Best Medical Research Books of 2025

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot tells the story of a poor Southern tobacco farmer whose cells, taken without her knowledge, became one of the most important tools in medicine. Though her HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine, uncovering secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb's effects, and leading to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping, Henrietta Lacks remains virtually unknown. Skloot brilliantly shows how the story of the Lacks family is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans. This book is a must-read for those interested in the history and ethics of medical research.

Faster Cures by Michael Milken is a fascinating memoir and recent history of medicine that details his work to accelerate medicine's evolution from a dark past to a bright future. The book offers a unique personal journey of Milken from his early views in the 1950s to his storied careers in finance and health. Milken recognized the promise of immunology more than twenty-five years ago and provided crucial support for the emergence of immunotherapy as a powerful life-saving treatment. The book is an inspiring crusade to accelerate cures and treatments so that more people around the world can live longer, healthier, and more meaningful lives.

Estrogen Matters is a compelling book that challenges the flawed science behind hormone replacement therapy's fall from prominence. The book's authors, Dr. Bluming and Dr. Tavris, investigate what led to the public and medical establishment's acceptance of the often exaggerated claims made by the Women's Health Initiative. They provide a fuller picture of the science that supports HRT and argue for its resurrection. The book is a sobering and revelatory read that sets the record straight on this beneficial treatment and provides an empowering path to wellness for women everywhere.

Evidence-Based Practice: An Integrative Approach to Research, Administration, and Practice, Third Edition focuses on how research-based evidence drives scholarly practice. The text highlights how evidence can justify innovation and policy changes to improve patient outcomes. Through real-world examples, the authors strive to demonstrate how evidence-based research and nurse administrators can truly drive clinical best practices. The Third Edition provides students and professionals with the framework for evidence-based practice through its focus on translational science. It also features a section on scholarship in administrative practice along with content on critical appraisal and clinical practice scholarship. The hallmark of this text is its focus on evaluating and leveraging evidence-based practice research to deliver quality improvement changes, innovative patient care, improved outcomes, and lower cost. Key Features: • Presents a global perspective on health policy and healthcare • Covers the implementation and dissemination science applications to the EBP framework • Provides the latest research evidence on educational strategies for patient and provider practices • Discusses real-world examples from a clinical nurse leader perspective

The Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion is an extensive four-volume set covering more than 250 topics in the fields of public health and prevention. Written by an international team of contributors, the encyclopedia takes a lifespan approach to illness prevention and health promotion. Each entry follows a structured format and concludes with a "See Also" box recommending further reading. The second edition expands on the first edition, adding entries on gender, African American and Latino issues, social support, social and emotional learning, and physical health and disease. Overall, this encyclopedia is an essential reference for practitioners, students, and researchers working in prevention, public health, and psychology.

Become a successful evidence-based practitionerHow do you evaluate the evidence? Is the information accurate, relevant and meaningful for clinical decision making? Did the design fit the research questions and was the analysis and interpretation of data appropriate?Here are all the materials you need to take your first steps as evidence-based practitioners…how to use the design, data and analysis of research as the foundation for effective clinical decision making. You’ll find support every step of the way as you progress from the foundations of clinical research and concepts of measurement through the processes of designing studies and analyzing data to writing their own research proposal.Five Stars. “Best book I have read explaining research. Not too complicated - but very thorough.”—Amazon ReviewerSimply the best. “This is such a valuable resource. Bought it for the DPT program I am enrolled in. I will keep it as an excellent resource. So well written.”—Amazon Reviewer… this is a great book.“ It explains concepts so well! Our professor changed to this book the next year. All the OTs and PTs in my PhD program have bought this book. This is in my keep forever collection. Everyone in my department has the book and only loans it out with strict instructions for its return.”—Kelly A., Amazon Reviewer

The Emt- Emergency Medical Technician (Quick Study Academic) is an excellent reference guide for EMTs in training and a great refresher for those already in the field. It provides valuable information on patient assessment, scene size-up, anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of all major body systems, and injury management. The guide includes helpful illustrations and tables for quick reference. The book is a must-have for anyone pursuing a career in emergency medical services. It is highly recommended for its practicality, comprehensiveness, and ease of use.

What if everything you know about salt is wrong? A leading cardiovascular research scientist explains how this vital crystal got a negative reputation, and shows how to lower blood pressure and experience weight loss using salt. The Salt Fix is essential reading for everyone on the keto diet!   We’ve all heard the recommendation: eat no more than a teaspoon of salt a day for a healthy heart. Health-conscious Americans have hewn to the conventional wisdom that your salt shaker can put you on the fast track to a heart attack, and have suffered through bland but “heart-healthy” dinners as a result.    What if the low-salt dogma is wrong?    Dr. James DiNicolantonio has reviewed more than five hundred publications to unravel the impact of salt on blood pressure and heart disease. He’s reached a startling conclusion: The vast majority of us don’t need to watch our salt intake. In fact, for most of us, more salt would be advantageous to our nutrition—especially for those of us on the keto diet, as keto depletes this important mineral from our bodies. The Salt Fix tells the remarkable story of how salt became unfairly demonized—a never-before-told drama of competing egos and interests—and took the fall for another white crystal: sugar.   According to The Salt Fix, too little salt can: • Make you crave sugar and refined carbs  • Send the body into semistarvation mode  • Lead to weight gain, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and increased blood pressure and heart rate   But eating the salt you desire can improve everything, from your sleep, energy, and mental focus to your fitness, fertility, and sexual performance. It can even stave off common chronic illnesses, including heart disease.   The Salt Fix shows the best ways to add salt back into your diet, offering his transformative five-step program for recalibrating your salt thermostat to achieve your unique, ideal salt intake. Science has moved on from the low-salt dogma, and so should you—your life may depend on it.

The Medical Laboratory Science Review and Davis Edge is an excellent tool for both instructors and students. The book provides foundational knowledge while Davis Edge offers over 1,200 board-style practice questions to test student's knowledge in real-time. Instructors can track and assess their student's progress and intervene quickly to ensure their success. The comprehensive explanations of correct answers and reasons behind exclusion of other distractors make this book a must-have for any CLS student or instructor. Overall, this book is a perfect review for both MLT and MLS and is guaranteed to help students pass their board exams.

Stopping Kidney Disease is a comprehensive guide to understanding how your kidneys work and how to slow or stop the progression of kidney disease. With over 500 pages of research and hundreds of Nephrology medical studies cited, this book provides patients with a modern evidence-based approach to ensuring their kidneys last as long as possible. The author, who has been a kidney patient for over 20 years, successfully stopped kidney disease progression after medications failed using the same research in Stopping Kidney Disease. Overall, this book is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to slow or stop the progression of kidney disease.