Medicine audiobooks

Gifted Hands - Abridged

By: Ben Carson, M.D.

Narrated by: Ben Carson & Dion Graham

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Gifted Hands reveals the remarkable journey of Dr. Ben Carson from an angry, struggling young boy with everything stacked against him to the director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.As a boy, he did poorly in school and struggled with anger. If it were not for the persistence of his mother, a single parent who... Read more

The Anatomy of Hope

By: Jerome Groopman

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 5 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

An inspiring and profoundly enlightening exploration of one doctor’s discovery of how hope can change
the course of illness

Since the time of the ancient Greeks, human beings have believed that hope is essential to life. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Harvard Medical School professor and New Yorker staff writer Jerome Groopman shows us why.

The... Read more

Mountains Beyond Mountains - Abridged

By: Tracy Kidder

Narrated by: Tracy Kidder

Length: 4 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •“[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today
 
“If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains]... Read more

Mountains Beyond Mountains

By: Tracy Kidder

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today
 
“If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains]... Read more

The Story of My Father

By: Sue Miller

Narrated by: Sue Miller

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In the fall of 1988, Sue Miller found herself caring for her father as he slipped into the grasp of Alzheimer's disease. She was, she claims, perhaps the least constitutionally suited of all her siblings to be in the role in which she suddenly found herself, and in The Story of My Father she grapples with the haunting memories of those final... Read more

Complications - Abridged

By: Atul Gawande

Narrated by: William David Griffith

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A brilliant and courageous doctor reveals, in gripping accounts of true cases, the power and limits of modern medicine.

Sometimes in medicine the only way to know what is truly going on in a patient is to operate, to look inside with one's own eyes. This audio is exploratory surgery on medicine itself, laying bare a science not in its idealized... Read more

Losing my Mind - Abridged

By: Thomas DeBaggio

Narrated by: Cotter Smith

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

When Tom DeBaggio turned fifty-seven in 1999, he thought he was embarking on the golden years of retirement -- time to spend with his family, his friends, and the herb garden he spent decades cultivating.
One winter day, he told his doctor during a routine exam that he had been stumbling into forgetfulness. After it subsequent battery of tests,... Read more

The Fat Flush Plan

By: Ann Louise Gittleman

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

FINALLY, A DIET PLAN THAT BUILDS A BRIDGE BETWEEN BEAUTY AND HEALTH !

If you're like most people, you're probably thoroughly confused when it comes to choosing a weight loss plan. You've been bombarded by new miracle diets, yet constantly alerted to the health risks associated with these fads. Are carbs bad? Is a high protein diet good? How much... Read more

Germs - Abridged

By: Judith Miller

Narrated by: Murphy Guyer

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this “engrossing, well-documented, and highly readable” (San Francisco Chronicle) New York Times bestseller, three veteran reporters draw on top sources inside and outside the U.S. government to reveal Washington's secret strategies for combating germ warfare and the deadly threat of biological and chemical weapons.

Today Americans have begun... Read more

A Guided Meditation To Help You Be Relaxed & Awake During Medical Procedures

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

This audio is a soothing, calming guided meditation for medical procedures, designed at the request of Kaiser Permanente to help patients undergoing cardiac catheterization feel more relaxed and confident during their procedure. It then was adapted for use for a whole range of potentially uncomfortable or unpleasant procedures where it is... Read more

Two Guided Meditations For Cardiac ICU & Rehab

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 1 hour 28 minutes

Abridged: No

We created this 2-part guided imagery audio with noted cardiothoracic surgeon Mehmet Oz at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, to accelerate healing, reduce pain and depression, and motivate exercise and healthy new habits, while cultivating optimism and patience with the recovery process. The track list is as follows:Part 1: Guided Imagery... Read more

Holy Quran Healing Surah Al Mulk The Dominion For Spiritual Healing & Finding Inner Peace English Edition Lite Version

By: Jannah Firdaus Mediapro

Narrated by: Jannah Firdaus Mediapro Studio

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Holy Quran Healing Surah Al Mulk The Dominion For Spiritual Healing & Finding Inner Peace English Edition Lite Version Audiobook
Surah Al-Mulk (meaning 'The Sovereignty') is the 67th chapter (Surah) of the Quran. Surah Al-Mulk has 30 verses (Ayat). Surah Al-Mulk is a Meccan Surah, a Surah that was revealed to Prophet Muhmmad ? in Mecca. Like... Read more

A Parent's Guide to Intuitive Eating: How to Raise Kids Who Love to Eat Healthy

By: Yami Cazorla-Lancaster

Narrated by: Yami Cazorla-Lancaster

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Most children are born with the innate ability to eat the appropriate amount of food to satisfy their hunger and support appropriate growth. Despite this, parents are still anxious and confused about how much and what to feed their children. In addition, many children are labeled as “picky eaters” or develop behaviors such as hiding and sneaking... Read more

Instant Emotional Healing - Abridged

By: George Pratt & Peter Lambrou

Narrated by: George Pratt & Peter Lambrou

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The revolutionary, highly effective technique that allows you to free yourself from emotional hang-ups—forever!

