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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.
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.
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 and patient emotions in healthcare.
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.
Lights, Camera, Deny
From Hollywood to real life, decades of managed care rage escalate, culminating in a tragic act of violence in Manhattan.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
“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.
What Desire Will Shape a World We’re Left?: Poet Micheal O’Siadhail on Covid
Four years post-pandemic, we must reflect not only on technocratic solutions but on deeper desires, using poetry to express collective and personal experiences.
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