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DNA is just a Molecule 

DNA is just a Molecule 

Archeologist Anna Källén questions the role of a DNA in understanding the remote past.

Chronicity – The Third Fragment

Chronicity – The Third Fragment

The constant-ness of a condition. What it means for something to be ever-changing and ever-present at the same time.  

Further Adventures of the Family from One End Street by Eve Garnett 

Further Adventures of the Family from One End Street by Eve Garnett 

A measles outbreak in the Ruggles family sends children to the isolation hospital and recuperation in the English countryside

ByGretl Lam 10.13.26
Kramer/Fauci: What Gets Lost in the Bubbles 

Kramer/Fauci: What Gets Lost in the Bubbles 

A historic exchange, but an incomplete history. 

ByRudy Malcom 10.08.26

This month we focus on the nexus of and interface between medicine and the humanities.

Feeling Dementia from the Play, The Father

Feeling Dementia from the Play, The Father

Florian Zeller’s The Father immerses audiences inside dementia, transforming theatrical disorientation into visceral understanding and empathy.

Pushback: Mary Fissell looks back at 2500 years of abortion history

Pushback: Mary Fissell looks back at 2500 years of abortion history

A sweeping new history examines how societies across millennia have regulated, resisted, and reshaped access to abortion.

ByNancy Novick 12.11.25
4:48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane

4:48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane

Sarah Kane’s final play fractures theatrical form to embody depression, psychosis, and the limits of language.

ByGuy Glass 02.04.26
Regeneration by Pat Barker

Regeneration by Pat Barker

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

Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood 

Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood 

A central theme of the novel is how people cope with the unpredictability of life.

Even the Gods Cannot Save Odysseus from PTSD

Even the Gods Cannot Save Odysseus from PTSD

The story of The Odyssey is many things, not the least of which is a story of post-traumatic stress disorder. 

ByKit Neikirk 09.28.26
Aging as Destiny 

Aging as Destiny 

A provocative novel about aging, mortality, agency, risk, and the uncertain bargains we make with destiny.

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

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…

ByRudy Malcom 07.14.26
Meet the Medhum Team: Dr. Tony Miksanek

Meet the Medhum Team: Dr. Tony Miksanek

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

ByDave Hsu 06.26.26
Against Medical Nihilism Through Perseverance and Humility with Dr Ross Upshur

Against Medical Nihilism Through Perseverance and Humility with Dr Ross Upshur

Medical nihilism questions medicine’s uncertainty, treatment breakthroughs, and how we make thoughtful health care decisions.

AIDS in the Comics: The Graphic Memoir Taking Turns with MK Czerwiec

AIDS in the Comics: The Graphic Memoir Taking Turns with MK Czerwiec

A nurse’s graphic memoir reveals the human stories, suffering, and compassion behind the AIDS crisis.

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