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Author
Series
Jack Stapleton / Laurie Montgomery volume 7
Language
English
Description
Angela Dawson, M.D., appears to have it all: at the age of thirty-seven, she owns a fabulous New York City apartment, a stunning seaside house on Nantucket, and enjoys the perks of her prosperous lifestyle. But her climb to the top was rough, marked by a troubled childhood, a failed marriage, and the devastating blow of bankruptcy as a primary-care internist. Painfully aware of the role of economics in modern life, particularly in the health-care...
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
Bacteria are the most common living things on earth and you carry them wherever you go. Most of them couldn't hurt a flea, but if conditions are just right, they can cause big problems!
6) Toxin
Author
Series
Robin Cook novel volume 15
Language
English
Description
A gripping novel of bacterial poisoning and corporate malevolence, from the dean of medical thrillers. Dr. Kim Reggis, one of the country's top cardiac surgeons, finds himself ill equipped to deal with a medical catastrophe involving his own daughter, Becky. Newly divorced, Kim takes Becky to her favourite fast-food restaurant on a special night out. The quintessential American meal of burgers and fries leads to tragedy. Over the following week Becky...
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Each year hundreds of thousands of people die from HIV/AIDS globally, making it one of the world's most deadly infectious diseases. Beginning in the late 1980s, breakthroughs in research brought treatments that could control HIV and prevent the onset of AIDS. For Americans aged 25 to 44, HIV/AIDS is the sixth most frequent cause of death." --
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
"A kid-friendly look at the economic and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as why businesses are closed, why people are losing jobs, and how the environment is being (positively) impacted in the absence of industry. Additional featuresinclude informative captions, interesting factual sidebars, suggested activities, a phonetic glossary, resources for further research, information about the author, and an index"--
13) Tapeworms
Author
Series
Publisher
Kidhaven Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains what tapeworms are, how they invade their host, and what can be done to prevent infestation.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
Looks at the Panamanian golden frog, the national symbol of Panama, which has been vanishing due to a fungus infection, and follows a team of scientists working to save these frogs and protect frog populations worldwide.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Washington Post reporter Craig Timberg and Harvard AIDS researcher Daniel Halperin, PhD, recount for the first time how Western colonial powers unwittingly sparked the AIDS epidemic and then fanned its rise. Drawing on remarkable new genetic discoveries, Tinderbox overturns the conventional wisdom on the origins of this deadly pandemic and the best means to fight it today"--
18) Strep throat
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
"Describes strep throat, how people get it, and how to treat and prevent it"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Michael Lewis's nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of COVID-19. A thirteen-year-old girl's science project on transmission of an airborne pathogen develops into a very grown-up model of disease control. A local public-health officer uses her worm's-eye view to see what the CDC misses, and reveals great truths about American society. A secret team of dissenting...
