The "fascinating" story of the CDC's intrepid investigators, who travel the world to protect us from deadly pathogens ( Chicago Tribune).Since its founding in 1951, the Epidemic Intelligence Service has waged war on every imaginable ailment. When an epidemic hits, the EIS will be there to crack the case, however mysterious or deadly, saving countless lives in the process. Over the years they have successfully battled polio, cholera, and smallpox, to name a ...

"Mark is a true American hero. [His memoir] is a well-written journey from training to combat to recovery." —Howard Wasdin, New York Times–bestselling author of Seal Team SixAs A SEAL and combat medic, Mark Donald served his country with valorous distinction for almost twenty-five years and survived some of the most dangerous combat actions imaginable.From the rigors of BUD/S training to the horrors of the battlefield , Battle Ready...

"When the treatment is worse than the disease, its maker better pay for all the lives destroyed."Dr. Mark Lin hates greedy drug companies, along with herbal supplements that can sometimes do more harm than good. Two medical mysteries force him to confront both.First, a young man, only in his twenties, suffers from debilitating kidney failure. The only clue is his use of a mysterious herbal product for weight loss. Meanwhile, a patient has trouble breathing ...

A chief medical officer (CMO) is a senior executive responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction to an organization's medical and clinical affairs. But how does a physician learn how to be an effective CMO? This book is for current CMOs, those aspiring to be CMOs, and the executives and peers who work with them.This book is a compilation of dozens of medical executives' experiences and lessons, including what they wish they had known before becoming CMOs. A...

"I don't know which is worse: disease of the human body or disease of humanity."In today's digital world, no one is safe from cyberattacks. Not even medical doctors and hospitals. Can a hacker remotely kill a doctor's patients, just by altering medical records?Dr. Mark Lin, a proficient but cynical and disillusioned internist, is the target of such a hacker, known as Doctor Lucifer. Three of his patients at Ivory Memorial Hospital suffer from medication err...

“I don’t know which is worse: disease of the human body or disease of humanity.”In today’s digital world, no one is safe from cyberattacks. Not even medical doctors and hospitals. Can a hacker remotely kill a doctor’s patients, just by altering medical records?Dr. Mark Lin, a proficient but cynical and disillusioned internist, is the target of such a hacker, known as Doctor Lucifer. Three of his patients at Ivory Memorial Hospital suffer from medication err...

Wealthy eugenicist-psychopaths have launched a covert eugenics program to reduce the population. They are attacking citizens with chemical weapons disguised as medicine, which slowly inflict many devastating medical conditions. The victims suffer a reduced lifespan and are removed from the breeding pool. They have established complete control of the public schools which have been transformed into eugenic laboratories. These laboratories are used to identify and destroy any positive values ...

An engagingly written case-based review for the Family Medicine Board Examination and the USMLE Step 3Widely recognized as the ideal study guide for the primary and recertification exams in family medicine and licensure exams, Graber and Wilbur's Family Medicine Examination and Board Review, Fifth Edition has been updated throughout to maintain currency and freshness—including new bits of humor that make the book fun to read and studying more enjoyable.

“Disinformation is one of the leading causes of death. If that isn’t true now, I say it will be.”For hospital physician Dr. Mark Lin, nothing is more gut-wrenching than saving a life only to see it taken by murder.When one of his patients is killed by a suicide bomber blowing up a clinic, everyone points the finger at a group of anti-abortion extremists. Mark, however, knows the killer’s final words and has a different theory about the culprit: a secretive ...

“When the treatment is worse than the disease, its maker better pay for all the lives destroyed.”Dr. Mark Lin hates greedy drug companies, along with herbal supplements that can sometimes do more harm than good. Two medical mysteries force him to confront both.First, a young man, only in his twenties, suffers from debilitating kidney failure. The only clue is his use of a mysterious herbal product for weight loss. Meanwhile, a patient has trouble breathing ...

IN PUT ON SOME CLOTHES AND ACT LIKE A DOCTOR, YOU WILL: Hear practical advice on how to clean up and grow your practice. Hear about mistakes made and learn from others' past failures. Receive actionable steps to fix your practice. Leave empowered to take back control of YOUR practice.

"Disinformation is one of the leading causes of death. If that isn't true now, I say it will be."For hospital physician Dr. Mark Lin, nothing is more gut-wrenching than saving a life only to see it taken by murder.When one of his patients is killed by a suicide bomber blowing up a clinic, everyone points the finger at a group of anti-abortion extremists. Mark, however, knows the killer's final words and has a different theory about the culprit: a secretive ...