Overwhelmed: A Tale of Cascading Viral Outbreaks
Since the start of the 21st century, the world has been experiencing numerous infectious disease outbreaks, with little time to breath between events. This fictional novel takes place in various countries across the globe that are dealing with large infectious disease outbreaks due to viruses causing yellow fever, Zika, Ebola and COVID-19. David Ferguson, in the World Health Organization's Emergency Preparedness Division, attempts to deal with these outbreaks, but must overcome numerous logistical, political and ethical roadblocks while becoming involved in a romantic relationship with Aceline Durand, who works for Medecins Sans Frontiers.
Overwhelmed: A Tale of Cascading Viral Outbreaks
Since the start of the 21st century, the world has been experiencing numerous infectious disease outbreaks, with little time to breath between events. This fictional novel takes place in various countries across the globe that are dealing with large infectious disease outbreaks due to viruses causing yellow fever, Zika, Ebola and COVID-19. David Ferguson, in the World Health Organization's Emergency Preparedness Division, attempts to deal with these outbreaks, but must overcome numerous logistical, political and ethical roadblocks while becoming involved in a romantic relationship with Aceline Durand, who works for Medecins Sans Frontiers.
Chicago Story
Saga describing the effects of a medical malpractice suit filed against one of the top cardiovascular surgeons in Chicago and his assistant trainee Resident, The ramifications of that action play out in ways that one would not expect in the everyday drama of the medical world.
Mother Knows
The pandemic didn't start with Samantha, but reluctantly she was the first to go public. World-wide, the people were starving and suffering tremendous pain whenever they ate, but little was being done by the professionals. Misdiagnoses were running rampant and eventually, everyone was forced to suffer in silence, or undergo the unwanted consequences. Grudgingly, Samantha spoke to individuals who also needed help and this started her personal domino effect, which led to a friend having meetings; an eavesdropping customer reaching out to insane asylums and prisons; and eventually, an extremely embarrassing situation that lead to a radio station host, willing to listen. Samantha was very alone with the plague. She stumbles on another person that is secretly in pain and begins to compare notes. Then when she gets a job in a bakery she finds the owner is also silently suffering. She informs the bakery owner that there are others like her. When the owner starts having meetings at her house regarding her illness, the cat is out of the bag, so to speak. At this point, Samantha has an idea of how to help everyone.A fiction BY: PAM BONDY.
Winterbourne
Winterbourne is an evocative tale of murder, revenge, and love. Here is a riveting account of crime, murder, and madness that terrorizes the small-town surgeon and his family in the formerly innocent California community, known as Winterbourne.Set in the early 1960's, this is the story of a family-oriented community, surrounding a winterbourne stream, in Northern California. It is full of average law-abiding citizens who live in picturesque equestrian properties with white, three rail fences. A violent motor vehicle accident and the attempted resuscitation of the victim, a homeless drug addict, by surgeon Doctor Franklin Carson and his Labrador, Winston, begins a fast-paced story of deception and lies. The event calls attention to a problem in the small community.Something is wrong, evil is about, and the society's innocence is at risk. A crime ring is rumored, centered around a violent resident of Winterbourne. The man is a ruddy complexioned man with a distinctive disabling appearance. His father is the corrupt, politically powerful resident of the community. It is the search for a young innocent runaway that reveals a secret scandal which will tear apart the very substance of Winterbourne.
Beyond the Mask
Set amid the beginning turmoil of New York's COVID crisis, Beyond the Mask is a fictional psychological chronicle of six health care workers in a callous city hospital system. Maureen is a jaded veteran nurse about to retire. Michael is a dedicated ER nurse for whom family is everything. Ethan is a young nursing assistant, nursing student, and recovering addict, ready to embark on his next chapter helping people get well. Sandy is a newbie nurse getting her bearings in unforgiving surroundings, wondering if she's really in the right place. Kyle is an x-ray tech who knows his job inside out until its requirements change before his eyes. Fran is an orthopedic nurse who came to her work as a single mother so as to better provide for her young developmentally challenged son. In this ripped-from-the-headlines drama, six colleagues confront the failures of body and state up close. Beyond the Mask puts us not just in the room with health-care workers but in their heads, giving voice to conflicts, doubts, and desires unique to their calling in present-day America.
