Now it all makes sense: New health books

Now it all makes sense : how an ADHD diagnosis brought clarity to my life / Partridge, Alex
Being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult can be confusing and overwhelming. This book gives a basic stage by stage run through to shine a light on the subject. From that first inkling that something is "different", to diagnosis, understanding ADHD, finding what works for you in relationships, family and the workplace and more, Now it All Makes Sense really does give clarity in an otherwise daunting time.

Everything is tuberculosis : the history and persistence of our deadliest infection / Green, John, 1977-
In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John became fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healtcare inequities that allow this curable, preventable infectious disease to also be the deadliest, killing over a million people every year. In Everything is Tuberculosis, John tells Henry's story, woven through with the scientific and social histories of how tuberculosis has shaped our world--and how our choices will shape the future of tuberculosis.

On muscle : the stuff that moves us and why it matters / Tsui, Bonnie
From the bestselling author of Why We Swim comes a mind-expanding exploration of muscle that will change the way you think about how we move and why it matters. Cardiac, smooth, skeletal-these three different types of muscle in our bodies make our hearts beat; push food through our intestines, blood through our vessels, attach to our bones and help us move. Individually, they do different things. Collectively, they drive us through our days. Join athlete and writer Bonnie Tsui as she jumps headfirst into the intriguing world of muscle from the five angles of strength, form, action, flexibility and endurance.

Cancer : a very short introduction / James, Nicholas (Nicholas D.)
Cancer is a problem that touches virtually everyone either directly or indirectly. As one of the biggest killers in the Western world it is feared by many people. In this Very Short Introduction, Nick James examines the trends and treatment of cancer, looking at efforts to develop treatments, research into cures, and the future of cancer care.

Not just a period : reclaim your cycle, harness your hormones and take control of your health / Wallace, Hazel
In Not Just a Period, bestselling author Dr. Hazel Wallace sets out not only how you can have better periods, but also how your menstrual cycle affects your health and wellbeing generally, from immunity and cardiovascular issues to gut function and even the speed of your metabolism.

A history of the world in six plagues : how contagion, class, and captivity shaped us, from Cholera to COVID-19 / Bonhomme, Edna
Epidemic diseases enter the world by chance, but they become catastrophic by human design. With clear-eyed research and lush prose, A History of the World in Six Plagues shows that throughout history, outbreaks of disease have further expanded the racial, economic and sociopolitical divides we allow to fester in times of good health. Science historian Edna Bonhomme's examination of humanity's disastrous treatment of pandemic disease takes us across place and time from Port-au-Prince to Tanzania and from plantation-era America to our modern COVID-19-scarred world to unravel shocking truths about the patterns of discrimination in the face of disease.

For more new non- fiction in our collection, go to: New Non-fiction