Graphic Medicine

Exploring amputation, revealing details about famous amputees throughout history, the invention of the tourniquet, phantom limb syndrome, types of prostheses, and transhumanist technologies

An fun exploration of the complexities of the human brain, in graphic novel format.

Excellent for classroom use. A collection of original comics engaging fundamental issues in medical ethics, including patient autonomy, informed consent, unconscious bias, mandated reporting of suspected abuse, confidentiality, medical mistakes, surrogate decision-making, and futility.
Each case concludes with a discussion, reflection questions, and further resources. *eBook and print* copies available.

Upstate Medical Emergency Medicine physician Dr. Brian Kloss and illustrator Travis Bruce use pop culture references, nostalgia, and unconventional humor to bridge the gap between challenging microbiology content and clinical knowledge of infectious diseases.*eBook and print* copies available

Addresses topics such as disease outbreaks, opioid addiction prevention, healthcare reform, and climate change in an empathetic, perspective-broadening way. Shows excellent examples of successful public health campaigns using graphics/comics. *eBook and print* copies available

The most significant and intriguing episodes from the history of medicine, from chance breakthroughs to hard-fought scientific discoveries, are in this book. Covers everything from bloodletting to organ donation, plague to prosthetics, X-rays to Viagra

Nonfiction graphic novel explaining the physiology of the brain and describing theoretical and experimental developments that led to our evolving understanding.

What is the difference between fear and excitement and how can you tell them apart? How do the mind and body make emotions? When can anxiety be good? This science-based graphic book addresses these questions and more.
Also available as ebook

Answering questions such as 'how can I change my pain experience?', 'what is pain?', and 'how do nerves work?', this short research-based graphic book reveals just how strange pain is and explains how understanding it is often the key to relieving its effects.
Also available as ebook.

"Why can't we tickle ourselves? How can slow touch convey more powerful emotions than fast touch? How does touch shape our perception of the world?The latest addition to the Really Strange series, this science-based graphic comic addresses these questions and more, revealing the complexity of touch and exploring its power and limits.
Also available as ebook

What is trauma? How does it change the way our brains work? And how can we overcome it? This comic explains the strange nature of trauma and how it confuses the brain and affects the body.
Also available as ebook.

With its roots in "reefer madness" and misleading studies into the effects of cannabis, America's complicated and racialized relationship with marijuana is creatively explored and detailed in this graphic novel

The story of the birth of neuroscience and discoveries across areas - including autism and schizophrenia and new frontiers of social cognition including diversity, prejudice, confidence, collaboration, and empathy