Medicine audiobooks

Precious Cargo

By: Craig Davidson

Narrated by: John Cleland

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

For readers of Kristine Barnett's The Spark, Andrew Solomon's Far From the Tree and Ian Brown's The Boy in the Moon, here is a heartfelt, funny and surprising memoir about one year spent driving a bus full of children with special needs.With his last novel, Cataract City, Craig Davidson established himself as one of our most... Read more

Influenza

By: Jeremy Brown

Narrated by: Holter Graham

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

“Highlights that influenza is still a real and present threat and demonstrates the power and limitations of modern medicine.” —The Wall Street Journal

“A surprisingly compelling and accessible story of one of the world’s most deadly diseases. It is timely and interesting, engaging and sobering.” —David Gregort, CNN political analyst and former... Read more

The Unwinding of the Miracle

By: Julie Yip-Williams

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller & Joshua Williams

Length: 11 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today • As a young mother facing a terminal diagnosis, Julie Yip-Williams began to write her story, a story like no other. What began as the chronicle of an imminent and early death became something much more—a powerful exhortation to the living.

“An exquisitely moving... Read more

Never Enough

By: Judith Grisel

Narrated by: Judith Grisel

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From a renowned behavioral neuroscientist and recovering addict, a rare page-turning work of science that draws on personal insights to reveal how drugs work, the dangerous hold they can take on the brain, and the surprising way to combat today's epidemic of addiction.

Judith Grisel was a daily drug user and college... Read more

El fin del Alzheimer

By: Dr. Dale E. Bredesen

Narrated by: Ricardo Correa

Length: 9 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Todos sabemos de alguien que le ha ganado la batalla al cáncer, pero nadie conoce ningún sobreviviente de Alzheimer... hasta ahora. El doctor Dale E. Bredesen, experto en enfermedades neurodegenerativas reconocido internacionalmente, reúne en esta obra los resultados de más de treinta años de investigación médica de vanguardia para crear un... Read more

The Haywire Heart

By: Chris Case, John Mandrola, MD & Lennard Zinn

Narrated by: Steve Menasche

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Too much exercise can kill you. The Haywire Heart is the first book to examine heart conditions in athletes.



Intended for anyone who competes in endurance sports like cycling, triathlon, running races of all distances, and cross-country skiing, The Haywire Heart presents the evidence that going too hard or too long can damage your heart forever.... Read more

The Bipolar Child

By: Demitri Papolos, MD & Janice Papolos

Narrated by: Steve Menasche

Length: 20 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Bipolar disorder—manic depression—was once thought to be rare in children. Now researchers are discovering not only that bipolar disorder can begin early in life, but that it is much more common than ever imagined. Yet the illness is often misdiagnosed and mistreated with medications that can exacerbate the symptoms. Why? Bipolar disorder... Read more

Together

By: Judy Goldman

Narrated by: Kathe Mazur

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Novelist and poet Judy Goldman's inspiring account of the mishap that left her husband paralyzed, how it tested their marriage, and their struggle to regain their "normal" life.

When Judy Goldman’s husband of almost four decades has a routine spinal injection to alleviate back pain, he is instantly paralyzed from the waist down—a phenomenon no... Read more

The Shift

By: Kimberly White

Narrated by: Kimberly White

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A Simple yet Profound Shift

Seeing people as people is an idea so simple you'll swear you've heard it a million times but so profound you'll never stop learning from it. Kimberly White discovered it in a chain of nursing homes whose leaders, nurses, and housekeepers saw their patients, not as tasks to be ticked off a to-do list, but as valuable... Read more

When Death Becomes Life

By: Joshua D. Mezrich

Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg

Length: 11 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

""With When Death Becomes Life, Joshua Mezrich has performed the perfect core biopsy of transplantation—a clear and compelling account of the grueling daily work, the spell-binding history and the unsettling ethical issues that haunt this miraculous lifesaving treatment. Mezrich's compassionate and honest voice, punctuated by a sharp and... Read more

The Biological Mind

By: Alan Jasanoff

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

To many, the brain is the seat of personal identity and autonomy. But the way we talk about the brain is often rooted more in mystical conceptions of the soul than in scientific fact. This blinds us to the physical realities of mental function. We ignore bodily influences on our psychology, from chemicals in the blood to bacteria in the gut, and... Read more

Ayurveda Beginner’s Guide

By: Susan Weis-Bohlen

Narrated by: Christine Williams

Length: 4 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Ayurveda is a profound science with wisdom spanning so wide that it can be difficult to know exactly where to begin. As an Ayurvedic consultant, Susan Weis-Bohlen helps those who are new to Ayurveda address this exact issue. In Ayurveda Beginner’s Guide, Susan explains the holistic principles behind Ayurveda, and offers gentle guidance for... Read more

