Medicine audiobooks

A Shadow on the Lens

By: Sam Hurcom

Narrated by: John Telfer

Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The Postmaster looked over my shoulder. As I turned to look I saw a flicker of movement from across the street. I felt unseen eyes peer at me.
He walked away without another word. I watched as he climbed onto his bicycle and sped away down the street. I turned back and looked over my shoulder.
Someone had been watching us.

1904. Thomas Bexley,... Read more

Overcoming Anger and Irritability, 2nd Edition

By: William Davies

Narrated by: Ali Vowles, Lisa Coleman & Richard Lyddon

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Constant irritability or flashes of bad temper can cause difficulties in relationships with friends, family or colleagues and leave us feeling unhappy and exhausted. This fully updated and revised edition of William Davies' bestselling title is for anyone struggling to control their rage and regretting inappropriate reactions.

It explains clearly... Read more

Smoke & Mirrors

By: Gemma Milne

Narrated by: Gemma Milne

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

'Stop following the news until you've read Gemma Milne's persuasive analysis of the hype and bullshit that distort our understanding of emerging science. As she shows, the starting point to grasping the genuine opportunities of AI, life sciences and climate tech is a healthy dose of critical thinking'
David Rowan, founding editor of WIRED UK and... Read more

Surviving Stroke

By: Helen Kennerley & Udo Kischka

Narrated by: Joe Jameson

Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

In October 2016, Udo Kischka suffered a severe stroke. A large intra-cerebral bleed, a bleed deep in the right side of his brain.

He was not a typical stroke patient: Professor Kischka was a neurologist and specialist in stroke rehabilitation.
Like all stroke patients, he embarked on a journey of recovery. In his case, it was a re-education in... Read more

Where Does it Hurt?

By: Max Pemberton

Narrated by: Alexi Armitage

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

'Treats a grim subject with warmth and self-deprecating good humour ... equally enlightening sequel' Daily Mail

The sequel to the bestselling Trust Me, I'm a (Junior) Doctor. The junior doctor is back, but working on the streets for the Phoenix Outreach Project. Unfortunately, his first year in a hospital hasn't quite prepared him for it ...

He's... Read more

The 21-Day Immunity Plan

By: Aseem Malhotra

Narrated by: Matt Addis

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A simple, clear, scientifically proven plan to boost metabolic health and help our immunity to the virus Covid-19 by one of the world's most influential cardiologists.

Dr Aseem Malhotra, a leading NHS cardiologist, has led the way in citing obesity, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease as frequent factors in those hospitalised with coronavirus. He... Read more

The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary

By: Catherine Gray

Narrated by: Catherine Gray

Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

**From the Sunday Times Bestselling Author**

We're told that happiness is in the extraordinary. It's on a Caribbean sun lounger, in the driving seat of a luxury car, inside an expensive golden locket, watching sunrise from Machu Picchu. We strive, reach, push, shoot for more. 'Enough' is a moving target we never quite reach.

When we do brush our... Read more

A Woman's Heart

By: Angela Maas

Narrated by: Maggie Ollerenshaw

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

DID YOU KNOW...
...women are 50% more likely to be misdiagnosed following a heart attack?
...more than twice as many women die from coronary heart disease than from breast cancer in the UK?
...two-thirds of clinical research into heart disease focuses on men?

Coronary heart disease remains the single biggest killer of women worldwide,... Read more

Dear NHS

By: Various

Narrated by: Caitlin Moran, Candice Carty-Williams, Ed Sheer...

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

FEATURES 75 STORIES NARRATED BY THEIR AUTHORS

Curated and edited by Adam Kay (author of multi-million bestseller This is Going to Hurt), Dear NHS features household names telling their personal stories of the health service. Contributors include Paul McCartney, Emilia Clarke, Stephen Fry, Sir Trevor McDonald,... Read more

The Pembrokeshire Murders

By: Steve Wilkins & Jonathan Hill

Narrated by: Peter Kenny

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

The dramatic, compelling bestselling true story of how a serial killer was finally unmasked after evading justice for more than twenty years

Now a major TV series starring Luke Evans

1980s. In the beautiful, unspoiled landscape of Pembrokeshire, a serial killer is at large: two double murders; an assault; the rape and assault of two teenagers -... Read more

Beyond the Tape

By: Marie Cassidy

Narrated by: Marie Cassidy

Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A riveting insider perspective from Ireland's former state pathologist Marie Cassidy.

"For over thirty years, bodies have been my business. The lucky ones have died peacefully in their own bed, surrounded by loved ones. But, life, or should I say death, is not always like that. This is your opportunity to duck under the police tape with me. Walk... Read more

Say Why to Drugs

By: Suzi Gage

Narrated by: Suzi Gage

Length: 8 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

A definitive and authoritative guide to drugs and why we get high from the creator of the top-rated podcast, Say Why to Drugs.

Drugs. We've all done them. Whether it's a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, a cigarette or a sleeping pill. But how well do we understand the effects of the drugs we take - legal or illegal?

Say Why to Drugs investigates... Read more

Staying Alive in Toxic Times

By: Jenny Goodman

Narrated by: Jenny Goodman

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

The must-have health bible that explains exactly how to stay in radiant, optimal health all year round.

Are you confused about what supplements you should be taking? Do you want to know how you can reverse the effects of pollution on your body? Would you like to eat seasonally?

