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Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Rudy Malcom02.24.263 min read
Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort, and rare disease awareness head-on.
Health, Art & Culture Curated
Explore the intersection where health and art intertwine, enriching lives beautifully

Health, Art & Culture Curated

Explore the intersection where health and art intertwine, enriching lives beautifully
Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Rudy Malcom02.24.263 min read

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting…

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and…

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial…

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Dave Hsu02.16.26

Poet-physician Jack Coulehan reflects on medical humanities, technology’s…

Margo Weishar: The Excellent Doctor Blackwell 

Margo Weishar: The Excellent Doctor Blackwell 

Guy Glass02.09.26

Margo Weishar explores Elizabeth Blackwell’s hidden life, ambition, and…

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Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony MiksanekMar 2, 20265 min read

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile yet enduring human limits.

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Jack CoulehanFeb 17, 20264 min read

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of the clitoris.

Post Grid #7

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony MiksanekMar 2, 2026

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile…

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Feb 24, 2026

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort,…

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Feb 23, 2026

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through…

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Feb 17, 2026

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of…

Post Grid #7

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony MiksanekMar 2, 2026

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile…

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Feb 24, 2026

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort,…

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Feb 23, 2026

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through…

Post Grid #7

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony MiksanekMar 2, 2026

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile…

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Feb 24, 2026

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort,…

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Feb 23, 2026

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through…

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Jack CoulehanFeb 17, 2026

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of…

Post Module #1

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony Miksanek Mar 2, 2026 5 min read

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile yet enduring human limits.

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Rudy Malcom Feb 24, 2026

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort, and rare disease awareness head-on.

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Cortney Davis Feb 23, 2026

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through intimate reflections on life and family.

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Jack Coulehan Feb 17, 2026

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of the clitoris.

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Dave Hsu Feb 16, 2026

Poet-physician Jack Coulehan reflects on medical humanities, technology’s impact, and poetry’s role in healing in this thoughtful interview.

Post Module #1

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony Miksanek Mar 2, 2026 5 min read

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile yet enduring human limits.

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Rudy Malcom Feb 24, 2026

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort, and rare disease awareness head-on.

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Cortney Davis Feb 23, 2026

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through intimate reflections on life and family.

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Jack Coulehan Feb 17, 2026

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of the clitoris.

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Dave Hsu Feb 16, 2026

Poet-physician Jack Coulehan reflects on medical humanities, technology’s impact, and poetry’s role in healing in this thoughtful interview.

Post Module #2

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony Miksanek Mar 2, 2026 5 min read

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile yet enduring human limits.

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Rudy Malcom Feb 24, 2026

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort,…

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Cortney Davis Feb 23, 2026

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through…

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Jack Coulehan Feb 17, 2026

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of…

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Dave Hsu Feb 16, 2026

Poet-physician Jack Coulehan reflects on medical humanities, technology’s impact, and…

Post Module #2

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony Miksanek Mar 2, 2026 5 min read

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile yet enduring human limits.

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Rudy Malcom Feb 24, 2026

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort,…

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Cortney Davis Feb 23, 2026

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through…

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Jack Coulehan Feb 17, 2026

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of…

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Dave Hsu Feb 16, 2026

Poet-physician Jack Coulehan reflects on medical humanities, technology’s impact, and…

Post Module #2

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony Miksanek Mar 2, 2026 5 min read

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile yet enduring human limits.

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Rudy Malcom Feb 24, 2026

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort,…

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Cortney Davis Feb 23, 2026

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through…

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Jack Coulehan Feb 17, 2026

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of…

Post Module #2

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony Miksanek Mar 2, 2026 5 min read

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile yet enduring human limits.

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Rudy Malcom Feb 24, 2026

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort,…

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Cortney Davis Feb 23, 2026

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through…

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Jack Coulehan Feb 17, 2026

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of…

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Dave Hsu Feb 16, 2026

Poet-physician Jack Coulehan reflects on medical humanities, technology’s impact, and…

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony Miksanek Mar 2, 2026 5 min read

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile yet enduring human limits.

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Rudy Malcom Feb 24, 2026 3 min read

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort, and rare disease awareness head-on.

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Cortney Davis Feb 23, 2026 6 min read

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through intimate reflections on life and family.

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Jack Coulehan Feb 17, 2026 4 min read

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of the clitoris.

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Dave Hsu Feb 16, 2026 9 min read

Poet-physician Jack Coulehan reflects on medical humanities, technology’s impact, and poetry’s role in healing in this thoughtful interview.

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony Miksanek Mar 2, 2026 5 min read

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile yet enduring human limits.

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Rudy Malcom Feb 24, 2026 3 min read

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort, and rare disease awareness head-on.

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Cortney Davis Feb 23, 2026 6 min read

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through intimate reflections on life and family.

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Jack Coulehan Feb 17, 2026 4 min read

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of the clitoris.

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Dave Hsu Feb 16, 2026 9 min read

Poet-physician Jack Coulehan reflects on medical humanities, technology’s impact, and poetry’s role in healing in this thoughtful interview.

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony Miksanek03.02.265 min read

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile yet enduring…

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Rudy Malcom02.24.263 min read

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort, and rare…

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Cortney Davis02.23.266 min read

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through intimate reflections…

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Jack Coulehan02.17.264 min read

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of the clitoris.

