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A Lens on Human Experience ➔

Cultivating empathy u0026amp; critical thinking in health, culture u0026amp; the arts

Book Review Video

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.

Reflection

Children Who Remember Former Lives

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism, and philosophical implications for consciousness and identity.

Podcast

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of life with survival in care decisions

Narrative

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly medical ignorance and earn Hawthorne’s trust.

In Focus: Infectious Disese ➔

As Winter approaches we revisit three works with a focus on u003cstrongu003einfectious diseaseu003c/strongu003e, its human cost as well as its prevention.

Podcast

Holes and Lobotomies: Seeing and Feeling Migraine

Exploring literary depictions of migraines enriches understanding of their impact, highlighting personal experiences and…

Podcast

When the Bolt Touches Flesh: Living with Epileptic Seizures

Exploring seizures through literature and film reveals their profound impact on individuals, enhancing understanding…

Podcast Practitioner Interview

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…

Podcast Reflection

Six Kopeks or Your Life: Two Short Stories about Health Care Professionalism…

Timeless stories reveal persistent challenges in healthcare professionalism and access, prompting reflection on modern…

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Articles ➔

Film Review Focus

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General

Documentary recounts San Francisco’s Ward 5B, where nurses and activists humanized AIDS care amid fear.

Focus Reflection

Craftivism is Activism

From AIDS quilts to protest knitting, craftivism transforms domestic creativity into engaging tools for social activism.

Book Review Focus

Blood in the Water: The Attica Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson

A powerful history of the Attica prison uprising exposing injustice, political power, and America’s carceral legacy.

Book Review Focus

Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever by Kathleen Sharp

A gripping account of pharmaceutical whistleblowing, corporate misconduct, and the deadly consequences of profit-driven medicine.

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Book Review

The Expendable Man by Dorothy B. Hughes

A tense noir thriller where a young doctor becomes the prime suspect in a mysterious desert murder.

Reflection

Eat Your Ice Cream

A pragmatic guide to longevity that favors balance, evidence, and meaningful human connection.

Practitioner Interview

Meet the MedHum Team: Dr. Felice Aull

Forging links between Medicine and the Arts: A Conversation with Dr. Felice Aull

Reflection Video

Stories of Illness, Stories of Loss 

An essay linking Holocaust memory books to the art of medical history-taking and illness narratives.

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Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by…

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.

Children Who Remember Former Lives

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism, and philosophical implications for consciousness and identity.

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Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of life with survival in care decisions

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly medical ignorance and earn Hawthorne’s trust.

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