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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.
12.03.25 79

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.
11.24.25 211

Imagining Phantom Limb Pain

The “fragmentary novel” Flights, offers literary descriptions of phantom limb pain by imagining what a known amputee from the past may have gone through.
09.20.25 339

The Knick of Time 

A gripping period medical drama, The Knick reveals past medical triumphs and terrors—urging reflection on today’s healthcare practices and ethics.
08.05.25 530

The Room Next Door by Pedro Almodóvar 

A film exploring the complexities of friendship, trust, and the emotional journey surrounding the decision to end a life.
02.20.25 882

Lights, Camera, Deny

From Hollywood to real life, decades of managed care rage escalate, culminating in a tragic act of violence in Manhattan.
01.20.25 1369

Painting an Ideal: Luke Fildes’ The Doctor with Hannah Darvin

Luke Fildes’ 1891 painting The Doctor evolved from a criticized debut into an enduring, multifaceted symbol of the compassionate physician ideal.
12.28.24 555

Heal Me: Childhood Trauma in The Who’s Tommy with Dr. Anthony Tobia

The Who’s Tommy is used to explore psychiatric trauma, with its iconic songs helping teach mental health concepts to students and professionals.
10.01.24 1291

“No Escape from Reality:” Thomas Kuhn and the Reliability of Medical Knowledge

Medical knowledge isn't static; paradigm shifts can upend what we know, leaving patients and professionals navigating sudden, unpredictable changes.
07.31.24 600

The Country of the Blind by Andrew Leland

Leland plunges into the country of the blind, which for him is a “teeming variety of their stories of struggle, adaptation, and adventure.
07.16.24 1263

“I’m Filled with Desire”: Eros & Illness with David B. Morris

Eros fuels desires in illness, offering healing through art, literature, and companionship—David B. Morris reveals its transformative power for patients seeking meaning.
06.23.24 534
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