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Rethinking Medications by Jerry Avorn

A critical examination of drug approval, safety, pricing, and regulatory decline in contemporary pharmaceutical practice.
01.20.26 66

The Word Is an Instrument of Healing 

Language, ritual, and narrative serve as powerful healing tools, with context, beliefs, and social support enhancing health outcomes.
12.16.25 167

Stuck By Heidi J. Larson 

Heidi J. Larson explores the cultural, moral, and social roots of vaccine hesitancy before the Covid pandemic.
11.03.25 249

Cold Eye, Warm Heart: Medicine and Anton Chekhov  

A moving portrait of Anton Chekhov, whose dual life as physician and writer reveals the deep interplay between healing and storytelling.
08.06.25 3473

The Ghost Road by Pat Barker

A haunting, fast-paced conclusion to Barker’s trilogy, exploring memory, mortality, and symbolic healing against the backdrop of war.
07.21.25 833

An Awkward Business by Anton Chekhov 

A country doctor grapples with guilt and class privilege after striking his drunken assistant in this tale of conscience and authority.
06.11.25 664

The Grasshopper by Anton Chekhov

Chekhov's tragic tale of love, betrayal, and regret, where a devoted doctor's sacrifice exposes life's cruel ironies.
05.11.25 509

Dangerous Medicine by Sydney A. Halpern

A gripping account of America’s unethical hepatitis experiments, exposing decades of human trials on vulnerable populations despite ethical standards.
03.12.25 1027

Ward No. 6 by Anton Chekhov

A powerful story of disillusionment, *Ward No. 6* explores suffering, detachment, and the psychological toll of a life without meaning.
03.11.25 1246

Ionych by Anton Chekhov 

A provincial doctor’s romantic disillusionment gives way to greed and apathy in Chekhov’s biting portrait of emotional and moral decay.
03.11.25 823

A Doctor’s Visit  by Anton Chekhov 

A young doctor’s visit to a factory owner's daughter reveals the emotional roots of illness through empathy, confinement, and human connection.
03.11.25 688
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