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The Medical Humanities Review

A public voice cultivating empathy & critical thinking in health, culture & the arts

The Medical Humanities Review ➔

A public voice cultivating empathy & critical thinking in health, culture & the arts

Michael Pollan Trips over Consciousness

Reflection Video

Michael Pollan Trips over Consciousness

Inside a Cave, Coming to Grips with the Mystery of Consciousness

Russell Teagarden 08.18.26

Hands

Hands

During the clinic visit, the patient map unfurls, their hands leaving little clues.

Colin Killeen 08.11.26

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted during medical training, and the emotional burden of illness on family members

Tony Miksanek 08.03.26

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases as we face a resurgence of these same illnesses today.

Gretl Lam 07.28.26

In Focus ➔

In Focus ➔ Expect the Unexpected

Regeneration by Pat Barker

Book Review Focus

Regeneration by Pat Barker

A powerful antiwar novel exploring trauma, identity, and the psychological toll of combat on soldiers and those who treat them.

Jacalyn Duffin 07.22.25

Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya

Book Review Focus

Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya

Blending memoir and criticism, Sarah Chihaya’s Bibliophobia explores depression, identity, and the perilous yet healing power of books.

Guy Glass 09.30.25

How To Be Depressed by George Scialabba

Book Review Focus

How To Be Depressed by George Scialabba

A candid, unconventional book blending psychiatric records, personal struggle, and practical tips, offering rare insight into living with depression.

Guy Glass 09.15.25

From Tigers to Otaku

Focus Narrative

From Tigers to Otaku

Parenting in Chinese Canadian immigrant families carries both triumphs and struggles, shaping children into overachievers—or isolating, withdrawn adolescents.

Dave Hsu 09.16.25

A Call for Submissions: We invite you to share your work or propose a topic. Your ideas can help us explore the issues that matter most in medical humanities ➔

Reviews ➔

Reviews ➔

Three Paintings by Edvard Munch

Three Paintings by Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch transformed personal family tragedies into haunting paintings that reveal illness, grief, isolation, and enduring emotional suffering.

Felice Aull 07.23.26

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Steven Field 07.21.26

Articles ➔

Articles ➔

Isles-Second Fragment

Isles-Second Fragment

A watchful partner, a curse, a part of everything all at once, in sickness and in health.

José Luis Marín Aznárez 07.07.26

Two Long-Hidden Stories about Barriers to Health Care Surface and Still Relate

Two Long-Hidden Stories about Barriers to Health Care Surface and Still Relate

Two unknown stories from the past forewarn of problems in health care ahead.

Russell Teagarden 06.09.26

Interviews ➔

Interviews ➔

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Practitioner Interview Video

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

In his chair at the clinic, Dr. Gavin Francis sees the mind as much less fragile than the…

Rudy Malcom 07.14.26

Meet the Medhum Team: Dr. Tony Miksanek

Practitioner Interview

Meet the Medhum Team: Dr. Tony Miksanek

Writer, runner, and medical humanities advocate explores storytelling, trust, vulnerability, and the human side of care.

Dave Hsu 06.26.26

Podcasts ➔

Podcasts ➔

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis through music, film, trauma, and medical education.

Russell Teagarden 07.15.26

Consumptive Heroines: Opera and TB with Drs Linda and Michael Hutcheon

Consumptive Heroines: Opera and TB with Drs Linda and Michael Hutcheon

This podcast explores tuberculosis’ impact on opera, focusing on La Traviata and La Bohème, examining medical and cultural…

Russell Teagarden 06.22.26

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