A measles outbreak in the Ruggles family sends children to the isolation hospital and recuperation in the English countryside
A historic exchange, but an incomplete history.
A central theme of the novel is how people cope with the unpredictability of life.
The story of The Odyssey is many things, not the least of which is a story of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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.
Three poems explore cultural identity, family conflict, and the influence of media on class, belonging, and cross-cultural understanding.
A country doctor grapples with guilt and class privilege after striking his drunken assistant in this tale of conscience and authority.
A grieving doctor is pulled from his dying child’s side, only to face betrayal, class tension, and moral outrage.
Atwood’s retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest unfolds in an unlikely setting.
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.
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.
Medical nihilism questions medicine’s uncertainty, treatment breakthroughs, and how we make thoughtful health care decisions.
A nurse’s graphic memoir reveals the human stories, suffering, and compassion behind the AIDS crisis.
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