Medicine audiobooks

Everything Happens for a Reason

By: Kate Bowler

Narrated by: Kate Bowler

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A meditation on sense-making when there’s no sense to be made, on letting go when we can’t hold on, and on being unafraid even when we’re terrified.”—Lucy Kalanithi

“Belongs on the shelf alongside other terrific books about this difficult subject, like Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air and Atul Gawande’s Being... Read more

The Audacity of Inez Burns

By: Stephen G. Bloom

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

Length: 13 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

San Francisco, until the mid-1940s, was a city that lived by its own rules, fast and loose. Formed by the gold rush and destroyed by the 1906 earthquake, it served as a pleasure palace for the legions of men who sought their fortunes in the California foothills. For the women who followed, their only choice was to support, serve, or submit.Inez... Read more

The Cookie Cure

By: Susan Stachler

Narrated by: Amy Tallmadge & Janet Metzger

Length: 7 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A heartwarming memoir of a family that refused to give upWhen twenty-two-year-old Susan Stachler was diagnosed with cancer, her mother, Laura, was struck by déjà vu. The same illness that took her sister’s life was threatening to take her daughter’s too. Heartbroken but steadfast, Laura pledged to help Susan through the worst of her treatments.... Read more

The Hospital

By: Barbara O'Hare

Narrated by: Charlie Sanderson

Length: 8 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Barbara was 12 when she was admitted to the psychiatric hospital, Aston Hall, in 1971. From a troubled home, she'd hoped she would find sanctuary there. But during her stay, Barbara was systematically drugged and abused by its head physician, Dr Kenneth Milner. Somehow, eventually, she started to campaign for answers. This is a shocking account... Read more

Eugenics and Other Evils

By: G. K. Chesterton

Narrated by: Derek Perkins

Length: 4 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

During the first three decades of the twentieth century, eugenics, the scientific control of human breeding, was a popular cause within enlightened and progressive segments of the English-speaking world. The New York Times eagerly supported it, gushing about the wonderful “new science.” Prominent scientists, such as the plant biologist Luther... Read more

The Soul Of Shame

By: Curt Thompson

Narrated by: Jim Seybert

Length: 8 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

We're all infected with a spiritual disease. Its name is shame. Whether we realize it or not, shame affects every aspect of our personal lives and vocational endeavors. It seeks to destroy our identity in Christ, replacing it with a damaged version of ourselves that results in unhealed pain and brokenness. But God is telling a different story... Read more

Hej då, allihopa

By: Conny Palmkvist

Narrated by: Håkan Julander

Length: 5 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

"Jag tänkte göra anspråk på världens längsta andetag. Jag drog in luft i början av mars och lät bröstkorgen sjunka ner i slutet av juli. Vi drar sådana andetag när stora saker händer. När rädslan tränger sig på."Conny håller sig lugn när hans mamma ringer och berättar att hon har cancer. Hon har haft cancer tidigare och lyckades då övervinna... Read more

Ett långsamt farväl

By: Ulla Assarsson

Narrated by: Anna Godenius

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Efter 9 månaders sjukskrivning och en lång väntan och oro bekräftas Ulla Assarssons värsta farhågor. Hennes man har Alzheimers sjukdom! Han är bara 62 år och tanken var att de skulle njuta av livet, barnen och barnbarnen tillsammans. Men vad ska hända nu? Ulla är i grunden en positiv människa och har oftast förlitat sig på att hon har förmågan... Read more

Brain Training

By: Adrian Tweeley

Narrated by: Weston Gritt

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: No

How would you like to develop a super brain?
As we all know, we only use a small portion of our brain, and just like muscles in other parts of our body, the brain can be trained to function better. The author will take you by the hand and show you what’s possible, and you will be amazed at what you are capable of. No fluff, just getting to the... Read more

Tears of Salt

By: Lidia Tilotta & Pietro Bartolo

Narrated by: David de Vries

Length: 3 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

For twenty-five years, Dr. Pietro Bartolo has run the lone medical clinic on the Italian island of Lampedusa. In that time he has rescued, welcomed, and cared for many of the hundreds of thousands of desperate migrants from the Middle East and Africa who have washed up on the island's shores. In this inspiring account of his life and work,... Read more

Abgelehnt! Warum du immer an dich glauben solltest, selbst wenn's im Leben Sch... regnet

By: Cris Burkhardt

Narrated by: Cris Burkhardt

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Unsere Leistungsgesellschaft konditioniert uns darauf, immer zu funktionieren, gut drauf zu sein, keine Fehler zu machen... Deswegen versuchen wir krampfhaft, Niederlagen und die damit verbundene Ohnmacht zu vermeiden. Doch was, wenn man ohnehin ständig auffällt und in den Augen der Gesellschaft permanent "Fehler" macht? Cris Burkhardt... Read more