Dark Inheritance
W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, international bestselling authors of Dissolution, present a gripping, thought-provoking contemporary thriller in the tradition of Michael Chrichton's Jurassic Park. Here a project of cutting-edge genetics might lead to a better world-or a waking nightmare.For thirteen years-since he became one of several scientists chosen to raise apes bred by the pharmaceutical giant SAC-Dr. Jim Dutton, his young daughter Brett, and the bonobo ape Umber have been a family. For Umber is far more than a subject or pet. She types, reads, speaks sign language, favors psychedelic clothes, and even contemplates the nature of God.Then a colleague forces Jim to confront the reality he's tried to ignore: Umber and the other SAC apes are too intelligent to be pure bonobos. They are "augmented" apes, more like early hominids than to anthropoids. And when SAC abruptly demands Umber's immediate return, it becomes vital for Jim to discover why the corporation created this new species.The quest for answers will take Jim and his family to Africa, to a SAC facility that fronts as a preserve dedicated to helping once-captive chimps. But the grounds also hide a covert genetics lab, a missing band of blue-eyed apes, crude buildings decorated with skulls, and, deep in the shadows, human corpses savagely hacked to pieces...Now the struggle to uncover SAC's secrets becomes a fight for survival. Suddenly Umber, Brett, and Jim find themselves hunted by beings who are fiercely territorial, brutally aggressive, and far stronger than any human.And like humans they can be utterly, and murderously, psychotic...
Dark Inheritance
W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, international bestselling authors of Dissolution, present a gripping, thought-provoking contemporary thriller in the tradition of Michael Chrichton's Jurassic Park. Here a project of cutting-edge genetics might lead to a better world-or a waking nightmare.For thirteen years-since he became one of several scientists chosen to raise apes bred by the pharmaceutical giant SAC-Dr. Jim Dutton, his young daughter Brett, and the bonobo ape Umber have been a family. For Umber is far more than a subject or pet. She types, reads, speaks sign language, favors psychedelic clothes, and even contemplates the nature of God.Then a colleague forces Jim to confront the reality he's tried to ignore: Umber and the other SAC apes are too intelligent to be pure bonobos. They are "augmented" apes, more like early hominids than to anthropoids. And when SAC abruptly demands Umber's immediate return, it becomes vital for Jim to discover why the corporation created this new species.The quest for answers will take Jim and his family to Africa, to a SAC facility that fronts as a preserve dedicated to helping once-captive chimps. But the grounds also hide a covert genetics lab, a missing band of blue-eyed apes, crude buildings decorated with skulls, and, deep in the shadows, human corpses savagely hacked to pieces...Now the struggle to uncover SAC's secrets becomes a fight for survival. Suddenly Umber, Brett, and Jim find themselves hunted by beings who are fiercely territorial, brutally aggressive, and far stronger than any human.And like humans they can be utterly, and murderously, psychotic...
Father of the Man
Edward Finlay recalls his life's odyssey beginning in the 1890s on his family ranch in rural Montana. His childhood revolves around three people: his father, a cattle rancher; his mother, who is determined for her son to receive a modern education; and his best friend, a boy from the nearby Crow Indian Reservation, who introduces him to a fading warrior society. When Edward refuses to break off a teenage romance with an older woman from the reservation, his mother arranges to send Edward far away to the newly opened Stanford University. There, the San Francisco earthquake completely changes the direction of his future. After volunteering in a U.S. Army field hospital, he decides to become a surgeon. Soon, he begins his medical career and a life filled with friendship, new love, and extraordinary adventure as he brushes with history across two continents.Edward confronts many adversaries during his journey: dormitory bullies, traitors to the British Empire and its monarchy, and even a child psychopath. The greatest of these villains are the promoters of eugenics, which threaten his intellectually disabled son, and the Germans at Orhdruf (the first concentration camp liberated by the U.S. Army in WW2). As a son, husband, father, pioneering vascular surgeon, and veteran of two world wars, he attempts to understand the inequities of fortune and the inexplicable cruelty he encounters.
Jimmy Goes to the Emergency Department
Let's face it, children hate needles! Shortly after a child is born, he receives his first vaccination. From the age of two months until the age four or five years, the child receives numerous vaccinations before entering kindergarten. Approximately 60 percent of well child health visits involve vaccinations. The vast majority of these are given by injection, which, of course, require a needle to administer. Kids are smart, even at a very young age. It doesn't take them long to associate a doctor with the pain of a needle. It's no wonder they start to fuss and fume when the doctor enters the exam room. Read this story and discover how five-year-old Jimmy Meserve deals with his fear of needles when he has to visit the local emergency department.
