Medical Science


The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
When Breath Becomes Air
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
The Gene: An Intimate History
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
Abhijit Naskar
“ Celebrities Ain't Health Experts (The Sonnet) Celebrities and influencers are not health experts, Stop taking medical advice from halfwits of wellness. Stop being a two-bit doctor from ten minutes of googling, For Google is not a substitute for doctors and nurses. Compared to that of a trained and experienced doctor, Even as a neurobiologist my diagnosis skills are insignifant. Then why can't you accept that when it comes to medicine, Your opinion is worth no more than a counterfeit coin. One g ...more ”
― Abhijit Naskar, Handcrafted Humanity: 100 Sonnets For A Blunderful World

Marty Makary
“ People who actively work to be open and objective are impressive. They are also easy to spot. They surprise people with their positions on different issues. They don't hop on bandwagons without compelling evidence. And they possess the courage to challenge assumptions and swim against the current. ...more ”
― Marty Makary, Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health

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