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In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Eric Topol about the way artificial intelligence can improve medicine. They talk about soaring medical costs and declining health outcomes in the U.S., the problems of too little and too much medicine, the culture of medicine, the travesty of electronic health records, the current status of AI in medicine, the promise of further breakthroughs, possible downsides of relying on AI in medicine, and other topics. Eric Topol, MD, is a world-renowned cardiologist, Executive Vice-President of Scripps Research, the founder of a new medical school and one of the top ten most cited medical researchers. He is the author of The Patient Will See You Now, The Creative Destruction of Medicine, and Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again. Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the human mind, society, and current events. Sam Harris is the author of five New York Times bestsellers. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topics-neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, human violence, rationality-but generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Harris's work has been published in more than 20 languages and has been discussed in The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and many other journals. He has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, The Annals of Neurology, and elsewhere. Sam Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.

Sam Harris (Author), Sam Harris (Narrator)

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An Insider's View of Medicine

In this episode of the Making Sense podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Dr. Nina Shapiro about the practice of medicine. They discuss the unique resiliency of children, the importance of second opinions, bad doctors, how medical training has changed in recent years, medical uncertainty, risk perception, vaccine safety, and other topics. Dr. Nina Shapiro is the award-winning Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology and a Professor of Head and Neck Surgery at UCLA. She is featured in The New York Times, Time, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and CNN.com among others. She is a regular on CBS's The Doctors. She is the author of Hype: A Doctor's Guide to Medical Myths, Exaggerated Claims, and Bad Advice - How to Tell What's Real and What's Not. Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the human mind, society, and current events. Sam Harris is the author of five New York Times bestsellers. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topics-neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, human violence, rationality-but generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Harris's work has been published in more than 20 languages and has been discussed in The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and many other journals. He has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, The Annals of Neurology, and elsewhere. Sam Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.

Sam Harris (Author), Sam Harris (Narrator)

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Operation Schwarzer Drache

COVID-19. Seit vielen Monaten befindet sich die Welt im Würgegriff des Corona-Virus. Inzwischen dämmert es den Menschen, dass nach dieser Krise nichts mehr so sein wird wie vorher. Erbarmungslos trifft die Pandemie vor allem auch die liberalen Gesellschaften des Westens, die neben immer immenseren Kosten auch verkraften müssen, dass sich das freiheitlich-liberale Gesellschaftsmodell in dieser Katastrophe aufzulösen beginnt. Der Westen strauchelt in der Corona-Pandemie. Der Westen als Koloss auf tönernen Füssen - das ist es, was die Männer um Yue Fei antreibt. Klaus Mewes beleuchtet die - natürlich fiktiven - Geschehnisse vor dem Ausbruch der Corona-Pandemie in einem packenden Thriller, einer raffinierten Mixtur, in der Geostrategie, die Geschichte der Viruspandemien und -forschung, sowie die atemberaubende Entwicklung Chinas vor dem Hintergrund historischer Ereignisse der vergangenen dreißig Jahre geschickt ineinander verwoben werden. Shenmi erlebt als junge Ärztin die Ereignisse auf dem Platz des Himmlischen Friedens im Jahr 1989 mit, zieht sich anschließend traumatisiert zurück, bis der Tod eines Jungen im Rahmen der H5N1-Influenza-Epidemie 1997 ihr Leben ein weiteres Mal verändert: von nun an widmet sie sich der Virenforschung - Spezialgebiet Coronaviren. Yue Fei hingegen, der gerissene Agent, spielt sein eigenes Spiel. Auf der Jagd nach Dissidenten versagend und in der Folge kaltgestellt, sinnt er auf Rache und auf die Chance, sich zu rehabilitieren. Eines Tages stößt er durch Zufall auf eine alte Bekannte. Und entwickelt einen Plan, der die Welt verändern soll. Ein atemloser Wettlauf mit der Zeit beginnt.