Follicle Farm
Welcome to Follicle Farm Bobby is a Mitochondria and he works as a humble Follicle Farmer. He, with millions of colleagues, is part of the amazing organisation dedicated to growing hair for the human male that they live inside of. Recently, Bobby made an important discovery when he learned how to reverse the effects of alopecia and greying hair. Now it's up to management to debate if they should use his technique. Join Bobby as he travels the body, ably assisted by Banjo and Skip, as he meets and deals with other human cells in various systems throughout the body. Bobby quickly learns there is more to management than just servicing the body's needs. Cliques, quirks, politics, unions, and hidden agendas all thrive in Bobby's world. You'll share in his adventure of personal growth as he encourages other Follicle Farmers to utilise best-practises in growing quality hair. Follicle Farm is comic and imaginative insight into organisational structure and behaviour of the trillions of cells that make up the microscopic world of every living person. It reveals how cells within the human body really think and how they, mostly, work well together. This is Bobby's story....
Gone for Doctors
The author has seven published novels. His enduring interest in Canadian Army history is based on having attended the McGill medical school through the Regular Officer Training Program which required three summers of basic and field training followed by three years of military service as the Regimental Medical Officer with the Second Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment.The early historical novels consisted of the Canadian Army Trilogy in which the first had to do with the Verri癡res Ridge in Normandy; the second with the costly river assault crossing of the Lamone River in Italy; the third novel goes back to the First World War, Lucifer's Gate, after the Menin Gate through which the Canadian soldiers passed on the way to the Flanders battlefields. The next two novels included The Afternoon of the Women, about therapy in a psychiatrist's office, and the second, North of the Tai, about a boy growing up in Japanese occupied China.The most recent two novels were about the War of 1812, the first, The Red Dawn, on the battles for Niagara, and the second, Bastion of Empire, was about Fort St Joseph.This brings us to Gone for Doctors, the eighth novel, not an historical account but about doctors. Don MacMillan visits the land lady for the boarding house he shared with the main character, Michael Hogan, when they were students at Western University. Don wanted to know had Michael already left for the McGill medical school. He was told that Michael had "Gone for Doctors."Four medical students form a study group they call their cabal, which meets after the weekly pathology class. The cabal helps them though the cadaveric stench of the anatomy laboratory, and the ancillary classes in histology and physiology of their first year of medical school. It follows them through their clinical years, their personal lives and medical careers.
Gone for Doctors
The author has seven published novels. His enduring interest in Canadian Army history is based on having attended the McGill medical school through the Regular Officer Training Program which required three summers of basic and field training followed by three years of military service as the Regimental Medical Officer with the Second Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment.The early historical novels consisted of the Canadian Army Trilogy in which the first had to do with the Verri癡res Ridge in Normandy; the second with the costly river assault crossing of the Lamone River in Italy; the third novel goes back to the First World War, Lucifer's Gate, after the Menin Gate through which the Canadian soldiers passed on the way to the Flanders battlefields. The next two novels included The Afternoon of the Women, about therapy in a psychiatrist's office, and the second, North of the Tai, about a boy growing up in Japanese occupied China.The most recent two novels were about the War of 1812, the first, The Red Dawn, on the battles for Niagara, and the second, Bastion of Empire, was about Fort St Joseph.This brings us to Gone for Doctors, the eighth novel, not an historical account but about doctors. Don MacMillan visits the land lady for the boarding house he shared with the main character, Michael Hogan, when they were students at Western University. Don wanted to know had Michael already left for the McGill medical school. He was told that Michael had "Gone for Doctors."Four medical students form a study group they call their cabal, which meets after the weekly pathology class. The cabal helps them though the cadaveric stench of the anatomy laboratory, and the ancillary classes in histology and physiology of their first year of medical school. It follows them through their clinical years, their personal lives and medical careers.
The Stairs on Billy Buck Hill
A talented, devoted anesthesiologist, with a coveted academic position. A lovely, accomplished financial analyst with a glamorous social life, a high-rise apartment, and a dirty little secret. A chance encounter, a night of passion, a confessed preference for opioids...In this sordid tale of infatuation, temptation, and intoxication, Dr. Kurt McCain rises to a pinnacle of popularity and self-regard that he could not previously have imagined, only to realize that his pursuit of drug-induced euphoria has cost him nearly everything that he holds dear. His position, his profession, and his relationships with those he loves are destroyed, and the young physician finds himself at the lowest point of his life, disconsolate and alone. He must somehow summon all of his energies to overcome a dependence on opioids while making a desperate attempt at the restoration of his practice, and for redemption in the eyes of those who care for him.The nation is riven by a devastating epidemic that continues even as the COVID epidemic fades- opioids are killing Americans in unprecedented numbers. While physicians are often implicated among the many causes of this scourge, little attention is paid to the potential for doctors and nurses to become addicts themselves. Anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists, who administer opioids with great regularity, are among the most susceptible providers. The Stairs On Billy Buck Hill, a 100,000-word literary novel, relates one physician's travails as he progresses from the carefully controlled, recreational use of opioid pills, to the brazen theft of fentanyl from his patients in the operating room, a treacherous descent that leads to the destruction of his career, his social standing, and very nearly himself.
