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This new edition of a classic is the go-to reference for anyone concerned with the developmental progress of preschool children. It provides the knowledge required for understanding children's developmental progress with age and within each developmental domain. Including new sections on atypical development for each of the core domains of development and additional material on the development of attention and self-regulation, this fifth edition integrates findings from the latest research throughout.

Do you feel isolated on the demanding journey of caring for a loved one with dementia? You're absolutely not alone in these struggles. Research indicates caregivers frequently face intense stress, impacting their well-being. This compassionate and comprehensive guide offers you a lifeline, blending emotional support, actionable self-care strategies, and varied family experiences to help you navigate the complex landscape of dementia care.

Go from being a good practitioner to being an extraordinary leader of healthcare professionals.

In his first book, visionary social care leader Liam Palmer shares anecdotes and well-researched articles to challenge, inform, and, ultimately, raise standards in the care home sector. He applies his strategic thinking to a number of complex problems within care to unpick these dynamics and identify the drivers and forces at work.

Bloomsbury presents Unaccountable by Marty Makary, MD, read by Ian Porter New York Times Bestseller “Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and...

First, we were told we all needed to have HRT to remain interesting for our husbands. Then, we were told it was going to give us cancer and put us in an early grave. Next, we were told HRT was safe and we had to take it, or we'd all end up with crippling brain fog, quitting our jobs and...

Standing at the bedside with no idea what you're actually assessing. Your patient says their chest hurts. You know you need to assess them, but where do you start? Heart sounds? Lung sounds? You're supposed to inspect, palpate, percuss, and auscultate — but you can't remember the order or what you're even listening for.

Arthritis reversal is more about human potential. On doing research for this audiobook I studied several body-building groups. I found one in Japan where the minimum age is 75 years. That's right; you have to be 75 years old to join. A lot of people think that as we age we're supposed to break down, and that's not true. If you don't drive a car, the car is going to last a long time; but if you don't drive a body, it's going to break down early. With human beings, the more we use our body, the longer it works.

Don't buy just a book. Buy a system backed by brain science. Still mixing up tumor lysis syndrome and DIC under pressure? Blanking on the difference between cytokine release syndrome and anaphylaxis when the clock starts? That's not a knowledge problem. That's a method problem. This book fixes the method.

Picking up where Berton Roueche's The Medical Detectives left off, The Deadly Dinner Party presents 15 edge-of-your-seat, real-life medical detective stories written by a practicing physician. Award-winning author Jonathan Edlow, MD, shows the doctor as detective and the epidemiologist as elite sleuth in stories that are as gripping as the best thrillers.  

Humans to the Power of AI is a guide for leaders who sense the urgency to scale AI, yet feel unsure where to begin or how to make this digital transformation different from the past. It's a guide for leaders who refuse to accept slow progress, mounting complexity, and unrealized innovation as the status quo. AI is accelerating faster than our ability to adopt it, creating a gap between what’s possible and what’s actually happening in the healthcare industry.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The award-winning book that inspired an Apple Original series from Apple TV+ A landmark investigation of patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital ravaged by Hurricane Katrina—and the suspenseful portrayal of the quest for truth and justice—from a Pulitzer...

You are probably a very busy student with a thousand and one things on your mind! So finding time to study for your Physician’s assistant’s exam is challenging.

We are all likely - at some point in our lives - to face the prospect of caring for another, whether it's a parent, child or partner. It is estimated that there are seven million people in the UK caring for loved ones. And yet these are the unpaid, unsung people whose number is rising all the time. In Tender: The Imperfect Art of Caring, Penny Wincer combines her own experiences as a carer with the experiences of others to offer real and transformative tools and insights for navigating a situation that many of us are either facing or will face at some time.

The New York Times bestselling author of Being Mortal and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more...

Schizophrenia has become a recognized psychotic disorder in modern day psychology and research has shown that one in 100 people suffer from this disease in some proportion or degree. It is a dreaded disease and comes as a near death blow to those who are diagnosed with this condition. This fear does not necessarily arise from the scary disease it actually is, but various misconceptions, myths, and misunderstanding that surround it. This disorder has been very thoroughly misunderstood and misrepresented.

In The Formula for Better Health, Tom Frieden—named "the most influential leader in American public health since C. Everett Koop" by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg—reveals how to defeat the world's deadliest diseases. Drawing from decades leading New York City's health department after 9/11, directing the CDC during the Ebola epidemic, and fighting tuberculosis and other lethal threats in India and around the world, Frieden combines compelling stories with insider knowledge to show how to win the battle for health.

Bloomsbury presents A Pox on Fools by Thomas Levenson, read by Mike Cooper. An urgent and timely history of anti-vaccine arguments and the dangers of their proliferation. The promise of Robert F. Kennedy, the incoming Health Secretary in Donald Trump’s administration, to revoke the validation...

Three out of four people addicted to heroin probably started on a prescription opioid, according to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the United States alone, 16,000 people die each year as a result of prescription opioid overdose. But perhaps the most frightening aspect of the prescription drug epidemic is that it's built on well-meaning doctors treating patients with real problems.

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE * A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 100 BOOK OF THE CENTURY * A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A TIME ALL-TIME 100 NONFICTION BOOK Updated with FOUR NEW MAJOR CHAPTERS illuminating the new developments in cancer detection, prevention, treatment, and...