Klaus Mewes (Author), Vincent Fallow (Narrator)

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Superhuman: The Future of Drugs, Bioelectronics, and Genetic Medicine

The next wave of technological change will shape not just our gizmos and gadgets, but our own bodies and minds. Join award-winning historian Michael Bess to learn what to expect from the "Superhuman Revolution." In the near future, developments in bioenhancement technologies will not only alter how we make a living, communicate, and interact with each other, but will offer direct and precise control over our own physical and mental states. People will be able to sculpt their own selfhood over time, reshaping their bodies, augmenting their cognition, micro-managing their emotions and moods, and reconfiguring their character and personality. In this captivating audio series from Michael Bess, author of Our Grandchildren, Redesigned: Life in the Bioengineered Society of the Near Future, you'll explore the promise and peril of tinkering with human bodies and identities. In these 28 illuminating lectures, you'll examine the challenges posed to human civilization by developments in pharmaceuticals, bioelectronics, and genetics. Using an interdisciplinary approach, you'll tackle a series of provocative questions, including: - To what extent can human personhood be modified before it begins to break down? - What would be the likely social and cultural consequences if practices of human redesign were to be widely adopted? - How much can we control the direction in which science, medicine, and technology are taking our civilization? This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

Michael Bess (Author), Michael Bess (Narrator)

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Where There Is No Dentist

Community health workers, educators and individuals from around the world use Where There Is No Dentist to help people care for their teeth and gums. This book's broad focus makes it an invaluable resource. The author uses straightforward language and careful instructions to explain how to examine patients: * Diagnose common dental problems * make and use dental equipment * use local anesthetics * place fillings and remove teeth There is also a special chapter on oral health and HIV/AIDS, which provides the dental worker with a detailed, well-illustrated discussion of the special problems faced by people living with HIV/AIDS, and appropriate treatment.

Murray Dickson (Author), Rick Font (Narrator)

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The Secret to Healing and Recovery

Vicki Werner died in December of 2012. She was met on the other side by celestial beings that revealed how her family would live their lives without her, should she choose to cross over. She was shown that, in order for her youngest child to live her life purpose, Vicki would have to return to a body that was sick and weak, and she would spend years in physical pain. After returning to her body, Vicki diligently sought every wellness modality she could find in order to heal. Ultimately, she discovered that sustainable healing has to come from within. Vicki s remarkable journey through illness, death, and anxiety about an unknown future prepared her to lovingly guide others through their own healing crisis helping them make the shift from fear, pain, and distress, to self-empowerment and the reclaiming of well-being. Anyone seeking greater health, or tasked with the role of caregiver, will benefit from the tools found within The Secret to Healing and Recovery. Readers will learn: - How subconscious beliefs can affect your health and how to rewire your subconscious programming. - How the most beneficial healing begins with your thoughts, words, and emotions. - How to release emotional trauma from your past. - How to create lasting health and vitality by using a variety of healing modalities. - Guidelines for providing care for a loved one. Empower yourself with this incredible resource to learn how you can start your own healing journey.

Vicki Werner (Author), Vicki Werner (Narrator)

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Strategic Heart Failure: The strategies you, your family and your medical team should use to get you