Does your fear of flying make travel with friends and family impossible? Are you having trouble coping with the loss of a loved one or forgiving yourself for a mistake you made long ago? For the millions of people who suffer from... Read more

King of Hearts

By: G. Wayne Miller

Narrated by: John Lescault

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Few of the great stories of medicine are as palpably dramatic as the advent of open heart surgery, yet, until now, no one has brought to life all of the thrilling specifics of this triumph. G. Wayne Miller has dramatically and meticulously reconstructed the amazing true story of how a group of renegade Minnesota surgeons, led by Dr. Walt... Read more

Molecules of Emotion - Abridged

By: Candace B. Pert

Narrated by: Candace B. Pert

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The bestselling and revolutionary book that serves as a “landmark in our understanding of the mind-body connection” (Deepak Chopra, MD).

Why do we feel the way we feel? How do our thoughts and emotions affect our health?

In her groundbreaking book Molecules of Emotion, Candace Pert—an extraordinary neuroscientist who played a pivotal role in the... Read more

Deadly Feasts - Abridged

By: Richard Rhodes

Narrated by: Richard Rhodes

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this brilliant and gripping medical detective story. Richard Rhodes follows virus hunters on three continents as they track the emergence of a deadly new brain disease that first kills cannibals in New Guinea, then cattle and young people in Britain and France—and that has already been traced to food animals in the United States. In a new... Read more

And the Waters Turned to Blood - Abridged

By: Rodney Barker

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

In this account, Rodney Barker tells the full and terrifying story of a microorganism popping up along the Eastern seaboard—far closer to home than the Ebola virus and equally frightening. In the coastal waters of North Carolina—and now extending as far north as the Chesapeake Bay area—a mysterious and deadly aquatic organism named Pfiesteria... Read more

Dr. Fulford's Touch of Life - Abridged

By: Dr. Robert Fulford

Narrated by: Mason Adams

Length: 1 hour 33 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From Simon & Schuster, Dr. Fulford's Touch of Life: The Healing Power of the Natural Life Force is an information-packed volume in which he delineates the healing principles of osteopathy, shares compelling case histories, and offers advice on integrating natural healing methods with modern healthcare.

The ninety-one-year-old doctor known for... Read more

Man to Man: Surviving Prostate Cancer - Abridged

By: Michael Korda

Narrated by: Michael Korda

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In the autumn of 1994, Michael Korda was diagnosed as having prostate cancer. For several years, he had been examined, tested, and medicated, always with the assurance that everything was all right - until it wasn't.

But the discovery of the actual cancer was only the beginning of his ordeal. With uncommon frankness, he writes of overcoming... Read more

Colin Powell - Abridged

By: Colin Powell

Narrated by: Colin Powell

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The son of Jamaican immigrants, Colin Powell became one of the most influential Americans of the last century. In this dramatic series of interviews, General Powell describes his ascent from the ROTC to four-star general and eventually to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and mastermind of Desert Storm. He discusses his assignments in... Read more

The Melatonin Miracle - Abridged

By: Walter Pierpaoli

Narrated by: William Regelson & Walter Pierpaoli

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A revolutionary medical breakthrough suggests that aging is actually a preventable disease, and two key scientists at the center of this groundbreaking research are now going public for the first time.
For centuries scientists have labored to identify and reverse the cause of aging, and now that effort has converged on one gland, one hormone, and... Read more

Guided Meditations To Promote Successful Surgery

By: Belleruth Naparstek

Narrated by: Belleruth Naparstek

Length: 1 hour 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Belleruth Naparstek's guided imagery surgery preparation audio program of soothing words is scored with calming music by Steven Mark Koh. The audio guides how to get ready for surgery by imagining a successful, safe and comfortable operation and recovery, complete with guided imagery suggestions and images of all the desired outcomes, including... Read more

Beyond Love - Abridged

By: Dominique Lapierre

Narrated by: Michael York

Length: 3 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From its first appearance in the late 1970s to the remarkable treatment methods that are now keeping millions alive, AIDS has been a headlining topic for decades. Master storyteller Dominique Lapierre— renowned for his best sellers Is Paris Burning? and The City of Joy— has created his most extraordinary epic of human... Read more