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Fetal Exposition to Synthetic Sex Hormones : Their Nature and Impact on Human Health

January 16, 2026 09:13 AM
This particularly striking book consists of published scientific articles emerging from the study of a specific cohort of patients in France, composed of children whose mothers were exposed during pregnancy to artificial hormones (estrogens and/or progestogens). Written by researchers in biology, pediatric-endocrinology, and psychiatry, it will make readers, and more specifically students, teachers and practitioners within the fields of medicine, aware of the deleterious somatic and psychiatric effects of these synthetic hormones thus providing a much-needed understanding of the harm they can cause.

Uploaded January 2026

Enhancing Client, Family, and Community Health Management : Self, Society, State, Systems, and Spirituality

January 16, 2026 08:14 AM
Effective health management goes beyond individual care to encompass the well-being of families, communities, and broader societal systems. As healthcare systems evolve, a holistic approach that integrates the perspectives of self, society, and state becomes vital for improving health outcomes. This approach emphasizes the interconnectedness of individual health, family support, community resources, and the role of governmental and organizational frameworks in promoting public health.

Uploaded January 2026

Courageous Leadership in Infectious Diseases and Public Health During Challenging Times

January 14, 2026 02:52 PM
Through carefully selected and curated interviews, readers will explore an in-depth view of the effective leadership skills required to navigate the challenging outlook of modern healthcare.

January 2026

Systematic Reviews to Answer Health Care Questions

January 08, 2026 09:56 AM
Systematic Reviews to Answer Health Care Questions uses easy-to-understand, step-by-step instruction and real-world examples to illustrate important concepts and principles of today's systematic reviews and help readers learn to evaluate, synthesize, and deliver results that will help shape the practice of health care.

Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and Their Allies)

January 08, 2026 09:47 AM
This book weaves Catherine Asta's deeply personal late discovery story with the lived experiences of over 100 autistic women spanning seven decades, while offering therapeutic insight, practical tools, and a powerful cultural critique of the systems that continue to overlook autistic women.

January 2026

Off the Spectrum: Why the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and Girls

January 08, 2026 09:37 AM
In Off the Spectrum, cognitive neuroscientist Gina Rippon sheds light on how old ideas about autism leave women behind and how the scientific community must catch up. Correcting a major scientific bias, the text provides a much-needed exploration of autism in women to parents, clinicians, and autistic women themselves.

January 2026

Is it Alzheimer's?: 101 Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions About Memory Loss and Dementia

January 08, 2026 09:31 AM
The difficult topic of memory is one science has a great deal yet to learn about, and Rabins does an effective job of outlining the current research, providing an excellent resource for worried individuals, diagnosed patients, loved ones, and caregivers.

January 2026

The Ethics of Public Health Paternalism

January 08, 2026 09:17 AM
The Ethics of Public Health Paternalism is about policies that try to stop people damaging their own health. It uses philosophical analysis of the values of health and well-being to explain what sort of evidence is needed to support public health interventions, thus exposing a major gap in the arguments of public health advocates, and it engages in detail with empirical evidence, for instance about smokers' regrets.

January 2026

The Pathogens of Finance: How Capitalism Breeds Vector-Borne Disease

November 07, 2025 01:21 PM
The Pathogens of Finance is an exploration of how the rising power and profits of Wall Street underpin the contemporary increases in and inadequate responses to vector-borne disease. Over the past fifty years, insects have transmitted infectious diseases to humans with greater frequency and in more unexpected places.

Uploaded November 2025

Pandemics, Poverty, and Politics: Decoding the Social and Political Drivers of Pandemics from Plague to COVID-19

November 07, 2025 01:16 PM
In a world where millions perish from preventable diseases amid unprecedented wealth and technological advancement, Pandemics, Poverty, and Politics illuminates a central paradox of our times. This compelling work by a seasoned physician and global health leader unravels the complex web of social, political, and economic factors driving pandemics and other public health crises.

Uploaded November 2025

Mike Goates

Life & Geological Sciences Librarian
michael_goates@byu.edu