Written by one of the country's leading experts on Heart Failure, this completely new book provides a personalized approach, information and advice, guiding you and your family towards getting optimal heart failure care. Heart failure still affects over 6 million Americans, fill our hospitals and consumes enormous healthcare resources in the US and worldwide. Much of the impact of heart failure is lack of process and coordination of care with patients firmly inserted as team members. Dr. Silver says, 'Strategic Heart Failure is a distillation of how my team and I helped patients and improved their outcomes for almost 4 decades. I want to share this approach directly with patients; they can help lead their healthcare, understand how decisions are made and improve the entire process of heart failure care.' Understanding of a few fundamentals of heart failure care, especially the metrics and language that guideline directed care is crafted from, patients and families can not only join their care team but become the CEO! This Strategic approach moves people with heart failure from patients to partners within a caring, coordinated and engaged teams. Four prior editions of his books, Success with Heart Failure, elevated the understanding of the heart failure syndrome among thousands worldwide. His motivation for Strategic Heart Failure was his realization that his work on clinical trials, research, training other men and women professionals, serving on national guideline committees, being an Editor- in-Chief of a heart failure journal and even being one of the first Board Certified Fellows in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant was not enough. Even having one of the finest and most dedicated teams was not enough. It is critical for: The patient to be involved The patient to be the team leader The patient to speak the 'Heart Failure' language and understand the rationale and process for every life impacting decision. Included is: Where to start even before deciding on drugs and devices? Who should be on your team? What is the Patient Profile and why it is essential for all team members to use? What are the various classifications of heart failure and why it matters? What does HFrEF, HFpEF and HFmEF mean and why does it matter? Why the majority of patients with or at risk for heart failure may not know of their risk? How to use published heart failure guidelines? What other chronic diseases commonly overlap with heart failure? What are biomarkers and how should they be used? And much, much more...including information on COVID-19, SGLT2 inhibiting drugs, lifesaving medicines including ARNIs, and technologies you may not be aware of such as blood volume analysis. And the truth is that Strategic Heart Failure is an approach that is of value to anyone with heart failure but also can be applied to any other chronic disease. So, let's get Strategic!

Marc Silver, M.D. (Author), Kara Jackman (Narrator)

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Vacunas: Verdades, mentiras y controversia

'Gøtzsche pide desmedicalizar la sociedad, controlar la industria farmacéutica, hacer ensayos clínicos transparentes y centrarse en la seguridad de los medicamentos.'-Nexus: New York Times'Una brújula para navegar por el desconcertante y contradictorio océano de información que existe sobre las vacunas.'-La RazónA propósito de las vacunas, lo que más circula por internet es la desinformación. La de quienes rechazan todo tipo de avances científicos y ponen en riesgo al resto de la humanidad, pero también la de aquellas fuentes que deben ofrecer neutralidad y objetividad. Existen vacunas muy beneficiosas, que han salvado millones de vidas y todos deberíamos recibir. La eficacia o conveniencia de otras resulta dudosa. Tanto así que muchos profesionales de la salud no las aplican. Ante ese panorama, he aquí un libro necesario, en el que el autor reflexiona, a partir de ejemplos comunes como la vacuna del sarampión, la gripe y el virus del papiloma humano, sobre cuándo y por qué debemos ejercer el pensamiento crítico.

Peter C. Gøtzsche (Author), Juan Magraner (Narrator)

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The Tenth Nerve: A Brain Surgeon's Stories of the Patients Who Changed Him

Riveting and dramatic, The Tenth Nerve offers a rare window into the world of a pre-eminent neurosurgeon and the seven exceptional patients that made him a better person. "The scalpel can only go so deep, and technical skill can only take one so far." In this absorbing narrative, Dr. Chris Honey, an accomplished neurosurgeon at Vancouver General Hospital, weaves his personal journey together with case studies that reflect the thrill of scientific discovery and the limitations of medicine. Operating on a terminally ill child amid an Ebola outbreak in Liberia, he questions his preconceptions about what it means to 'win' against a disease. Reflecting on his own path into neurosurgery, he brings to life a relatively new, high stakes field of medicine-one that historically demanded emotional detachment and often attracts extreme personalities. With a compassionate eye, he traces the courage and determination of several patients suffering from mysterious, unrecognized illnesses, two of whom led Dr. Honey and his team to discover an entirely new disease and its cure. In clear, engaging prose, he invites us into the operating room to witness this extraordinary discovery-involving the tenth cranial nerve-alongside him. And, outside the OR, an unusual friendship with a former patient alters his perspective on clinical detachment, and what 'quality of life' really means. Combining a humane perspective, lively anecdotes, and a deep curiosity about the uncharted territories of the human brain, The Tenth Nerve is a richly fascinating memoir that will fill you with wonder.

