians. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, a selected bibliography, an introduction to the author, and an index"--Provided by publisher.
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Henderson and Dorsey show you the easiest way to remember unfamiliar, tongue-twisting words in the medical field. They break down the words you'll encounter in your medical terminology course, and help you master definitions, pronunciations, and applications across all medical fields.
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Describes the latest technological innovations in the field of medicine, explaining how we treat and prevent diseases and injuries using robots, virtual reality, and 3-D printers. Also discusses the future of medicine. Includes color images, fact boxes, a glossary, and resources for further learning.
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"Vet Set Go is a guide for future veterinarians. It shows the tween audience (ages 9-14) what they can do today to explore their dream of becoming a veterinarian. It shows them how to get animal experience, volunteer, learn animal science, and meet veterinarians and other future veterinarians."--Provided by publisher.
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Traces the history of animals in military medicine, highlighting search and rescue dogs, service dogs, and therapy dogs. Also discusses how service and therapy dogs are trained. Includes color photographs, fact boxes, a timeline, a glossary, text-dependent questions, and QR codes that link to online resources.
14) Medical robots
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Photographs with floating captions and simple text describe various robots that are used in medicine. Explores their features, functions, and design. Provides a map, a list of facts, resources for further reading, a glossary, and an index.
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"An attempt to outline where medicine has traversed in the past and to chart where it may be heading in the future. More specifically, this work endeavors to illustrate how advances in modern medical technology often leave in their wake increases in human life expectancy"--Provided by publisher.
16) Antibiotics
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". . . readers will learn about the science and technology behind the development of antibiotics"--Publisher.
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"On a cold day in March of 1911, officials marched twelve Black men into the heart of a forest in Maryland. Under the supervision of a doctor, the men were forced to clear the land, pour cement, lay bricks, and harvest tobacco. When construction finished, they became the first twelve patients of the state's Hospital for the Negro Insane. For centuries, Black patients have been absent from our history books. Madness transports readers behind the brick...