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Editors: Marc Goldstein, MD and Peter N. Schlegel, MD Publisher: Cambridge University Press – 351 pages, with DVD Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram Hope has been increasing in recent years for infertile males, write the editors of this book – Drs. Marc Goldstein and Peter Schlagel – in the Preface. The write: “Dramatic advances in the diagnosis and treatment of male infertility allow conception for couples previously considered untreatable,” pointing out to gains from tests of sperm function, contributing to better understanding of the causes. The editors also write that in vitro fertilization combined with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI)...

Authors: C. Laird Birmingham and Janet Treasure Publisher: Cambridge University Press – 219 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This is an easy-to-use, small handbook of a little over 200 pages with five concise, action-focused sections that quickly answer the ‘journalistic’ questions: what, why, who, and how, after some discovery of when and where the disorders were developed by the patients. Section I is primarily focused on the ‘what’, Section II on the ‘why’, and Sections III, IV and V mainly on the ‘how’ to treat the patients and help them overcome their eating disorders. Section I – Definitions...

Editors: Manas Das and Lee A. Baugh Publisher: Thieme – 247 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This is an excellent book for you to use when you are preparing to take the USMLE specialty board exam on medical neuroscience. Its coverage is extensive, and it contains important features that we list below the list of chapters. Neuroscience is one of the challenging and difficult topics tested in competitive and standardized medical exams by those who are aspiring to be neurologists in the profession of medicine. The editors Manas Das and Lee Baugh write: “Neuroscience stands out for its...

Author: Andrew G. Webb Publisher: Cambridge University Press – 323 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram The revenues of the medical instrumentation and device industry worldwide are about $100 billion in 2018, and among the major companies in this sector that design, develop, manufacture. market, sell, and distribute them are: Abbot Medical Devices, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, and Novo Nordisk. In the United States, the five major categories of medical devices in terms of revenues are: orthopedics, ophthalmology, cardiology, audiology, and surgery. The nine Parts of this book contain chapters that more or less cover and discuss...