This book defines important terms in the language of inequality and explains how these conditions can be fatal"--

This is the first full history of the euthanasia movement in the U.S. It tells for the first time the dramatic story of those reformers who struggled throughout the twentieth century to change the nation's attidues towards mercy-killing and ...

In this book, she unites medical, neuroscience, psychology, and sociology research on implicit bias and health disparities with her own expertise in civil rights and constitutional law.

This is no longer true, and medical schools and postgraduate training programs in the developed world are now actively teaching professionalism to students and trainees.

Healthcare ethics is constantly evolving to keep pace with new issues as they arise, as well as new policies and laws. The fourth edition has been completely revised to reflect the evolution of nursing ethics within health care.

Or, when you or a loved one is on life support, Who says you’re dead? In short, engaging scenarios, Dr. Appel takes on hot-button issues that many of us will confront: genetic screening, sexuality, privacy, doctor-patient confidentiality.

Explores how recent advances in forensic science can solve the crucial questions in a criminal case with startling accuracy.

The scope of the book is comprehensive and international. The authors describe the conceptual basis for a rational alcohol policy and present new epidemiological data on the global dimensions of alcohol misuse.

AMERICAN CARTEL is the story of those who were on the front lines of the fight to stop the human carnage.