Pompeii reminds us that mass casualties are a terrifying yet constant feature of human existence
A provocative novel about aging, mortality, agency, risk, and the uncertain bargains we make with destiny.
A visual form of storytelling comes into its own.
A compelling philosophical exploration argues that reasonableness, not mere rationality, is essential for human relationships and society.
This month we focus on the nexus of and interface between medicine and the humanities.
This essay examines how policy, culture, and power quietly claim women’s bodies worldwide.
International adoption from China arose amid policy-driven abandonment, later fostering trafficking incentives and coerced family separations.
Broadway revival of Tracy Letts’ Bug probes paranoia, race, and medical ethics.
A sweeping new history examines how societies across millennia have regulated, resisted, and reshaped access to abortion.
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Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases as we face a resurgence of these same…
Edvard Munch transformed personal family tragedies into haunting paintings that reveal illness, grief, isolation, and enduring emotional suffering.
A video game removes player control to simulate how the lived experience of illness disrupts time and space
Inside a Cave, Coming to Grips with the Mystery of Consciousness
In his chair at the clinic, Dr. Gavin Francis sees the mind as much less fragile than the…
Writer, runner, and medical humanities advocate explores storytelling, trust, vulnerability, and the human side of care.
A nurse’s graphic memoir reveals the human stories, suffering, and compassion behind the AIDS crisis.
Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis through music, film, trauma, and medical education.
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