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

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

Provides comprehensive coverage of everything that students and practitioners need to know about working in the field of forensic anthropology.

Uploaded November 2025

'Rethinking Conscientious Objection in Health Care' presents the case against the right of healthcare professionals to refuse delivery of certain healthcare services based on their moral views. It provides philosophical analyses of conscience and freedom of conscience, as well as the arguments and principles typically utilized when arguing in favour of allowing healthcare professionals conscientious objection.

Uploaded October 2025

A global shortage of organs for transplantation has led to myriad proposals for improving supply. One that has gained significant traction is so-called ‘opt out', wherein donation becomes the default, and the burden falls on those who do not want their organs used to formally record this. Despite widespread uptake, opt out models are far from flawless.

Uploaded October 2025

Fat, oil, and grease (FOG) is generated everyday by food preparation and cleaning activities conducted at commercial establishments and, on a smaller scale, by residential sewer usage. Another common problem, known to all plumbing and utility maintenance personnel, is the process of increasingly dense mats of root hair.

Uploaded October 2025

The U.S. Healthcare Ecosystem, 2nd Edition serves as an expert navigator through the complicated and often confusing environment where healthcare payers, healthcare providers, and producers of healthcare technologies all interact. This thorough resource provides expert insight and analysis of employer-based health insurance, pharmacy benefits, the major professions, healthcare consolidation, drug discovery and development, biotechnology, and much more.

Uploaded October 2025

Invisible Child follows eight years in the life of Dasani Coates, a girl navigating the challenges of homelessness and poverty in New York City while her family struggles with addiction and the overwhelming social service systems. Through Dasani's story, the Pulitzer Prize-winning book explores the cycles of generational poverty, the legacy of racism and slavery, and the resilience of the human spirit.

Uploaded October 2025

A critical and sobering look at how international bankers and investors turn pandemics into investment opportunities, and what we stand to lose when we rely on “innovative finance.” Written for a smart general audience concerned about capitalism's effect on human health, Investable! will appeal to financiers; politicians; economists; people working in global development, health care, and international affairs; and anyone who wants to better understand how capitalism affects how we care for one another in times of crisis.

Uploaded October 2025

Decolonizing Medicine examines Bolivian state-led efforts to decolonize health services during the administration of Evo Morales, Bolivia's first Indigenous president. Through fine-grained ethnography of health policymaking and implementation, Gabriela Elisa Morales tracks how Bolivian biomedical and public health institutions fell short of the far-reaching transformations proposed by decolonial activists and theorists.

Uploaded October 2025