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Dave Hsu02.16.269 min read

Poet-physician Jack Coulehan reflects on medical humanities, technology’s impact, and poetry’s role…

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Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile yet enduring human limits.

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort, and rare disease awareness head-on.

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through intimate reflections on life and family.

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of the clitoris.

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Poet-physician Jack Coulehan reflects on medical humanities, technology’s impact, and poetry’s role in healing in this thoughtful interview.

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony Miksanek2 Mar 2026

New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile yet enduring human limits.

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Rudy Malcom24 Feb 2026

Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort, and rare disease awareness head-on.

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Cortney Davis23 Feb 2026

A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through intimate reflections on life and family.

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Jack Coulehan17 Feb 2026

Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of the clitoris.

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Dave Hsu16 Feb 2026

Poet-physician Jack Coulehan reflects on medical humanities, technology’s impact, and poetry’s role in healing in this thoughtful interview.

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony MiksanekMar 2, 20265 min read
New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile yet enduring human limits.
Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Rudy MalcomFeb 24, 20263 min read
Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort, and rare disease awareness head-on.
I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Cortney DavisFeb 23, 20266 min read
A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through intimate reflections on life and family.
The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Jack CoulehanFeb 17, 20264 min read
Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of the clitoris.
Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Dave HsuFeb 16, 20269 min read
Poet-physician Jack Coulehan reflects on medical humanities, technology’s impact, and poetry’s role in healing in this thoughtful interview.
Margo Weishar: The Excellent Doctor Blackwell 

Margo Weishar: The Excellent Doctor Blackwell 

Guy GlassFeb 9, 20267 min read
Margo Weishar explores Elizabeth Blackwell’s hidden life, ambition, and sacrifice ahead of a public reading.
4:48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane

4:48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane

Guy GlassFeb 4, 20264 min read
Sarah Kane’s final play fractures theatrical form to embody depression, psychosis, and the limits of language.
Feeling Dementia from the Play, The Father

Feeling Dementia from the Play, The Father

Russell TeagardenFeb 3, 20265 min read
Florian Zeller’s The Father immerses audiences inside dementia, transforming theatrical disorientation into visceral understanding and empathy.
How Montaigne Profited from His Kidney Stones

How Montaigne Profited from His Kidney Stones

Russell TeagardenFeb 3, 20267 min read
Physical suffering becomes philosophical insight as illness transforms pain, fear, and mortality into unexpected benefit.
Under the Skin, but Out of Focus: Bug on Broadway 

Under the Skin, but Out of Focus: Bug on Broadway 

Rudy MalcomFeb 3, 20265 min read
Broadway revival of Tracy Letts’ Bug probes paranoia, race, and medical ethics.

Cinema Without Barriers: Disability, Creativity, and Comfort Intersect at RestFest 

Rudy MalcomJan 28, 20268 min read
RestFest reimagines film festivals through disabled-led creativity, radical access, and care-centered viewing beyond ableist norms.
Rethinking Medications by Jerry Avorn

Rethinking Medications by Jerry Avorn

Jack CoulehanJan 20, 202610 min read
A critical examination of drug approval, safety, pricing, and regulatory decline in contemporary pharmaceutical practice.
Assistedlab.ch–A Living Archive of Assisted Dying 

Assistedlab.ch–A Living Archive of Assisted Dying 

Jacalyn DuffinJan 19, 20266 min read
A thoughtful review of a Swiss-based digital archive examining cultural dimensions of assisted dying debates.
Antonia Saw the Oryx First by Maria Thomas 

Antonia Saw the Oryx First by Maria Thomas 

Marilyn McEntyreJan 19, 20262 min read
A moving exploration of healing across cultures, faiths, and traditions, where Western medicine meets indigenous wisdom in profound, transformative encounters.
Beloved by Toni Morrison 

Beloved by Toni Morrison 

Dustin BrinkerJan 15, 20266 min read
A haunting, nonlinear exploration of slavery, memory, motherhood, and trauma in Toni Morrison’s masterwork American.
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick

Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick

Dave HsuJan 12, 20261 min read
International adoption from China arose amid policy-driven abandonment, later fostering trafficking incentives and coerced family separations.
When Your Body Isn’t Yours 

When Your Body Isn’t Yours 

Dave HsuJan 12, 202618 min read
This essay examines how policy, culture, and power quietly claim women’s bodies worldwide.
Three Poems by Gary Soto 

Three Poems by Gary Soto 

Felice AullJan 10, 20263 min read
Three poems explore cultural identity, family conflict, and the influence of media on class, belonging, and cross-cultural understanding.
Flushing the Script: Madness, Medication, and Patriarchy in The Housemaid 

Flushing the Script: Madness, Medication, and Patriarchy in The Housemaid 

Rudy MalcomJan 9, 20265 min read
A thriller about psychopharmaceuticals becomes a feminist meditation on madness, coercion, and resistance within patriarchal domestic spaces.
A Plague on Their House 

A Plague on Their House 

Russell TeagardenJan 5, 202611 min read
How O’Farrell’s Hamnet Traces Plague’s Journey From Fleas to Family, Blending Science, History, Storytelling with Empathy
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