Drawing on Dr Jenny Goodman's 20+ years' experience as a medical... Read more

How to Live

By: Professor Robert Thomas

Narrated by: Gavin Osborn

Length: 12 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Did you know:
· that drinking a glass of red wine and eating olives after sunbathing can reduce lasting skin damage?
· that your choice of deodorant can affect your long-term health?
· that some houseplants are more effective in removing air toxins than others?


In How to Live, Professor Robert Thomas, one of Britain's leading... Read more

Fast Forward: The Autobiography

By: Andrew Cole

Narrated by: Theo Solomon

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Fast Forward is a thought-provoking and gripping autobiography about Andrew Cole's determination to succeed against all the odds.

Misconceptions have stalked Andrew Cole like a hatchet-man defender determined to cut him down to size. In the world of modern-day football, his reserved demeanour was often interpreted as surly intransigence.... Read more

Awakenings in the Time of Coronavirus

By: Sophie Sabbage

Narrated by: Sophie Sabbage

Length: 2 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

A timely and vital guide to emotional freedom from the bestselling author of THE CANCER WHISPERER and LIFESHOCKS.

The most serious health crisis in a century has delivered a tsunami of unexpected, stressful events - lifeshocks - to most of the world. It has also shone a light on long-standing mental challenges we have not done enough to remedy:

... Read more

Overcoming Depression 3rd Edition

By: Paul Gilbert

Narrated by: Ali Vowles, Lisa Coleman, Richard Lyddon & Step...

Length: 16 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Overcoming app now available via iTunes and the Google Play Store.

A Books on Prescription Title

Break free from the hell of depression

If you suffer from depression you are far from alone. Depression is very common, affecting over 300 million people around the world. Written by Professor Paul Gilbert, internationally recognised for his work on... Read more

The Last Sanctuary in Aleppo

By: Alaa Aljaleel & Diana Darke

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

From Diana Darke, the acclaimed author of My House in Damascus and The Merchant of Syria, comes the extraordinary true story of a heroic ambulance driver who created a cat sanctuary in the midst of war-torn Aleppo.

"I'll stay with them no matter what happens. Someone who has mercy in his heart for humans has mercy for every living thing."

When war... Read more

Was wirklich wirkt - Kompass durch die Welt der sanften Medizin

By: Dr. Med. Natalie Grams

Narrated by: Alana Meyer

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

"Endlich Orientierung im Dschungel medizinischer Halbwahrheiten. Zu wenig Zeit für die Patienten und immer gleich Antibiotika? "Schulmedizin" hat keinen guten Ruf. Homöopathie, Akupunktur, Osteopathie & Co. hingegen sind angesagt. Sie gelten als sanft und natürlich. Doch weder ist die Natur immer gut, noch jede alternative Heilmethode... Read more

Was COVID-19 mit der ökologischen Krise, dem Raubbau an der Natur und dem Agrobusiness zu tun hat (Ungekürzt)

By: Rob Wallace

Narrated by: Josef Vossenkuhl

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Seitdem Menschen sesshafte Landwirtschaft betreiben, kommt es immer wieder zu tödlichen Epidemien. Aber warum nehmen diese Infektionen heute die Form weltweiter Pandemien an, so wie es bei COVID-19, SARS, MERS oder der Vogelgrippe der Fall war? Warum häufen sie sich - und was lässt sich dagegen unternehmen? Der US-amerikanische Biologe Rob... Read more

Shutdown & Restart at the End of the Day! Let Go of the Anger of the Office with Intensive Deep Relaxation

By: Colin Griffiths-Brown & Torsten Abrolat

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the end of the day! SyncSouls has produced 5 soothing deep relaxation units especially for the start into the evening, e.g. on your way home. With these audio sequences you quickly switch off from daily events, relax briefly and deeply and get a fresh head for the precious rest of your day - far away from office stress and job. Simply... Read more

Immunsystem Stärken: Deine körpereigenen Abwehrkräfte fördern gegen Krankheit & Unwohlsein

By: Franziska Diesmann, SyncSouls & Torsten Abrolat

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Fördere deine Gesundheit und aktiviere deine Abwehrkräfte mit Affirmationen, Formeln des Autogenen Trainings und der Fokussierung der Achtsamkeit auf innere Organe! Das Immunsystem ist dein biologisches Abwehrsystem, mit dem Dein Körper Schädigungen durch Krankheitserreger wie Viren, Bakterien und Pilze verhindert. Ständige Einflüsse der Umwelt... Read more

Kein Zug nach Nirgendwo - Unstillbares Verlangen ist überwindbar (ungekürzt)

By: Siegfried Fritzsche

Narrated by: Thomas Wingrich & Siegfried Fritzsche

Length: 2 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Das vorliegende Buch behandelt das gesamte Spektrum der Suchterkrankungen, eingeschlossen auch die sogenannten "modernen Süchte", die zunehmend ins Blickfeld geraten. Durch ausgewählte Selbsterfahrungsberichte wird dem Leser ein Einblick in die Konfliktsituation und das Leiden der Betroffenen vermittelt. Damit wendet es sich an Betroffene und... Read more

Strengthen Your Immune System: Promote Your Body's Own Defenses Against Illness & Discomfort

By: Terri Bjerre & Torsten Abrolat

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Promote your health and activate your defenses with affirmations, formulas of autogenic training and the focus of mindfulness on internal organs! The immune system is your biological defence system, with which your body prevents damage from pathogens such as viruses, bacteria and fungi. Constant environmental influences constantly affect your... Read more