From a MacArthur Genius ​MIT economist and pre-eminent Stanford economist comes a lively and provocative proposal for American health insurance reformFew of us need convincing that the American health insurance system needs reform. But many of ...

A page-turning account of the most notorious drug of the 20th century and the never-before-told story of its American survivors.In 1959, a Cincinnati pharmaceutical firm, the William S. Merrell Company, quietly began distributing samples of an e...

Passionate advocate for end-of-life care and TikTok star Nurse Hadley shares moving stories of joy, wisdom, and redemption from her patients' final moments, offering powerful lessons on facing death, recovering from loss, and how to live your life in...

The definitive story of allergies, combining history, reporting, and cutting-edge science to lay out a radical new understanding of the changes in environment and lifestyle that are contributing to a stunning increase in casesHay fever. Peanut allerg...

The acclaimed author of An Unquiet Mind considers the age-old quest for relief from psychological pain and the role of the exceptional healer in the journey back to health.“To treat, even to cure, is not always to heal.” In this expansive...

The raw and gripping memoir of a Black physician who confronts his past mistakes and relationships as he learns to find his own path forward At first glance, Anthony Chin-Quee looks like a traditional success story: a smart, ambitious kid who grew up...

A tribute to our furry, feathery, scaley, and wet family members: All Creatures Great and Small meets Being Mortal in this compelling memoir of one woman's dream to become a veterinarian in a field historically dominated by men.Through her work both ...

A Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter’s moving narrative of a group of patient advocates who are revolutionizing the way medical research is conducted. For more than half a century, medical advances have been driven by investigators launching...

An acclaimed nutrition educator reveals how the foods you’re eating to get healthy might be making you sick.   “Sally Norton’s well-researched book makes a truly important contribution to the literature in revealing just how mu...

A provocative examination of reproductive technologies that questions our understanding of fertility, motherhood, and the female bodySince the world’s first test-tube baby was born in 1978, in vitro fertilization has made the unimaginable possi...

A practical plan for strengthening the incredible antiviral defenses located in your gut and resolving symptoms—from a renowned gastroenterologist and the author of Gutbliss.Multiple studies have now confirmed a dramatic link between the health...

“Vastly knowledgeable and genuinely brilliant . . . An easy yet most effective how-to guide on sleep.” —Dr. Matthew Walker, New York Times bestselling author of Why We SleepFrom renowned sleep scientist Dr. Aric Prather, a book...