Stop by and see us at the School of Medicine's annual Health Happening on Tuesday, March 14 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Eric P. Newman Education Center. We're excited to discuss consumer health issues and resources with you!
Below are links to a wealth of information for anyone interested in a variety of consumer health topics.
Reading List of Popular Health Books
Here are some selections to check out from Becker Medical Library that are a great read for anyone:
- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
- In a Different Key: The Story of Autism by John Donvan, Caren Zucker
- Wellness & Writing Connections: Writing for Better Physical, Mental, and Spiritual health edited by John Frank Evans
- Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
- The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's by Temple Grandin
- Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success by Adam M. Grant
- Your Medical Mind by Jerome Groopman
- When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
- Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh
- The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
- The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee
- The Mind’s Eye by Oliver Sacks
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
- Fatal Pauses: Getting Unstuck Through the Power of No and the Power of Go by Stuart C. Yudofsky
Other Resources
- Quick Guide to Free Health Information Services – Becker Library's webpage with links to tons of helpful resources
- MedlinePlus.gov – The National Institutes of Health's (NIH's) consumer health website