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1) Cell
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"George Wilson, M.D., a radiology resident in Los Angeles, is about to enter a profession on the brink of an enormous paradigm shift, foreshadowing a vastly different role for doctors everywhere. The smartphone is poised to take on a new role in medicine, no longer as a mere medical app but rather as a fully customizable personal physician capable of diagnosing and treating even better than the real thing. It is called iDoc. George's initial collision...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Using innovative designs and technology such as 3-D printing, humans are helping animals in need. Discover the amazing true stories of five animals that have survived thanks to their prosthetic body parts"--
4) Big time
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
The New York Times best-selling author of The Quiet Boy returns with a speculative, corporate espionage thriller that takes the adage "Time is money," and makes it literally, frighteningly so.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
What if a lifesaving medical device causes loss of life along its supply chain? That's the question Katherine E. Standefer finds herself asking one night after being suddenly shocked by her implanted cardiac defibrillator. In this gripping, intimate memoir about health, illness, and the invisible reverberating effects of our medical system, Standefer recounts the astonishing true story of the rare diagnosis that upended her rugged life in the mountains...
Author
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"COVID-19 is a disease caused by a virus called SARS-CoV2. Like all viruses, it is far too small to be seen by the naked eye. Yet this virus and the disease it caused had an enormous impact on the world. Understanding COVID-19 explores how the virus and the disease work, examining what made them so dangerous and what health officials learned about fighting them. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index." -- provided...
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