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Chapter 1: The Killer

From: The Killer's Henchman

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The author discusses Covid-19 and its science, the measures put in place to stop it, some pandemic history and science, pandemic risks, globalization, lab-manipulated viruses (PPP research) and … 29 $2.90 Add
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Introduction

From: Shadows and Light

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In the Introduction, the author Heather Patterson MD reflects on her career as a physician, her family life, her passion for photography, burnout, the original origins for this book, and how the … 18 $1.80 Add
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Doctors in denial: welcome to the comfort zone

From: Doctors in Denial

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Provides an overview of the medical industry in Canada paying particular attention to the influence of the pharmaceutical industry. Outlines and examines critically the different opinions … 14 $1.40 Add
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Introduction to Oppression: A Social Determinant of Health

From: Oppression

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This chapter introduces the goals of this book, gives an overview of its contents, and offers definitions for key terms and concepts explored throughout the book. 21 $2.10 Add
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seed

From: The Care We Dream Of

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An invocation of memoir in prose and poetry, and a mediation, the author writes: Beloved, you already hold the seed to whatever healing you seek. 7 $0.70 Add
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Chapter 2: The Response

From: The Killer's Henchman

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The author discusses the response to Covid-19 with particularly attention to the United States and China. Topics include vaccines, public health and social measures, the approaches of countries … 36 $3.60 Add
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Medicine and industry

a marriage of convenience or a marriage made in heaven?

From: Doctors in Denial

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Outlines how the alliance between the pharmaceutical industry and the medical community developed; economics, Medicare and patents were factors. 15 $1.50 Add
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People and Planet Under Threat: Social, Ecological, and Structural Determinants of Health

From: Oppression

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This chapter explores various oppressive systemic processes that are impacting human and planetary health. 19 $1.90 Add
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Queer Alchemy

Perverting the Health System, Fighting to Win

From: The Care We Dream Of

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The author describes queer activism and asks if a system is wrong, is it wrong to pervert it? She pledges to leave no one behind and explores what that means for disability justice, with personal … 21 $2.10 Add
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Surviving the Dysbiosphere

From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome

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The international statistics on mental health in developed nations are troubling to say the least. In the United States 25 percent of the adult population reports having a mental illness in a … ; 35 $3.50 Add
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The First and Second Waves

Mourning What Was Lost

From: Shadows and Light

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Chapter One follows the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic in Alberta in March and November of 2020. Topics discussed include the need for Personal Protective equipment to treat … 21 $2.10 Add
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The Policy Challenge

From: Health and Wealth

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Public policy proposals for Canada at the turn of the 21st century that would improve the overall levels of health of the population, and reduce illness and disease, by focusing on the social and … 36 $3.60 Add
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Chapter 3: The Capitalists’ State

From: The Killer's Henchman

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This chapter asks who it is that made the decisions on how to respond to the pandemic (if to respond at all) and what their interests are. The author explores the domination of governments around … 35 $3.50 Add
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Government, industry and the medical profession

ménage à trois

From: Doctors in Denial

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Describes how the alliance between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry developed in the period from the 1960s to 2015. 27 $2.70 Add
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Meet Your Maestro

The Immune System

From: Secret Life of Your Microbiome

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Although it is often said that the brain is the final frontier in medicine, we contend that it is actually the immune system. Only now are we beginning to understand the ways in which the immune … ; 34 $3.40 Add
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Pandemic Insight

Connection and Kindness

From: Shadows and Light

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Chapter Two focuses on the insight learned from these early experiences of working through these first two waves of the Covid-19 pandemic.Topics discussed include the effects of Covid-19 on … 16 $1.60 Add