《医学英语趣文阅读(中级)》既保持了初级本体例简洁、使用起来得心应手的风格，又始终贯穿了一个共同的编写宗旨——提高学生英语学习兴趣，拓宽学生阅读视野，并将英语学习和专业学习融为一体。

本级文选由30篇精选的短文组成：每篇文章中以括弧加注的形式插入个别生词的中文注释，并在篇后附上帮助理解的篇尾注；每篇文章后安排了检查阅读理解情况的多项选择题或是非判断题。本书的最后还提供了参考答案。本书由梁正溜主编。

“大学生英语活页文选”是外教社为大学生精心策划编写的一套趣味英语阅读丛书。本丛书按医学、经贸、财经等专业划分，每个专业包括初级、中级和高级3个级别，旨在帮助读者拓宽阅读视野，提高阅读兴趣，增强阅读理解能力，以便将英语学习与专业学习有机地融为一体。

《医学英语趣文阅读(中级)》同样从原版的英语报刊文献中精选了医学类颇具知识性、专业性、文学性、趣味性和实用性的文章30篇，但篇幅较初级本略长，难度也相应略高一些。《医学英语趣文阅读(中级)》文选介绍了当今世界医学研究的先进成果，传递了医疗与保健方面的最新理念，尤其强调了医务工作中人文关怀与专业治疗对于病人康复具有同样重要的意义，并为读者修身养性、延年益寿等提供了许多令人耳目一新的思路和视角。相信读者可以从中获取多方面的益处和启发。

Reading 1 A Doctor Who Dispenses Joy

Reading 2 My Vocation

Reading 3 A Jack of All Trades

Reading 4 Moments of Love

Reading 5 The Use of Bee Pollen as a Superfood

Reading 6 Caffeine

Reading 7 Acupuncture Works

Reading 8 A Case Example of Biofeedback

Reading 9 What Is a Balanced Diet, Anyway？

Reading 10 Dementia without a Cause

Reading 11 Potassium Paralysis

Reading 12 Brave, Braver, Bravest

Reading 13 What's Right about Being Left-handed

Reading 14 The Death of Napoleon

Reading 15 The President Who Slept Standing Up

Reading 16 Why Hitler Was Not a Vegetarian？

Reading 17 Why Einstein Was a Genius？

Reading 18 In the First Person

Reading 19 In Celebration of Being Alive

Reading 20 Mending the Broken Heart

Reading 21 A Good Laugh Is Great Medicine

Reading 22 The Healthful Art of Listening

Reading 23 Have You Touched Anyone Lately？

Reading 24 A Rash of Kisses

Reading 25 The Science of Bad Breath

Reading 26 Why Are So Many People So Tired？

Reading 27 Stress？ You Can Manage It！

Reading 28 Temper, Temper —— Healthy ways to manage your anger

Reading 29 Tomorrow's Medicine

Reading 30 Medicine for a New Millennium

Key to Exercises for Reading Comprehension