Chris Honey (Author), Chris Honey (Narrator)

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L'arte della probabilità. Certezze e incertezze della medicina

Quante volte vi siete domandati se fosse il caso di prendere una medicina? E come vi state comportando per quanto riguarda il controllo della pressione e del colesterolo? Ci piacerebbe che dubbi del genere avessero una risposta certa. Ma non è così. Gli atti medici sostenuti da dati inoppugnabili di ricerca in realtà non sono molti, per gli altri esistono solo indicazioni di massima che il medico deve adattare all'infinita varietà dei casi individuali. In questo libro Daniele Coen ci accompagna attraverso i territori dell'incertezza in medicina, in un viaggio che parte dalle disavventure sanitarie di Raffaello e di Magellano per giungere alle domande ancora aperte sulla pandemia da Coronavirus. Si parla di osteoporosi e di ipercolesterolemia, di diagnosi precoce, di organizzazione degli studi clinici e di interessi industriali. Nonostante le incertezze, conclude l'autore, è sempre possibile fare scelte ragionevoli basandosi sulle migliori evidenze disponibili e sull'attenta valutazione dei bisogni di ogni singolo individuo.

Daniele Coen (Author), Federico Maggiore (Narrator)

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Fatty Liver Diet: Guide on How to End Fatty Liver Disease Fatty Liver Diet Books: Fatty Liver Diet

Are you worried about your liver health? Does liver disease run in your family? Were you diagnosed with fatty liver disease?Have you heard that you need to follow a fatty liver diet or complete a liver detox? Chances are if you have any concerns or problems with your liver, you answered 'yes' to at least one of these questions. This is probably why you are looking into reading this book, Fatty Liver Diet – Guide on How to End Fatty Liver Disease. Now is the time for you to take your liver health in your own hands.Now is the time to make healthy choices that can prevent and restore liver function. In addition, when you focus on a diet that helps you burn stored fat, and you detox your liver, you also experience better overall health. It is a great choice for anyone, but especially for anyone fighting fatty liver disease. Nourish your body by eating healthy meals following the fatty liver diet plan presented in this book. However, before you get to learn the foods, liver detox plans, and recipes, take the time to really understand the role your liver plays in your body, what happens when it stops working correctly, and how a liver detox can make a big difference. But be warned! Not all liver detoxes are beneficial to your body.

Charlie Mason (Author), Skyler Morgan (Narrator)

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A Taste for Poison: Eleven deadly substances and the killers who used them

'A fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both educates and entertains.' — Kathy Reichs As any reader of murder mysteries can tell you, poison is one of the most enduring — and popular — weapons of choice for a scheming murderer. It can be slipped into a drink, smeared onto the tip of an arrow or the handle of a door, even filtered through the air we breathe. But how exactly do these poisons work to break our bodies down, and what can we learn from the damage they inflict? In a fascinating blend of popular science, medical history, and narrative crime nonfiction, Dr Neil Bradbury explores this most morbidly captivating method of murder from a cellular level. Alongside real-life accounts of murderers and their crimes —some notorious, some forgotten, some still unsolved — are the equally compelling stories of the poisons involved: eleven molecules of death that work their way through the human body and, paradoxically, illuminate the way in which our bodies function. Drawn from historical records and current news headlines, A Taste for Poison weaves together the fascinating tales of spurned lovers, shady scientists, medical professionals and political assassins, showing how the precise systems of the body can be impaired to lethal effect through the use of poison. From the deadly origins of the gin & tonic cocktail to the arsenic-laced wallpaper in Napoleon’s bedroom, A Taste for Poison leads readers on a fascinating tour of the intricate, complex systems that keep us alive — or don’t.

Neil Bradbury (Author), Derek Perkins (Narrator)

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