Father of the Man
Edward Finlay recalls his life's odyssey beginning in the 1890s on his family ranch in rural Montana. His childhood revolves around three people: his father, a cattle rancher; his mother, who is determined for her son to receive a modern education; and his best friend, a boy from the nearby Crow Indian Reservation, who introduces him to a fading warrior society. When Edward refuses to break off a teenage romance with an older woman from the reservation, his mother arranges to send Edward far away to the newly opened Stanford University. There, the San Francisco earthquake completely changes the direction of his future. After volunteering in a U.S. Army field hospital, he decides to become a surgeon. Soon, he begins his medical career and a life filled with friendship, new love, and extraordinary adventure as he brushes with history across two continents.Edward confronts many adversaries during his journey: dormitory bullies, traitors to the British Empire and its monarchy, and even a child psychopath. The greatest of these villains are the promoters of eugenics, which threaten his intellectually disabled son, and the Germans at Orhdruf (the first concentration camp liberated by the U.S. Army in WW2). As a son, husband, father, pioneering vascular surgeon, and veteran of two world wars, he attempts to understand the inequities of fortune and the inexplicable cruelty he encounters.
Spice
Lost for 100s of years in the Amazonian jungle, a tribe has stumbled across a miracle plant, a plant whose seeds provide almost immortal life. Now, almost everyone wants it and are willing to do anything to possess it. The only thing standing in their way is the Pastor of the church that befriended the tribe and will do everything to protect them. What he and others did not know was that the plants were also deadly, creeping across the jungle floor to kill their prey. How do you live forever when everyone is out to kill you?
Roulette
His whirlwind of a kiss might make her believe in soulmates . . . if the sexual tension doesn't kill her first.Nurse Kyra Washington lives for order. In the busy neonatal ICU, order saves lives. The most chaos she ever tolerates is her football team's perpetual losing record. Yet somehow she agreed to meet another superfan in Vegas . . .Dr. Ryan Yates thrives on the adrenaline of the ER. He's used to following his instincts for bold decisive decisions. From the second he meets Kyra, his ADHD brain tells to go all in because she's his football-loving soulmate.Can he convince her he's the ONE before their sizzling attraction builds to a crescendo in a hospital supply closet?WARNING: This sexy sports-fan Vegas romance should only be bought if you feel Grey's Anatomy and Chicago Fire needed a doctor who thinks he's your soulmate wandering around your house half-naked, refusing to kiss you until you admit he's the one!
Pandemic in Progress
As the pandemic sweeps across the United States, the President confronts a situation that may expose him to a new variant of concern. Should he worry about the virus, or should he be more concerned about the chicanery in the White House that could prove much more lethal? (Now available as an audiobook, too!)
Never the Same Love Twice
There are all kinds of love in this world, but is it possible to experience that exact same love twice in one lifetime? Dr. Lauren Leonard leads a busy life. She's the head neonatologist in a small Midwestern town, a mother to a young son, and a wife. When new patient Emma arrives in her NICU, destiny seems determined to force Lauren to revisit her past - and reconnect with an old flame. As baby Emma experiences complications, the only person with the expertise to save Emma's life is renowned surgeon Dr. Alexander Smithton. A welcome distraction from Lauren's crumbling marriage, the beautiful baby in her care reminds her not only of what she and Alexander lost but also what a future together could hold. When tragedy strikes, Lauren is forced to confront her past and discover the common thread between who she was, who she is, and who she will ultimately become. Never the Same Love Twice tells the story of a woman who attempts to be all things to all people, representing the continued coming of age of the modern female. This novel will offer hope to readers who are trying to make sense of life experiences and those who choose to turn tragedy into transformation.
Sledgehammer
In Sledgehammer, Max Kroose, an intuitive emergency room physician, suspects that a case of smallpox has presented itself on his watch in the emergency room. The atypical case of smallpox is harder to identify and more lethal than the natural occurring smallpox virus. Armed with only a hunch, Dr. Kroose must watch precious times pass, as the risk of danger for him and his staff becomes more and more eventual. Kroose must attempt to convince a disbelieving hospital administrator and the public health system of the insidious presentation of this long dead disease-and the need to vaccinate the American public. Only with the help of his mentor, Glen Hamilton-a top-level researcher at a classified bioweapons center-is the looming epidemic arrested, but tragically not before the horror of smallpox is once again unleashed over the face of the world. And so this story begs the question of how vulnerable the world may well be one day when such an attack occurs. Should vaccinations be given?
