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Cultivating empathy u0026amp; critical thinking in health, culture u0026amp; the arts

Julie Ridge : Bipolar & The English Channel

Julie Ridge’s one-woman show Bipolar & The English Channel explores her journey as a record-breaking swimmer and living with bipolar disorder.

Reflection

When the Literary Adds to the Historical

The 1918 flu pandemic’s history and literature together reveal its vast global impact and intimate human suffering, offering fuller insight than either alone.

Litmed Poem Review

Mandatory Evacuation Zone by Felice Aull

This collection traces memory, language, grief, and healing through sixty-three finely crafted poems that illuminate loss and resilience.

Book Review Video

Shannon Vallor’s The AI Mirror: A Metaphor

Shannon Vallor uses the metaphor of a mirror to reveal how AI reflects and distorts our shared humanity.

In Focus: Infectious Disese ➔

As Winter approaches we revisit three works with a focus on u003cstrongu003einfectious diseaseu003c/strongu003e, its human cost as well as its prevention.

Podcast

Holes and Lobotomies: Seeing and Feeling Migraine

Exploring literary depictions of migraines enriches understanding of their impact, highlighting personal experiences and…

Podcast

When the Bolt Touches Flesh: Living with Epileptic Seizures

Exploring seizures through literature and film reveals their profound impact on individuals, enhancing understanding…

Podcast Practitioner Interview

Sweet Sand of Time: James Dickey’s poem Diabetes with Dr. Jack Coulehan

Poetry enriches the understanding of type 2 diabetes, bridging the gap between medical experience…

Podcast Reflection

Six Kopeks or Your Life: Two Short Stories about Health Care Professionalism…

Timeless stories reveal persistent challenges in healthcare professionalism and access, prompting reflection on modern…

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Articles ➔

Book Review

Speak by Louisa Hall

A haunting, multi-voiced novel exploring artificial intelligence, empathy, and what it truly means to be human.

Book Review Focus

Stuck By Heidi J. Larson

Heidi J. Larson explores the cultural, moral, and social roots of vaccine hesitancy before the Covid pandemic.

Book Review Focus

The End of Days by Bernard MacLaverty

In war-torn Vienna, 1918, artist Egon Schiele faces love, loss, and mortality as the Spanish flu devastates his family.

Litmed Poem Review

How to Write the Great American Indian Novel by Sherman Alexie

Sherman Alexie’s ironic poem deconstructs stereotypes of Indigenous people, exposing cultural exploitation, identity loss, and survival within white American society.

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Book Review Focus

The Great Influenza by John Barry

John Barry’s The Great Influenza vividly recounts the 1918 pandemic’s medical, social, and political upheavals with novelistic precision.

Focus Reflection

Vaccination in Danger

Vaccine pioneer Stanley Plotkin reflects on the growing opposition to vaccination despite its proven, lifesaving impact worldwide.

Audio Poem Review

Case History by Dannie Abse

This poem confronts prejudice, hate, and moral conflict, depicting a doctor treating a bigoted patient with professional duty…

Book Review Litmed Video

Tell Her Everything by Mirza Waheed

A haunting novel about guilt, memory, and morality, exploring how ambition corrodes empathy and human connection.

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Julie Ridge : Bipolar & The English Channel

Julie Ridge’s one-woman show Bipolar & The English Channel explores her journey as a record-breaking swimmer and living with bipolar disorder.

When the Literary Adds to the Historical

The 1918 flu pandemic’s history and literature together reveal its vast global impact and intimate human suffering, offering fuller insight than either alone.

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Mandatory Evacuation Zone by Felice Aull

This collection traces memory, language, grief, and healing through sixty-three finely crafted poems that illuminate loss and resilience.

Shannon Vallor’s The AI Mirror: A Metaphor

Shannon Vallor uses the metaphor of a mirror to reveal how AI reflects and distorts our shared humanity.

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