Download or read book Miracles and Other Unusual Medical Experiences written by Byron Oberst M. D. and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the many diverse experiences of a very active pediatrician from 1943 to 1988. This story begins when he started to medical school in 1943 and ends with his retirement thirty-seven years later in 1988. It includes post retirement stints as a Medical Director for a medical software company and being the Medical Director of a commercial plasma collecting center. He vividly describes many different and unusual medical cases including two true Miracles. One occurred in 1952 during the horrendous polio epidemic, "Connie" and the other one in the 1970's, "Thumbelina". These Miracles are described in detail with all of their agonizing twists and turns. Neither patient should have survived with their many complications and circumstances; but with God's grace they did. This book contains unusual and different exotic medical encounters when the author was in Japan in the Army Medical Corps in 1949-50. This book details why and how that he had to become a pseudo-specialist in his early and middle practice years. These fields included such as Neonatology, Endocrinology, Hematology, Nephrology [Kidneys], Family Counseling, and fledgling field of Psychiatry. There were no trained specialist in these fields during those early years. Dr. Oberst portrays a full and productive professional life in many ways which are to describe. This book is an pleasant and interesting read for anyone to enjoy. It contains humor, vivid descriptions, happiness, agonies, and pathos.
Download or read book Miracles and Other Unusual Medical Experiences written by Byron Oberst M.D. and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the many diverse experiences of a very active pediatrician from 1943 to 1988. This story begins when he was in medical school in 1943 and ends with his retirement thirty-seven years later in 1988. It includes post retirement stints as a Medical Director for a medical software company and being the Medical Director for a commercial plasma collecting center. He vividly describes many different and unusual medical cases including two true Miracles. One occurred in 1952 during the horrendous polio epidemic, Connie and the other one in the 1970s, Thumbelina. These Miracles are described vivid detail with all of their agonizing twists and turns. Neither patient should have survived with their many complications and circumstances, but with Gods grace they did. This book contains unusual and different exotic medical encounters when the author was in Japan while in the Army Medical Corps in 1949-1950. This book details why and how he had to become a pseudo-specialist in several fields in his early and middle practice years. There were few, if any, trained specialists during those early years. Dr. Oberst portrays a full and productive professional life in many ways which are described in this tome. This book is a pleasant and interesting read for everyone to enjoy. It contains humor, vivid descriptions, happiness, agonies, and pathos.
Download or read book Medical Miracles written by Jacalyn Duffin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern culture tends to separate medicine and miracles, but their histories are closely intertwined. The Roman Catholic Church recognizes saints through canonization based on evidence that they worked miracles, as signs of their proximity to God. Physicianhistorian Jacalyn Duffin has examined Vatican sources on 1400 miracles from six continents and spanning four centuries. Overwhelmingly the miracles cited in canonizations between 1588 and 1999 are healings, and the majority entail medical care and physician testimony. These remarkable records contain intimate stories of illness, prayer, and treatment, as told by people who rarely leave traces: peasants and illiterates, men and women, old and young. A woman's breast tumor melts away; a man's wounds knit; a lame girl suddenly walks; a dead baby revives. Suspicious of wishful thinking or na ve enthusiasm, skeptical clergy shaped the inquiries to identify recoveries that remain unexplained by the best doctors of the era. The tales of healing are supplemented with substantial testimony from these physicians. Some elements of the miracles change through time. Duffin shows that doctors increase in number; new technologies are embraced quickly; diagnoses shift with altered capabilities. But other aspects of the miracles are stable. The narratives follow a dramatic structure, shaped by the formal questions asked of each witness and by perennial reactions to illness and healing. In this history, medicine and religion emerge as parallel endeavors aimed at deriving meaningful signs from particular instances of human distress -- signs to explain, alleviate, and console in confrontation with suffering and mortality. A lively, sweeping analysis of a fascinating set of records, this book also poses an exciting methodological challenge to historians: miracle stories are a vital source not only on the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people, but also on medical science and its practitioners.
Download or read book Medicine Miracles and Manifestations written by John L. Turner and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During his career as a board-certified surgeon, Dr. John L. Turner's curiosity drove him to explore nontraditional healing techniques that broadened the scope of recovery for his patients, including energy healing, soul travel, astral projection, chanting, and meditation.
Download or read book Miracles Mayhem in the ER Bonus Edition written by Brent Rock Russell and published by Elevate Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-31 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Miracles and Mayhem in the ER: Bonus Edition, Dr. Brent Russell builds on his first edition with more true-life stories of his early days as an Emergency Room doctor. Contemplative and oftentimes hilarious, Dr. Russell leads the reader through the glass doors and down the narrow halls of the ER where desperate patients, young and old, come to get well. Occasionally heart wrenching and always fast-paced, Miracles and Mayhem in the ER: Bonus Edition will have readers holding their breath one second and celebrating the next. Through his night shifts at a renowned Portland, OR hospital, Russell discovers his role and his confidence as he treats people from all walks of life including humanity's most bizarre in the ER. Each shift brings a new, bracing story to tell, and with this Bonus Edition, there's even more Miracles and Mayhem to enjoy.