Sledgehammer
In Sledgehammer, Max Kroose, an intuitive emergency room physician, suspects that a case of smallpox has presented itself on his watch in the emergency room. The atypical case of smallpox is harder to identify and more lethal than the natural occurring smallpox virus. Armed with only a hunch, Dr. Kroose must watch precious times pass, as the risk of danger for him and his staff becomes more and more eventual. Kroose must attempt to convince a disbelieving hospital administrator and the public health system of the insidious presentation of this long dead disease-and the need to vaccinate the American public. Only with the help of his mentor, Glen Hamilton-a top-level researcher at a classified bioweapons center-is the looming epidemic arrested, but tragically not before the horror of smallpox is once again unleashed over the face of the world. And so this story begs the question of how vulnerable the world may well be one day when such an attack occurs. Should vaccinations be given?
Revenge of Zeeka
Revenge of Zeeka - Zeeka and the Zombies is the first in a horror mystery thriller series about futuristic zombies and their clever Mastermind Zeeka..What happens when a reputable doctor, Dr. Raynor Sharpe, has a vision of zombies and finds out that a zombie named Number Nine has visited the Gosh Hospital to warn the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. George Brown, that fifty others were planning to attack the hospital in a revenge plot by their Master Zeeka?Read a review from an ardent fan: "This was such a fun read. The reading world is crammed with zombie stories, but I'll bet you haven't read one like this. It had the feel of an old black-and-white sci-fi movie, which I love, blended with modern themes and a more modern medical aspect.Considering the length, I was surprised by how much was packed in it as things zipped along. I loved Janet and Raynor and found their relationship a nice addition. I'm so curious to learn more about the 'zombies' and Zeeka in the next parts..
An Irish Country Welcome
An Irish Country Welcome is a charming entry in Patrick Taylor's internationally bestselling Irish Country series. In the close-knit Northern Irish village of Ballybucklebo, it's said that a new baby brings its own welcome. Young doctor Barry Laverty and his wife Sue are anxiously awaiting their first child, but as the community itself prepares to welcome a new decade, the closing months of the 1960s bring more than a televised moon landing to Barry, his friends, his neighbors, and his patients, including a number of sticky questions. A fledgling doctor joins the practice as a trainee, but will the very upper-class Sebastian Carson be a good fit for the rough and tumble of Irish country life? And as sectarian tensions rise elsewhere in Ulster, can a Protestant man marry the Catholic woman he dearly loves, despite his father's opposition? And who exactly is going to win the award for the best dandelion wine at this year's Harvest Festival? But while Barry and Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly and their fellow physicians deal with everything from brain surgery to a tractor accident to a difficult pregnancy, there's still time to share the comforting joys and pleasures of this very special place: fly-fishing, boat races, and even the town's very first talent competition! Welcome back to Ballybucklebo, as vividly brought to life by a master storyteller.
Occult Malignancy
"They tell you, Do not ever find out which crimes your patients have committed. Stay objective, treat the patient, treat the illness. That sounds great in theory. It is almost impossible to do, though. Humans have a curious nature. It got the better of us in the case of Edgar Shivers as the nurses and I looked up his rap sheet on the Department of Corrections website one night. There were numerous articles in local papers about him too, eyewitness and victim statements about his heinous acts. You cannot help but wonder, Why do I always have to be the good guy?"A physician haunted by past experiences helps a young victim seek revenge on her assailant, hoping to vanquish his own personal demons in the process. Will helping her satisfy his thirst for vengeance? Or is there more work to be done?
Covid Blue
You think what you've about the hospitals and covid is terrible, in fact the truth is a lot worse. Nurse Lucy Balfour was ready to quit. But first her partner, journalist David Skye, goes undercover at her hospital to report on the chaos and confusion, the E-R egos, the slave nurses, the unvaccinated patients and the ice trucks full of bodies dead and alive.
An Ordinary Epidemic
Hannah is stuck in the middle of a deadly outbreak. As Sydney goes into lockdown, she attempts to quarantine her home and protect her family from the alarming infection around them. How far will a desperate mother go to keep her loved ones safe?In An Ordinary Epidemic, fear and compassion collide as Hannah, Sean and their two boys struggle to survive while the epidemic spreads. But what happens when their water supply is cut - and then the power...?An Ordinary Epidemic is a riveting, topical novel from a new voice in Australian writing.
