Pompeii reminds us that mass casualties are a terrifying yet constant feature of human existence
A nurse’s graphic memoir reveals the human stories, suffering, and compassion behind the AIDS crisis.
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.
A powerful blend of memoir and critique, Amanda Hess examines pregnancy, technology, and parenting amid modern medicine’s promises and digital noise.
A powerful history of the Attica prison uprising exposing injustice, political power, and America’s carceral legacy.
A provincial doctor’s romantic disillusionment gives way to greed and apathy in Chekhov’s biting portrait of emotional and moral decay.
This essay examines how policy, culture, and power quietly claim women’s bodies worldwide.
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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.
Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis through music, film, trauma, and medical education.
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