03.05.2021: Kristin M. Hauge Lege Johan Kvalvik Stanghelle – Se mulighetene! Lærdom fra Beitostølen, Sunnaas og Beijing. Et portrett. 148 p, ill. Nesodden: JKS forlag, 2021. Price NOK 300 ISBN 978-82-69237306 In short, the author has given a portrait of Johan Kvalvik Stanghelle, who before retiring reflects on his life as a medical doctor. What has driven and inspired him? What advice would he give the next generation of doctors and others who want to work within rehabilitation? The book is bound, has an extensive selection of photographs, and its 148 pages are informative and easy to understand. The book...

01.02.2021: Sunniva Rose Vi er stjernestøv [We are stardust] Nuclear physics for all. 177 pp., ill. Oslo: Egmont Publishing, 2020. ISBN 978-82-42-6911-8 Sunniva Rose is a social media influencer with a PhD in nuclear physics. In recent years, she has demonstrated through her blog that she has a special talent for communicating topical issues in the field of nuclear physics to a wide audience. She has now taken her talent one step further in presenting her material in a book entitled Vi er stjernestøv – kjernefysikk for folk flest [We are stardust – nuclear physics for all]. However, she has kept the...

25.03.2019: Jon Anders Halvorsen Huden er guden [Skin is king] 364 pp, ill. Oslo: Kagge Forlag, 2018. Price NOK 399 ISBN 978-82-489-2227-8 Huden er guden [Skin is king] is literary non-fiction that might also be described as practical literature. Jon Anders Halvorsen, a dermatologist, takes us on a journey from the fertilisation of the ovum, through fetal stage development, to how and why the skin functions. We learn about symbiotic relationships and the interaction with other vital organs, as well as gaining a historical insight into why the human body is the way it is. The introduction arouses our...

08.05.2018: Thomas Boehmeke, Ralf Doliva Pocket atlas of echocardiography 225 pages, tables, illustrations. Stuttgart: Thieme, 2017. Price EUR 50 ISBN 978-3-13-241722-9 The Pocket Atlas of Echocardiography is a pocket atlas, containing more than 400 photos and 80 videos that introduce the reader to echocardiography. Its target group is most likely people with little experience of echocardiography. The book provides a useful insight into how images are obtained, the modalities that may be used, and the most common diseases for which echocardiography is used. The book is based on illustrations and contains...

12.12.2017: Per Fugelli Per dør [Per is dying] 246 pages. Oslo: Cappelen Damm, 2017. Price NOK 379 ISBN 978-82-02-55991-5 Autobiographical narratives of disease, or pathographies, are a growing genre. Pathographies about cancer are especially widespread, and the Oria library database shows that in the period from 1977 to 2015, altogether 39 autobiographical books on the subject of cancer were published in Norwegian. The earliest example is Blå søndag, rød mandag. Å leve med kreft [Blue Sunday, red Monday. Living with cancer] by Berit Eriksen from 1977. The genre gained a general readership with Gunhild...

04.09.2017: Richard I.G. Holt, Clive Cockram, Allan Flyvbjerg et al. Textbook of diabetes Fifth edition, 1 086 pages, tables, illustrations. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2017. Price GBP 200 ISBN 978-1-118-91202-7 The contributions of leading international diabetes experts have helped to ensure that this textbook provides a sound, updated overview on the topic of diabetes. Nordic medical professionals have contributed to several chapters, and it is gratifying to mention Lars C. Stene's and Jaakko Tuomilehto's excellent chapter on epidemiology (type 1 diabetes) as an example of this. This is an updated...

16.02.2017: Simon, Toby L. McCullough, Jeffrey Snyder et , Edward L. Rossi’s Principles of Transfusion Medicine 5th edition. 733 pages, tables, illustrations. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2016. Price GPB 218 ISBN 978-1-119-01299-3 Twenty-five years after the first edition, the fifth edition of one of the major textbooks of transfusion medicine has now been published. Altogether four of the five editors and 80 of 126 authors are American. One of the editors is Norwegian, and among the authors are four Norwegian colleagues. The book begins with a detailed, mainly technology-oriented chapter on the history...

25.08.2015: Gale, Robert Peter Lax, Eric Radiation What it is, what you need to know. 271 pages. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 2013. Price USD 17 ISBN 978-0-307-95020-8 Radioactive sources are in use everywhere – in industry, at airport security checks, and above all in medicine. However, little is generally known about radiation. For many, it is a word with negative connotations, often reinforced by sensationalist negative reports in the media. Robert Peter Gale is a haematologist with an interest in nuclear medicine. He first made his name internationally in 1986 when, in collaboration with Russian...

08.04.2014: Arntzen, Marion Kahrs, Kari De usynlige kjønn (The invisible gender) 221 pp, ill. Bergen: Fagbokforlaget, 2013. Price NOK 349 ISBN 978-82-450-1386-3 According to the authors, the aim of this publication is to provide insight into and knowledge about gender identity, gender expression and gender diversity. Some children, adolescents and adults experience themselves as different, and a growing number have the courage to step forward. Parents, teachers, and health professionals as well as the rest of society are expected to look upon these people, referred to in the book as transgender, with...

01.10.2013: Goddard, Jerome Physician’s guide to arthropods of medical importance 6. ed. 515 p., tab, ill. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2013. Price GBP 95 ISBN 978-1-4398-5085-5 The book is intended for doctors who have no previous knowledge of entomology, but wish to acquire a basic knowledge of this field. It is a textbook that lends itself to being read from cover to cover, but it is also suitable as a reference manual. The text is provided with boxes with case descriptions and frequently asked questions. The book is written in accessible English, has a solid binding and is printed on high-quality paper...

25.06.2013: Colbert, Dom MCQs in travel medicine 252 s. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Pris GBP 30 ISBN 978-0-19-966452-8 Did you know that more than 90 % of cases of visceral leishmaniasis occur in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal? That rafting is the most common way for tourists to contract leptospirosis? That nectar and fruit juice are important energy sources for female as well as male mosquitoes? That Culex tritaeniorhynchus (vector for Japanese encephalitis) can fly 4.82 km under its own power? That MRSA infections can be transmitted by flies? That you should wait at least six weeks...