March 2023 MBR The Health/Medicine Shelf

The Health/Medicine Shelf

Autonomy
Joseph Radich
https://josephradich.com
R3 Health Network
9798985402599, $39.99, HC, 200pp

https://www.amazon.com/Autonomy-Joseph-Radich/dp/B0BQSB2F7X

Synopsis: The medical system in the United States is broken. We pay too much and still get substandard care. Our failure to deliver high-quality healthcare is simple: the system is controlled by money, from the pharmaceutical companies, to insurance companies, to regulatory agencies, to politicians both state and national who are bought off by big businesses.

With the publication of "Autonomy: Taking Control of Your Healthcare In a Broken System", by Joseph Radich shows that there is a better way. In his medical clinics, he has pioneered a new approach to medicine that puts the power back where it belongs, with you, the patient. This new paradigm in medical care costs less while delivering superior results. Members of the general public can now join with the thousands of patients of Radich in learning how you too can reclaim your autonomy and live your best life.

Critique: As informed and informative as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking, "Autonomy: Taking Control of Your Healthcare In a Broken System" is a welcome, timely, and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, college, and university library Health/Medicine collections. It should be noted for medical students, academia, political activists, governmental policy makers, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Autonomy: Taking Control of Your Healthcare In a Broken System" is also available in paperback edition (9798985402575, $17.99).

Editorial Note: Joseph Radich (https://josephradich.com) is a NCCPA Board Certified Physician Assistant that specializes in Regenerative Medicine. His practices are located in Palm Beach, Florida and Manhattan, New York where the focus is on helping educate patients and practitioners on what most call holistic, integrative, alternative or anti-aging medicine. The human body is designed to take care of itself and if put in the right environment it will keep itself functioning proficiently, clinically I aim at helping people focus on wellness, health maintenance, & disease prevention.

Lifelines to Cancer Survival
Dr. Mark Roby, MD
Integrative Medicine Publishing
c/o Lifeline Education Connection
https://www.lifelinetoasoul.com
9780986167300, $16.95, PB, 226pp

https://www.amazon.com/Lifelines-Cancer-Survival-Approach-Personalized/dp/0986167304

Synopsis: On December 30, 2002, Dr. Mark Roby was diagnosed with one of the rarest cancers in the world and told it was unresponsive to all known chemotherapy. His oncologist suggested he "accept the inevitable" -- but Roby thought otherwise.

Quickly realizing that conventional thinking would do little to help him, he created his own, personalized treatment plan targeting his specific tumor. And he survived!

"Lifelines to Cancer Survival: A New Approach to Personalized Care", is Dr. Roby's story, but more importantly it is Dr. Roby's compilation of the many resources he painstakingly discovered and wants to share with others who are fighting similar battles.

With a medical insider's knowledge of what it takes to stay alive when all the odds are against you, "Lifelines to Cancer Survival: A New Approach to Personalized Care" is the first book for the non-specialist general reader to help guide cancer patients toward advanced modalities and testing, such as genetic profiling, personalized vaccines, and more. Dr. Roby wants to lead the charge of patients directing and supervising their own care.

Critique: An absolutely essential book for anyone having to deal with the health and medical issues of cancer, within themselves, a family member, or a friend, "Lifelines to Cancer Survival: A New Approach to Personalized Care" is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and academic library Health/Medicine & Cancer Research collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists. It should be noted that "Lifelines to Cancer Survival" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kindle, $2.99).

Textbook of Zoonoses
Jasbir Sing Bedi, et al.
Wiley-Blackwell
www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell
9781119809517, $160.00, PB, 416pp

https://www.amazon.com/Textbook-Zoonoses-Jasbir-Singh-Bedi/dp/1119809517

Synopsis: Zoonoses are the diseases which can spread from animals to humans. With the publication of "Textbook of Zoonoses", co-authors Jasbir Singh Bedi, Deepthi Vijay, and Pankaj Dhaka covers all important zoonoses that are prevalent in today's world.

As a modern learning resource, "Textbook of Zoonoses" incorporates recent scientific developments and concepts to give readers a complete overview of each zoonoses and includes: Bacterial, viral, parasitic, rickettsial, fungal, prion, and foodborne zoonoses; Aetiology and epidemiology of each zoonotic disease; Clinical symptoms and diagnosis in animals and humans; Treatment options, plus prevention and control strategies; CDC classification of zoonotic agents and the WHO's list of 'neglected zoonoses'.

Critique: Specifically written as a curriculum textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying veterinary public health and epidemiology, "Textbook of Zoonoses" is also a helpful resource for other veterinary and medical professionals interested in public health and epidemiology. While a critically important and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, veterinary school, college, and university library Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Veterinary Medicine collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists, it should be noted that "Textbook of Zoonoses" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $128.00).

Editorial Note #1: Dr Jasbir Singh Bedi, Professor, Centre for One Health, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India.

Editorial Note #2: Dr Deepthi Vijay, Assistant Professor, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.

Editorial Note #1: Dr Pankaj Dhaka, Assistant Professor, Centre for One Health, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Punjab, India.

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