In Race for a Remedy, Dr. Makhdum Ahmed speaks on pivotal moments and figures in the trajectory of medical research and cancer treatment. From the completion of human genome sequencing to the development of breakthrough drugs like Ibrutinib and the monoclonal antibody mAb85, Dr. Ahmed...

In Reconstructing Reality: Outsmarting The Brain To Rewrite Our Life Stories, Amy L. Rosner shows how our brains are always doing their best to protect us from so much, including trauma, stress, pain, and fear. Sometimes, this can cause us to overreact to certain situations....

Round The Twist: Memoir Of A Young Colon Cancer Survivor is written by Lisa Febre, a musician who wrote as a hobby and felt what she believed were the normal cramps that people feel when they need to relieve themselves or during the cycle of...

Caregivers of those fighting terminal illnesses go through a lot and almost always stay behind the scenes. As practice shows, it is especially hard for men. Silent heroes, they don't ask for praise for their self-sacrifices. Ride or Die by Jarie Bolander is a story...

In the non-fiction work Raven and the Hummingbird, Renate Caldwell chronicles the therapeutic process undertaken with a patient named Joan who suffered from Multiple Personality Disorder consequent to severe childhood abuse. To mitigate the effects of her trauma, Joan resorted to various identities, allowing her...

Real Recovery: Healing from Medical Illness and Diagnosis by Michael R Mitchell is a guidebook that provides practical advice and insights for individuals facing medical illness or diagnosis. It is divided into four sections, each offering valuable guidance and tools. The first section focuses on...

Ange Hilstron has lived her life to the fullest. She had accomplished her dreams and in her old age felt as if she was 78 years old young. In later life, she feared the inevitability of a stroke. Her health was declining, and she knew...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact. Society as a whole has had to deal with the virus itself, which brought with it fear and uncertainty. Individuals have had to cope with isolation, family issues, and new work patterns. Finally, there is the uncertain...

Susan Jean Ricci, in Running on All Fours, has found my soft spot. Being the parent of a differently-abled child myself, I empathized when reading about the problems Susan and her brother endured at the hands of an abusive “father” and struggling mother. Too often...

Ripples From the Edge of Life by Roland Chesters is a heart-wrenching, personal tale of survival, hope, and fulfillment in the face of the most pernicious disease of the twentieth century; HIV/AIDS. Roland was a successful, mid-level government employee in a long-term relationship with his...