by SDN Staff

Thanks to a partnership with McGraw-Hill, Inc., SDN has begun publishing book reviews for texts spanning the spectrum of healthcare fields.  The reviews will be published in the Reviews & Recommendations forum, and as the archive grows, it will provide a wealth of searchable information for students, trainees, and practicing clinicians in all areas of healthcare.

Currently featured in the Reviews & Recommendations forum is Anesthesia Unplugged–an informative, highly readable procedure manual written, as one might infer, for anesthesiology trainees.  Read the review, or view the catalog listing.

A review and interview with the author of Do Not Resuscitate, the controversial book about the current status of America’s health insurance system.

by Lee Burnett

A recognized pioneer and leader in family medicine, John Geyman, MD has written a number of articles and books on American healthcare. He has just released his latest book on the health insurance system, Do Not Resuscitate.

Dr. Geyman’s books are known for detailed research and facts. Do Not Resuscitate is a natural follow-up to his earlier texts, deftly tackling the latest and most complex data and concepts and distilling them into a captivating and quick read.

This book could be compared to the writings of Noam Chomsky with Dr. Geyman delivering a searing indictment of today’s health insurance companies and the US Government. This book has a single point: the insurance industry has failed America and it should be replaced with a single-payer nonprofit fund.

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