Download or read book Medical Miracles written by Richard Sarnat and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-17 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compelling stories of personal health transformations attributed to Master John Douglas.
Download or read book Miracles We Have Seen written by Harley Rotbart and published by Health Communications, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book of miracles—medical events witnessed by leading physicians for which there is no reasonable medical explanation, or, if there is, the explanation itself is extraordinary. These dramatic first-person essays detail spectacular serendipities, impossible cures, breathtaking resuscitations, extraordinary awakenings, and recovery from unimaginable disasters. Still other essays give voice to cases in which the physical aspects were less dramatic than the emotional aspects, yet miraculous and transformational for everyone involved. Positive impacts left in the wake of even the gravest of tragedies, profound triumphs of heart and spirit. Preeminent physicians in many specialties, including deans and department heads on the faculties of the top university medical schools in the country describe, in everyday language and with moving testimony, their very personal reactions to these remarkable clinical experiences. Among the extraordinary cases poignantly recounted by the physicians witnessing them: A priest visiting a hospitalized patient went into cardiac arrest on the elevator, which opened up on the cardiac floor, right at the foot of the cardiac specialist, at just the right moment. A tiny premature baby dying from irreversible lung disease despite the most intensive care who recovered almost immediately after being taken from his hospital bed and placed on his mother's chest. President John F. Kennedy's son Patrick, who died shortly after birth, and whose disease eventually led to research that saved generations of babies. A nine-year-old boy who was decapitated in a horrific car accident but survived without neurological damage. A woman who conceived and delivered a healthy baby—despite having had both of her fallopian tubes surgically removed. A young man whose only hope for survival was a heart transplant, but just at the moment he developed a potentially fatal complication making a transplant impossible, his own heart began healing itself. A teenage girl near death after contracting full-blown rabies who became the first patient ever to recover from that disease after an unexpected visit by Timothy Dolan, the man who would go on to become the Archbishop of New York. A Manhattan window-washer who fell 47 stories—and not only became the only person ever to survive a fall from that height, but went on to make a full recovery. Miracles We Have Seen is a book of inspiration and optimism, and a compelling glimpse into the lives of physicians—their humanity and determined devotion to their patients and their patients' families. It reminds us that what we don't know or don't understand isn‘t necessarily cause for fear, and can even be reason for hope
Download or read book The Golden Years written by Byron Oberst M.D. FAAP and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is vivid description of life in an outstanding Retirement Center. This tale details the various activities offered and the lovely ambalance of this facility. This story contains vignettes of some of the inhabitants of the first class Center, and why it has been voted the Number 1 Retirement Facility in Omaha for the past twelve years. This story recalls some of my memories conjured up from the past concerning my life with my Beloved Mary over our sixty-six years of marraige. It has a close-up description in details of four outstanding members of this community and their past lives. This tome is an easy, interesting, and enjoyable read.
Download or read book Daily Miracles written by Alan Briskin and published by Nursing Knowledge International. This book was released on 2006 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do caring and compassion show up in the demanding, often chaotic experience of health care practice? This book, in full-color and supported by magnificent photography, seeks to answer that question and put caring and compassion back at the center of excellent health care in spite of the time-pressured, cost-conscious, high-tech focus of modern health care. Authors Alan Briskin and Jan Boller met with 20 registered nurses for a sustained dialogue at a California community hospital to work toward an answer to this very question. Telling stories and discussing key principles of caring, the group engaged in conversations that revealed the inner landscape of both caring and caretaker. Using principles of appreciative inquiry, reflective practice, generative dialogue, and the power of speaking in circle, the work was an affirmation that when people are ill, they need a team to care for them. Likewise, caregivers need to be part of a group that cares together. Illustrated with original photography by one of the authors, the book has a beauty and spaciousness that is reflective of the book's message and perfect for anyone who wishes to experience relationship-centered care as a lived experience.
Download or read book Ticked written by James A. Fussell and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An inspirational tale of personal struggle with and triumph over Tourette syndrome, this is the story of Jeff Matovic and the radical treatment he sought to cure himself. After suffering from Tourette's for years--with his tics and outbursts getting progressively worse and with no results coming from drugs or physical or spiritual therapy--Jeff was able to convince his doctors and his insurance company to try a risky deep brain stimulation treatment, a surgery that involves the implantation of a pacemaker for the brain into his skull. Penned by a journalist who is also afflicted with Tourette's, this is the incredible story of a friendship that blossomed under their common experiences with this bizarre brain disorder. A complete discussion of the latest medical research of and treatments for Tourette's, written in accessible and easy-to-understand terminology, is also included"--
Download or read book Unexpected Miracles written by Shawn Messonnier and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A veterinarian and an authority on holistic pet care uses case studies to demonstrate the integrative methods he has created to treat diseases that commonly afflict our pets, and highlights the courageous owners who never gave up.