Rabid
Set in the wake of COVID-19 and based on true events, a bizarre new syndrome is emerging, particularly in the US. People are falling ill with extreme salivation, foaming at the mouth, hemorrhagic red dots in their eyes and on their limbs, confusion, muscle destruction, and worse. For some, amputation and kidney failure ensue - even death. Protagonist Jared is a rookie firefighter/paramedic who still suffers from a traumatic loss; subsequently he experiences unresolved survivor's guilt and is obsessed with perfect performance. Returning from an EMS call with his partner Russ, Jared is baffled over 43 year old Elsie's strange symptoms. Could it be a stroke? A rabid animal bite? Poisoning? A new type of infection from a COVID mutation? Soon a retiring salesman, a commercial airline pilot, a restaurant owner and others fall ill with similar symptoms, necessitating transport to hospitals across the US. At Lockheed University Hospital, Dr. Victor Rivera becomes inundated in his emergency department (starting with Elsie); nurse Flora is on the edge of burnout, and microbiologist Faidah uncovers alarming findings. Strange alarms and malfunctions capture the attention of pathologist Dr. Tyrone Vast and geneticist Dr. Peter Lankenau, until the nation's public health expert Dr. Mario Trutelli is called to help solve the crisis. Most bewildering is that this syndrome has no precedent: it is not caused by any infectious source, that is, by a bacterium, virus, fungus or parasite. As with COVID-19, this novel syndrome threatens to overwhelm the healthcare system.Connections to Jared's military past, however, lead to shocking discoveries, including massive secret livestock farms... Ultimately this leads to solving the mystery of what becomes known as Rabid-Rhabdomyolysis Syndrome.Woven into the plot are the most pressing issues of our time: the epidemic of chronic preventable diseases and of climate change. It is also a cautionary tale.
Rabid
Set in the wake of COVID-19 and based on true events, a bizarre new syndrome is emerging, particularly in the US. People are falling ill with extreme salivation, foaming at the mouth, hemorrhagic red dots in their eyes and on their limbs, confusion, muscle destruction, and worse. For some, amputation and kidney failure ensue - even death. Protagonist Jared is a rookie firefighter/paramedic who still suffers from a traumatic loss; subsequently he experiences unresolved survivor's guilt and is obsessed with perfect performance. Returning from an EMS call with his partner Russ, Jared is baffled over 43 year old Elsie's strange symptoms. Could it be a stroke? A rabid animal bite? Poisoning? A new type of infection from a COVID mutation? Soon a retiring salesman, a commercial airline pilot, a restaurant owner and others fall ill with similar symptoms, necessitating transport to hospitals across the US. At Lockheed University Hospital, Dr. Victor Rivera becomes inundated in his emergency department (starting with Elsie); nurse Flora is on the edge of burnout, and microbiologist Faidah uncovers alarming findings. Strange alarms and malfunctions capture the attention of pathologist Dr. Tyrone Vast and geneticist Dr. Peter Lankenau, until the nation's public health expert Dr. Mario Trutelli is called to help solve the crisis. Most bewildering is that this syndrome has no precedent: it is not caused by any infectious source, that is, by a bacterium, virus, fungus or parasite. As with COVID-19, this novel syndrome threatens to overwhelm the healthcare system.Connections to Jared's military past, however, lead to shocking discoveries, including massive secret livestock farms... Ultimately this leads to solving the mystery of what becomes known as Rabid-Rhabdomyolysis Syndrome.Woven into the plot are the most pressing issues of our time: the epidemic of chronic preventable diseases and of climate change. It is also a cautionary tale.
The Heart’s Hard Turning
This is the story of Will Rawlins, a gifted physician and scientist derailed by his passion for an enigmatic young woman who wields her sensuality as a weapon. Damaged and directionless, he drifts southward into Mexico, where he is forced to flee prosecution for a crime not of his own doing.Set largely in Sonoran Mexico, Baja California, and the strange, deep sea that divides them, The Heart's Hard Turning is a story of loyalty and betrayal, despair and courage, friendship and death; a story of a deliverance from evil; and, ultimately, a story of our struggle to learn where to love and whom.
The Heart's Hard Turning
This is the story of Will Rawlins, a gifted physician and scientist derailed by his passion for an enigmatic young woman who wields her sensuality as a weapon. Damaged and directionless, he drifts southward into Mexico, where he is forced to flee prosecution for a crime not of his own doing.Set largely in Sonoran Mexico, Baja California, and the strange, deep sea that divides them, The Heart's Hard Turning is a story of loyalty and betrayal, despair and courage, friendship and death; a story of a deliverance from evil; and, ultimately, a story of our struggle to learn where to love and whom.
