Medical profession books

Generations of readers have fallen in love with Yorkshire veterinarian Herriot's delightful animal tales. Here is...  Read More >>

Instances of euthanasia or mercy killing date back to antiquity. ""Terminal Illness, Assistance with Dying,"" a...  Read More >>

This volume examines problems first raised by Nazi medical experimentation that remain difficult and relevant even...  Read More >>

Arthur L. Caplan has been an important voice in bioethics for many years. In a great number of essays and articles...  Read More >>

By analyzing the amalgam of Greek philosophy, Jewish and Christian teachings, and secular humanism that composes...  Read More >>

A detailed survey of the physiology, anatomy, in vivo investigation and biochemistry of the foetus in the first...  Read More >>

Aims to show how a feminist perspective advances biomedical ethics. This book uncovers inconsistencies in traditional...  Read More >>

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This book addresses boundary violations through the lens of the professional-client relationship, drawing examples...  Read More >>

During World War II, Nazi doctor Josef Mengele subjected some 3,000 twins to medical experiments of unspeakable...  Read More >>

Das Gesundheitsreformgesetz bildet einen Kulminationspunkt in den seit Jahren stattfindenden Auseinandersetzungen...  Read More >>

Placing the medical profession in its historical context, Jonsen describes its ethical tensions. He addresses the...  Read More >>

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This volume contains a series of essays which explore the complexity of ethical issues involving unborn children....  Read More >>

One of the tragic factors of the AIDS epidemic is the growing number of infected women and children. This study...  Read More >>

An introduction to the range of ethical questions which doctors and other health-care professionals may be expected...  Read More >>

Jointly written by a nurse and a philosopher, this study aims to combine some recurring problems found in nursing...  Read More >>

Addresses the nurse's personal and ethical development as a prerequisite to patient care. Starting with the assumption...  Read More >>

Many debates on medical ethical issues (eg surrogacy, euthanasia) have not been resolved. Emanuel claims that the...  Read More >>

Who has more rights - the mother or the foetus? Interdisciplinary in scope and character, this volume of the ""Biomedical...  Read More >>

In this study Bernard Blishen identifies the social and political pressures on the medical profession and assesses...  Read More >>

Defines and morally assesses paternalistic interventions, especially in the context of modern medicine and health...  Read More >>

Essays that discuss, within medical practice the ethical problems thrown up by the conflict between the individual's...  Read More >>