Download or read book Brownie Bill and the Health Pirates written by Faap Byron Oberst M. D. and published by . This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book combines basic health information in an amusing cartoon combined with a text format. It highlights some fundamental aspects of the body defense mechanisms and systems in an easy-to-understand manner. This book targets the two- to seven-year-old child. This book utilizes cartoon and fantasy characters to make a child understand how his or her body fights disease. It is a delightful fairy tale about Black Bart and the Health Pirates.
Download or read book Mysteries and Miracles of New Mexico written by Jack Kutz and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discover the haunted mesas, the eerie, bloodthirsty canyons, and the scorching wastelands that are beyond the freeways, away from the cities in surreal New Mexico"--Cover
Download or read book Rocky Ford S Adventures in the Old West written by Byron Oberst M.D. FAAP and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a tale of a young chap who was raised by the Lakota Sioux. He was imbued with gifts few persons possessed. He grew and developed into an outstanding man who was fearless. He worked various jobs from being a ranch hand where he encountered a prairie fire, rustlers, a cattle drive, a stampede, hostile cattle robbers, and hostile Indians. He was able to rescue his future sweetheart from nefarious villains concerning terrible fates not once but twice. He encountered gold robbers, a crooked gambler, and aided in subduing a large gang of outlaws bent on terrorizing the defenseless settlers. He joined the Texas Rangers where his adventures placed him in many precarious situations including a range war and confronting a crooked and ruthless sheriff. He was almost killed in a planned ambush. His life was saved in an unorthodox manner by his future bride.
Download or read book The Romance and Adventures of Roger King M D written by Byron B. Oberst M.D. FAAP and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a tale of a young medical student who just graduated and looks forward to the daunting task of his formal training in his chosen medical specialty and how the unexpected love bug bites him to change his life forevermore. This story walks Roger King through his basic internship days and what he encountered along the way. He began a most unique pediatric training and encountered many different states of disease, and it shows how he learned to cope with them. He learns about the inherent dangers in the field of pediatrics during his sojourn, and it tells how he met and fell head over heels in love with his everything, Marylou. By necessity, he is forced to learn how to successfully multitask and to handle very important situations that most people in pediatric training never encounter. A fascinating story.
Download or read book A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles written by Mary Elizabeth Williams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After being diagnosed in her early 40s with metastatic melanoma a "rapidly fatal" form of cancer journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock. She takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joins a clinical trial for immunotherapy, a revolutionary drug regimen that trains the body to vanquish malignant cells. Astonishingly, her cancer disappears entirely in just a few weeks. But at the same time, her best friend embarks on a cancer journey of her own - with very different results. Williams's experiences as a patient and a medical test subject reveal with stark honesty what it takes to weather disease, the extraordinary new developments that are rewriting the rules of science - and the healing power of human connection
Download or read book Miracle Creek written by Angie Kim and published by Sarah Crichton Books. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel A Time Best Mystery and Thriller Book of All Time The “gripping... page-turner” (Time) hitting all the best of summer reading lists, Miracle Creek is perfect for book clubs and fans of Liane Moriarty and Celeste Ng How far will you go to protect your family? Will you keep their secrets? Ignore their lies? In a small town in Virginia, a group of people know each other because they’re part of a special treatment center, a hyperbaric chamber that may cure a range of conditions from infertility to autism. But then the chamber explodes, two people die, and it’s clear the explosion wasn’t an accident. A powerful showdown unfolds as the story moves across characters who are all maybe keeping secrets, hiding betrayals. Chapter by chapter, we shift alliances and gather evidence: Was it the careless mother of a patient? Was it the owners, hoping to cash in on a big insurance payment and send their daughter to college? Could it have been a protester, trying to prove the treatment isn’t safe? “A stunning debut about parents, children and the unwavering hope of a better life, even when all hope seems lost" (Washington Post), Miracle Creek uncovers the worst prejudice and best intentions, tense rivalries and the challenges of parenting a child with special needs. It’s “a quick-paced murder mystery that plumbs the power and perils of community” (O Magazine) as it carefully pieces together the tense atmosphere of a courtroom drama and the complexities of life as an immigrant family. Drawing on the author’s own experiences as a Korean-American, former trial lawyer, and mother of a “miracle submarine” patient, this is a novel steeped in suspense and igniting discussion. Recommended by Erin Morgenstern, Jean Kwok, Jennifer Weiner, Scott Turow, Laura Lippman, and more--Miracle Creek is a brave, moving debut from an unforgettable new voice.