How To Be an Equine Therapy Assistant

By: HowExpert & Dana Feiwus

Narrated by: Tom Jaramillo

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

If you want to improve other people’s lives as an equine therapy assistant, then check out this "How To Be an Equine Therapy Assistant" guide.A person with a disability is only limited if they allow themselves to be. Where doctors’ methods fail, horses are there to help provide results. Equine therapeutic riding (commonly called horse therapy)... Read more

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

By: Catherine Gray

Narrated by: Catherine Gray

Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'Gray's tale of going sober is uplifting and inspiring' - The Evening Standard

'An icon of the Quit Lit movement' - Condé Nast Traveller

'Fascinating' - Bryony Gordon

'Not remotely preachy' - The Times

'Jaunty, shrewd and convincing' - Sunday Telegraph

'Admirably honest, light, bubbly and remarkably rarely... Read more

Fistulas: Erasing the pain and taboo

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Roughly one million women in the developing world suffer from obstetric fistula, an injury that results from inadequate medical care and causes incontinence. But beyond the physical effects, the condition can subject them to shame and isolation from their families. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Kenya on efforts to offer... Read more

The Little Book of Lykke

By: Meik Wiking

Narrated by: Meik Wiking

Length: 4 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Join the happiness revolution! The author of the New York Times bestseller The Little Book of Hygge offers more inspiration and suggestions for achieving greater happiness, by practicing Lykke (LOO-ka)—pursuing and finding the good that exists in the world around us every day.While the Danes are the happiest people on the planet, happiness isn’t... Read more

Why You Eat What You Eat

By: Rachel Herz, PhD

Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin

Length: 9 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Why You Eat What You Eat examines the sensory, psychological, neuroscientific, and physiological factors that influence our eating habits. Rachel Herz uncovers the fascinating and surprising facts that affect food consumption: bringing reusable bags to the grocery store encourages us to buy more treats; our beliefs about food affect the number... Read more

Your Life In My Hands - a junior doctor's story

By: Rachel Clarke

Narrated by: Cassie Layton

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

These are the extraordinary realities of the NHS frontline. From the historic junior doctor strikes to the 'humanitarian crisis' declared by the Red Cross, the overstretched health service is on the precipice. This is a powerful polemic on its systematic degradation, and a letter of optimism to that same health service and those who support it.... Read more

How To Find a Nursing Home

By: HowExpert & Susan Singleton

Narrated by: Evie Irwin

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

If you want to learn how to find the right nursing home for your loved one, then get "How To Find a Nursing Home" written by someone with real life experience in this topic.How to Find a Nursing Home is a ‘must read’ for anyone, who is facing the issue of placing a loved one in a nursing home. In this practical guide, an elder law attorney gives... Read more

Fighting the public health threat of counterfeit drugs

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Fake pharmaceuticals are a multi-billion dollar problem around the world. Made and packaged to look like the real deal, these phonies may contain a fraction of the active ingredients or none at all. these fake drugs can have serious consequences in countries with tenuous health care, as well as in the developed world. Special correspondent Fred... Read more

The Self-Care Project

By: Jayne Hardy

Narrated by: Jayne Hardy

Length: 3 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Everything you need to know about self-care; what it is, why it's important, why it's such a struggle and how to integrate it into day-to-day life.

'Refreshing, heartfelt and humble...a game changer in promoting positive mental health' Sarah Turner, bestselling author of THE UNMUMSY MUM

There's a damaging misconception in society that putting... Read more

The Danger Within Us

By: Jeanne Lenzer

Narrated by: Jeanne Lenzer

Length: 10 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Did you know...

Medical interventions have become the third leading cause of death in America.

An estimated 10 percent of Americans are implanted with medical devices -- like pacemakers, artificial hips, cardiac stents, etc.

The overwhelming majority of high-risk implanted devices have never undergone a single clinical trial.

In The Danger... Read more

The American Plague

By: Molly Caldwell Crosby

Narrated by: Paul Woodson

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Over the course of history, yellow fever has paralyzed governments, halted commerce, quarantined cities, moved the U.S. capital, and altered the outcome of wars. During a single summer in Memphis alone, it cost more lives than the Chicago fire, the San Francisco earthquake, and the Johnstown flood combined.



In 1900, the U.S. sent three doctors... Read more

The Leafly Guide to Cannabis

By: The Leafly Team

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A savvy connoisseur's guide from the editors of the world's most popular cannabis platform.

Cannabis is at the very beginning of a craft and educational renaissance. It is emerging from the legislative shadows and a second awakening is occurring: people are proactively seeking information about how to properly consume and enjoy it.

And cannabis... Read more

My Big Breast Adventure

By: Jennifer McDonald

Narrated by: Jennifer McDonald

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

“I’m sorry to say you have breast cancer – an Infiltrating Lobular Carcinoma to be exact,” said her doctor delivering the tough news right before Christmas 2013. “And there’s three ways we deal with breast cancer – cut, poison and burn.”Such was the start of Jennifer McDonald’s ‘Big Breast Adventure’, the name she gave to a series of blogs... Read more