Medical

When an emergency call brings Dr. Alan Gregory to an ICU, he finds 15-year-old Merritt Strait recovering from a suicide attempt. Her stepsister, Chaney, already lies near death—after her managed care provider turned down an experimental treatment that could save her life. When a wealthy executive with the family's HMO is shot to death, Alan discovers shocking evidence linking Merritt to his killing. As time runs out, he searches for answers—and discovers the truth about a family that will stop at nothing to save one of its own.

Michelle will never get tired of the view from her office window. Jagged mountains—and the wintry streets of Reykjavik, Iceland. It's a perk of her new job at Kimia Pharmaceuticals. Her old life—a dreary 9-to-5 and a cheating ex back in London—already feels a million miles away. Still, there's something strange about Michelle's new colleagues. They're all young, beautiful . . . and aloof. But then Michelle meets Lars, a jittery researcher from the restricted upper floors. She thinks she's alone in the elevator, until he squeezes between the doors. Just in time.

Convocata d'urgenza durante la notte di capodanno, la dottoressa Kay Scarpetta deve esaminare il corpo di Ted Eddings, un reporter investigativo ucciso mentre stava facendo un'immersione non autorizzata nelle acque ghiacciate dell'arsenale di Norfolk. Ma cosa stava cercando di così importante il giornalista? E chi ha voluto impedirgli di trovarla?Per scoprirlo Kay dovrà affrontare ancora una volta un'indagine ad alto rischio.

Detective Ryan Boone just can't let this case go. While the mystery behind the robbery and murders in Twisted was uncovered a few months back, there is still a very large loose thread that Boone desperately wishes to tie up. He convinces his superiors to allow him to travel to Ottawa, where he's uncovered a lead into a conspiracy that hints what happened in Toronto has nationwide, and horrific, implications. Former detective Cora Porter has moved to forensics, but when a strange case hits close to home, she squeezes her way into the investigation.

Hauptmann Tanja Storm glaubte, ihr gefährliches Leben hinter sich gelassen zu haben. Als Ausbilderin an der Offiziersschule führt sie einen ruhigen Alltag, der ihr genügend Kraft gibt, um ihrem Sohn William bei den täglichen Herausforderungen im Rollstuhl zu helfen. Doch das Schicksal hat andere Pläne. Ein verzweifelter Hilferuf zieht Tanja in eine lebensgefährliche Mission im bürgerkriegsgeplagten Mali. Ihr enger Freund Albert wurde von einer brutalen Rebellengruppe entführt.

Et si l'avenir de l'humanité dépendait d'un enfant condamné par la médecine ? Et si sauver la planète était la clé de sa guérison ? L'année de ses douze ans, Thomas se prépare à mourir d'une maladie orpheline, lorsqu'une clown d'hôpital lui propose un marché : rejoindre un groupe d'enfants incurables qui soignent la Terre à distance. " Plus tu te battras pour préserver la vie de la planète, plus tu rendras ta guérison nécessaire ".

Leslie, the overachiever of the four Nurseketeers, is passionate about working in the operating room. Struggling with setting priorities and the inability to say no, Leslie can’t keep up with her studies, meet the expectations of her basketball coach, serve effectively as president of the Student Nurses’ Association, work part time, and remain fully engaged with the love of her life. Her dream of becoming a nurse is challenged when she fails the first exam of her senior year.

Never the Same Love Twice tells the story of a woman who attempts to be all things to all people, representing the continued coming of age of the modern female. This novel will offer hope to listeners who are trying to make sense of life experiences and those who choose to turn tragedy into transformation.

Frank's six-year-old daughter Maddie is sick. Very sick. Her mother is out of town and he's on his own to handle the emergency. But the doctors can't find anything wrong and money is quickly running out. Frank is desperate, and he begins to consider the unthinkable. Shelly is a social worker with a pill problem. When a case spins out of control, she finds herself out of pills and at the end of her rope. Then she gets a call to check into a tip from an EMT: A father who may be making his own daughter ill. Will Shelly intervene in time, or will she fail to save a child... again?

O doutor Daniel tem um compromisso importante. Afinal, todos os compromissos eram importantes para um jovem advogado que busca se estabelecer em sua profissão. Cada detalhe conta. Contudo, nesta tarde de terça-feira em específico sua pontualidade é comprometida pelo inconveniente de um quase atropelamento de uma lavadeira distraída que anda pelas ruas com uma pilha de roupas sem se dar ao trabalho de prestar atenção no tráfego. E que, para piorar, após o acidente exige ser levada de volta para casa de carruagem para compensar os danos causados.