A measles outbreak in the Ruggles family sends children to the isolation hospital and recuperation in the English countryside

A historic exchange, but an incomplete history. 

A central theme of the novel is how people cope with the unpredictability of life.

The story of The Odyssey is many things, not the least of which is a story of post-traumatic stress disorder. 

Atwood’s retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest unfolds in an unlikely setting. 

Pompeii reminds us that mass casualties are a terrifying yet constant feature of human existence 

A compelling philosophical exploration argues that reasonableness, not mere rationality, is essential for human relationships and society.

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases as we face a resurgence of these same illnesses today. 

Edvard Munch transformed personal family tragedies into haunting paintings that reveal illness, grief, isolation, and enduring emotional suffering.

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Arrowsmith (1925) marks a dramatic shift in the American imagination from viewing scientific doctors as monsters to viewing them as heroes.

A memoir traces grief, identity, and love through food, memory, and cultural inheritance.

How Tuner transforms disability into a cinematic superpower

A neurosurgeon reflects on triumphs, failures, mortality, and compassion through decades of brain surgery.

George Tooker’s haunting painting reveals anonymity, isolation, and powerlessness within institutional waiting spaces.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s haunting tale exposes patriarchal medicine, isolation, and psychological collapse through symbolism.