Books tagged: medical ethics

The adult filter is active; content marked as adults-only by the author is not listed.

Full Search
Found: 11 results

Waves    by Ogan Gurel
Price: $29.95 USD. 173580 words. Published on November 13, 2009. .

Waves, a post-modern über-Faust, weaves together action, drama, romance, and science in global setting where the melding of good and evil yields shocking consequences. An epic, a technothriller, a psychological drama, a scientific dialogue: there’s something in Waves for everyone and, yes, something of everyone in Waves.
The Death Trip    by Marion Stein
Price: Free! 20610 words. Published on November 16, 2009. .

The Simulated Life Elapsed Experience Process aka The Death Trip -- "comfort care for the dying" or something more nefarious? After the death of his beloved grandmother, Chuck decides to investigate. He soon finds himself torn between two women -- the activist who suspects a dark agenda and the beautiful MD who helped create create the process.
The Innerglow Effect    by Craig Robertson
Price: $0.99 USD. 59380 words. Published on January 10, 2010. .

A new antidepressant may cause patients to see themselves die but still live to tell the tale. Join a physician and a priest as they work to make sense of these bizarre reports. Can they understand what the Innerglow Effect means? If what they hear is real, the implications will change everyone's lives. Virtual immortality is just the beginnings of the implications they have to sort though.
Postmodern Medicine    by Trevor Price
Price: $4.99 USD. 32550 words. Published by Untreed Reads on August 16, 2010. .

Ayeshia Smith has died, her organs donated to recipients around the country. FromBirth Ltd. and its leader Dr. Groome aim to make money on the process of organ harvesting and donation, hiring Mr. Mardin to create a video of Ayeshia's life to drive business. In the process of creating the film, Mardin finds the recipients aren't as gracious as their donor. Timely, satirical social commentary.
Finding Frances    by Janice M. Van Dyck 
Price: $5.99 USD. 75440 words. Published on February 24, 2011. .

Finding Frances is a powerful exploration of medical ethics and family loyalties in the 21st century. Fiction based on true events. "How does each person want to live? How would they want to die? Van Dyck brings these questions smoothly to the surface without ever pushing an agenda or setting up arguments." (The Washington Times)
21st Century Textbooks of Military Medicine - Military Medical Ethics (Two Volumes) - Foundations and Theories, Practical Examples, Nazi and Japanese Human Experiments (Emergency War Surgery Series)    by Progressive Management
Price: $10.99 USD. 551810 words. Published on April 27, 2011. .

From the much-referenced and highly acclaimed Textbooks of Military Medicine series, Military Medical Ethics addresses medical ethics within a military context, a heretofore essentially unexplored field. Although written for uniformed medical officers, this book is also particularly important for civilian medicine at this time in history.
No Air    by Melissa Yi
Price: $1.99 USD. 18410 words. Published by Olo Books on August 7, 2011. .

Dr. Valerie Chia strides into St. Joseph's emergency room expecting the usual Montreal Monday morning chaos. But when the other day doctor goes AWOL and a patients crashes, Val's up the creek, in a handbasket, even before she lets resident Dr. Hope Sze try the emergency airway... Debut episode (half-hour pilot script) of a medical radio drama featuring Dr. Hope Sze.
Vacant Possession    by Hazel McHaffie
Price: $2.99 USD. 80870 words. Published on October 12, 2011. .

Vivienne has been in a persistent vegetative state, unable to speak or interact with anyone. And yet she is now pregnant. Who raped her? Her father, her mother, her brothers, the medical team who care for her, all have different interests, values and opinions on the best way forward. As the police investigation gathers momentum, tension escalates: secrets and relationships are in jeopardy.
Paternity    by Hazel McHaffie
Price: $2.99 USD. 92830 words. Published on October 14, 2011. .

When Declan Robertson marries Judy he is completely unaware of the demons haunting her. But from the first night of their marriage cracks start to appear in their relationship. When a child is born the questions that follow unravel secrets and deceptions which rock their security to its foundations. What have they inherited? What are they passing on to future generations? Will their love survive?
Double Trouble    by Hazel McHaffie
Price: $2.99 USD. 104810 words. Published on October 16, 2011. .

The Halleys are a close, successful, loving family. But when identical twins, Nicholas and Michael, fall for the same girl, relationships become increasingly complex. An unplanned pregnancy and a surrogate arrangement reveal darker secrets and discoveries which challenge their moral values and jeopardise their happiness. And lurking unseen is an even greater danger than anyone knows.