Twisting Fate

By: Pamela N. Munster

Narrated by: Eliza Foss

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

A practical yet personal guide to the medical and emotional facets of breast cancer, from a woman who’s made her living researching the disease—and lived through it herselfA leading oncologist at the University of California–San Francisco, Dr. Pamela Munster has advised thousands of women on how to deal with the life-altering diagnosis of breast... Read more

Mindfulness for All

By: Jon Kabat-Zinn

Narrated by: Jon Kabat-Zinn

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

More than twenty years ago, Jon Kabat-Zinn changed the way we thought about awareness in everyday life with his now-classic introduction to mindfulness, Wherever You Go, There You Are. He followed that up with 2005's Coming to Our Senses, the definitive book for our time on the connection between mindfulness and our well-being on every level,... Read more

Bitter Pills

By: Muhammad H. Zaman

Narrated by: Matthew Boston

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The explosion of Internet commerce, coupled with globalization and increased pharmaceutical use, has led to an unprecedented vulnerability in the U.S. drug supply. Today, an estimated 80% of our drugs are manufactured overseas, mostly in India and China. Every link along this supply chain offers an opportunity for counterfeiters, and... Read more

Seven Steps to Managing Your Memory

By: Andrew E. Budson, MD & Maureen K. O'Connor, PsyD

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

As you age, you may find yourself worrying about your memory. Where did I put those car keys? What time was my appointment? What was her name again? With more than 41 million Americans over the age of sixty-five in the United States, the question becomes how much (or, perhaps, what type) of memory loss is to be expected as one gets older and... Read more

Scarlet A

By: Katie Watson

Narrated by: Coleen Marlo

Length: 7 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Although Roe v. Wade identified abortion as a constitutional right forty-five years ago, it still bears stigma—a proverbial scarlet A. Millions of Americans have participated in or benefited from an abortion, but few want to reveal that they have done so. Approximately one in five pregnancies in the U.S. ends in abortion. Why is something so... Read more

Brainwashing

By: Kathleen Taylor

Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon

Length: 15 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Throughout history, humans have attempted to influence and control the thoughts of others. Since the word 'brainwashing' was coined in the aftermath of the Korean War, it has become part of the popular culture and been exploited to create sensational headlines. It has also been the subject of learned discussion from many disciplines: including... Read more

Fighting for My Life

By: Jamie TenNapel Tyrone & Marwan Noel Sabbagh MD,...

Narrated by: Steven Roy Grimsley & Lisa Larsen

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A practical, helpful guide on how to fight back against Alzheimer’s disease—with expert medical advice and one woman’s inspiring personal journey.Jamie Tyrone was forty-nine years old when she learned by accident through genetic testing that she had a 91% chance of getting Alzheimer's disease. She was shocked, but after an initial bout with... Read more

Children and Environmental Toxins

By: Philip J. Landrigan & Mary M. Landrigan

Narrated by: Karen White

Length: 6 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

More than 80,000 new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during the last four decades. Today the World Health Organization attributes more than one-third of all childhood deaths to environmental causes, and as rates of childhood disease skyrocket—autism, asthma, ADHD, obesity, diabetes, and even birth... Read more

How to Be a Patient

By: Sana Goldberg

Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon

Length: 9 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

From registered nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg, RN, a timely, accessible, and comprehensive handbook to navigating common medical situations. From the routine to the unexpected, How to Be a Patient is your ultimate guide to better healthcare.
Did you know that patients have statistically better outcomes when their surgeon is... Read more

Tooth and Nail

By: Linda D. Dahl

Narrated by: JULIA WHELAN

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Fresh out of medical school, Linda Dahl began her surgical residency in the Bronx as a total fish out of water. Growing up in a Middle Eastern family in the American Midwest, she was a born outsider, and in her new community in New York, she felt even more isolated. Even at work she struggled to fit in: among her fellow specialists, she was one... Read more

Natural Hospital Birth

By: Cynthia Gabriel

Narrated by: Norah Tocci

Length: 10 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Natural Hospital Birth, Updated Edition shows how to apply the guidelines and tactics of natural birth in a hospital setting, where 99% of births take place.



Many mothers-to-be find themselves torn between the desire for a natural childbirth with minimal medical intervention and the peace of mind offered by instant access to life-saving... Read more

Saving Sarah

By: Janet Murnaghan

Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

When her daughter desperately needed a lung transplant to survive, Janet Murnaghan rallied against the outdated restrictions in healthcare that would limit her daughter's options.



Sarah had been dying of cystic fibrosis since the day she was born. The disease quickly ravaged her lungs and little body bit-by-bit. Fragile and frail, she had only... Read more