All the Cardinal’s Men and a Few Good Nuns
St Anslem's Hospital has an excellent reputation. It is owned by the Archdiocese and administered by the Poor Sisters of Charity. However, the continuing changes in hospital care caused the hospital to care more about money than patient care. The hospital's deficits as a result of the Sisters' charity caused the medical staff to demand lay management and an attempt by some to steal the hospital. A power struggle develops that causes great anger and eventually the murder of a bank executive and hospital board member.
Blood Secrets
Tess has a secret she didn't even know she had. An inheritance, so to speak. But this one's not money. It's in her blood.Clinical psychologist and HR executive at a biological research company, Tess Andreas is happiest in a controlled, predictable environment. But all that goes out the window when she becomes the victim of an elaborate ruse meant to use her genetic data for nefarious gain. So heinous, in fact, it could mean world domination by the most ruthless of players. Who can she trust? Will she survive this chaotic game of blood secrets? Will anyone?
Pummeled to Death by Hamburger
Follow Michael J. Dunston as he grasps at the fringes of the medical cannabis industry. He maneuvers his way through the predictably inane and absurd, confronting individuals in powerful positions whose aim is anything other than allowing Michael to get his hands on the plant. His story is presented as fiction because no one would believe the truth!
Rx
First, do no harm...A patient comes to you with vague but troubling symptoms. He seems to know a little too much about the odd sickness you've seen in other patients lately. You start to wonder what he's been up to in his chicken coop. Is he growing the next plague? Should you call the FBI? The only problem is that you're not really a doctor.Taking on his dead father's identity, a man becomes intent on practicing medicine in an out of the way town. He watches the nation bubble into a new kind of civil war around him. A con man amidst rumors, homemade bombs, and a developing sense that he has been "made," Rx wrestles with a distinct American identity-slippery and always in flight. Between a violent "here" and an anxious "there," a wider, remapped "America" emerges.
Covid Seasons
Covid Seasons is the story of three couples and how they cope, or don't cope, with the year from hell. The year 2020: the pandemic, masks and sequestration, death counts, mis-information, George Floyd's murder, Black Lives Matter, a nasty political campaign, and a president who might not leave. Some Survive, Some Don't. Julie, a model quality blonde, is a police lieutenant. She's got a take charge personality, a drinking problem, and she's sexually aggressive. Her mixed-race husband, Mark, is a lawyer on hiatus, a staunch Democrat, and, in affairs of the heart, pretty much clueless.Sherri is an evangelical Christian who unequivocally supports Trump. Her husband, John, is a libertarian who holds grudges and plans to seek revenge against those who have wronged him.Emjay (Maria Juanita) is an attractive Latina who is disillusioned with her childless marriage and has chosen to tolerate her husband's infidelity. Scott, her husband, is a silver-tongued businessman who has his roving eye on Julie.The story begins January 30th: they discuss Trump's impeachment, Kobe Bryant's tragic death, and this new virus, which has claimed its first victim in Arizona.The story ends January 6, 2021: Covid has killed members, family, and friends. The survivors sit together, talking about the future. A few feet away, a group of Trump supporters, watching on TV, cheer as a mob storms the Capitol.Readers of Covid Seasons will be reminded of their own feelings and experiences dealing with the pandemic, the politics, and the racial tensions that were hallmarks of the year that never seemed to end.
The Healer
Lenny Stewart was a paramedic in the rural Southern California town of La Pradera. He loved his job, he loved living in La Pradera, and he loved helping people. Little did he know that one day, while he was at work, Lenny would come across a mysterious young nine-year-old boy who would change his life forever.
Doctor Taylor
Doctor Mike Taylor. The tall, dark, and oh-so-sexy older man was meant to be a one-night fling. Not my new boss.I finally graduated with my nursing degree, and it's time to celebrate. Out with my friends, I come across the man of my dreams. A long look across the dance floor resulted in a scorching hot kiss. I left that night ready to focus on my new career.But a few months later, when I walk into the biggest hospital in Chicago I meet the new surgeon I'll be working with. Imagine my surprise to find it's...him.His piercing blue eyes have my heart beating wildly again. He's about to become the forbidden fruit I see every day. I wonder if I'll be able to resist another taste of him.
Divine Blood
It is an astonishing discovery: a bloodstained burial shroud entombed in the crumbling walls of a historic French Monastery. Carbon dating concludes the fabric is from the time of Christ. A molecular biologist conducts a daring experiment: the cloning of genetic material recovered from the cloth. Now two men--Father Laurent Carriere and scientist Josh Francis--are plunged into the center of a worldwide religious and political power struggle. But even as Washington and the Vatican vie for control of the relic, members of a secret society take steps to reclaim the holy artifact they have sworn to protect--by any means necessary. Selected by the Literary Guild(R) and the Doubleday Book Club(R).
Blood is a Special Juice
This book is a narrative of interconnected stories about individuals who work at a hospital. It is a "behind the curtain" look at the drama, conflict, and humor that take place in such a workplace, or any workplace.
Allison’s Gambit
When Allison began to care for her mother with Alzheimer's, she started to ask some difficult questions. At what point is a life no longer worth living? Would dementia be in her future too? Worried that her mother's fate may be her own, Allison comes up with an unusual approach to try and control her own demise: start smoking. After all, she would rather die of cancer or a lung infection than the way her mother did - unable to recognize her own family, to take care of herself, or even speak. The tough part will be getting her family and friends on board with her new perspective. Full of compassion for both Alzheimer's victims and those it affects-caregivers, family, and loved ones-Allison's Gambit brings a taboo topic to the forefront and asks us all - what would we do?
The Progressive Hospital
In the midst of a global pandemic, a hospital is struggling financially and at risk of shutting down. Tim Anderson, a young analyst, embarks on a journey to implement a Lean management method to improve efficiencies. But as Tim becomes embroiled in the intricacies of an organization on the verge of collapse, he, along with his mentor Kate, discovers the harsh realities of the health care business and what it means to be a servant leader of those who devote their lives to caring for others.An inspiring tale that speaks to both caregivers and patients alike, The Progressive Hospital explores the dynamics and complexities of health care, and what can be achieved when organizational transformation embraces humanity.
A Fight for Full Disclosure
A DEPARTMENT HEAD FIGHTS THE HOSPITAL FO.R. FULL DISCLOSURE ABOUT THE EVENTS THAT LED TO THE DEATH OF CARLA WILLIAMS AFTER A ROUTINE SURGERY.Carla Williams, a mother of three and popular high school teacher, undergoes a routine surgery which does not go as planned. Department Chair, Harold Thompson, becomes an unlikely ally when he vows to find and share the truth about what happened to Carla. Thompson reassures Carla's distraught physician as he becomes convinced that the surgeon did nothing wrong. Despite the hospital's pledge of transparency, once the requisite investigation is completed, Thompson's efforts to keep his word collide with the institution's traditions of secrecy and finger-pointing. The Department Chair's quest to reveal the truth results in accusations of unprofessional conduct, and he is targeted by the hospital's power brokers who move to revoke his hospital privileges and fire him. What began as a fight for full disclosure also becomes a fight for Thompson's career and his reputation.
Pacey Tiene Caries
Hoy, el peque簽o Pacey escucha las cinco palabras que m獺s teme. "Hay que ir al dentista". El peque簽o no quiere ir en absoluto, pero despu矇s de sentarse en la silla y conocer al Dr. Dennis, sucede algo incre穩ble. El Dr. Dennis le presenta a sus amigos, el Sr. Whistle y el Sr. Bumpy, y los tres se ponen a trabajar. En solo unos momentos, los bichos de az繳car de Pacey est獺n huyendo por sus vidas, escondi矇ndose en todas partes excepto en sus dientes.Esta emocionante historia entretendr獺 a una amplia gama de audiencias j籀venes y les ense簽ar獺 a cuidar bien sus dientes. Adem獺s, aprender獺n que ir al dentista no da miedo y puede ser una experiencia divertida.
Widow Maker Heart Attack
A glimpse into the medical and emotional recovery one one man after a major heart attack.It was another ordinary day until the unthinkable happened. Dean Ambert suffered a massive heart attack. Aptly named the widow maker, most people don't survive it but then, most people are not Dean Ambert. Born a natural survivor, Dean had always felt cursed and fought against his bad luck which followed him and spilled into the lives of those he loved with catastrophic results. He knew he should have stayed away from Daisy to protect her but he couldn't. Driven by passion, desire and need he pursued the relationship he craved with devastating results. Could Daisy ever forgive him? Could he ever forgive himself? As Dean recovers in the hospital, he experiences the reassembly of hope and forgiveness through the lens of a major cardiac event. How many ways can a heart be broken and how many ways can it heal?
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith is a novel by American author Sinclair Lewis, first published in 1925. It won the 1926 Pulitzer Prize (which Lewis declined). Lewis was greatly assisted in its preparation by science writer Paul de Kruif, who received 25% of the royalties on sales, although Lewis was listed as the sole author. Arrowsmith is an early major novel dealing with the culture of science. It was written in the period after the reforms of medical education flowing from the Flexner Report on Medical Education in the United States and Canada: A Report to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1910, which had called on medical schools in the United States to adhere to mainstream science in their teaching and research. (wikipedia.org)
