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A Lens on Human Experience ➔

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

Film Review Video

Call Me by Your Name

A tender summer in 1980s Italy reveals desire, identity, and the unforgettable ache of first love.

Practitioner Interview

Meet the MedHum Team: Dr. Jacalyn Duffin

David Hsu sits down with physician and historian Dr. Jacalyn Duffin to catch up about life, medical humanities and MedHum.

Book Review Video

A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr

A gripping account of the Woburn leukemia cluster and its lasting impact on environmental health, law, and public trust.

Art Review Video

The Broken Column by Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo transforms personal trauma and chronic pain into powerful visual meditations on body, identity, and survival.

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 ➔

Book Review Focus

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.

Focus 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.

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Film Review Focus Video

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 Video

Blood in the Water: The Attica Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy by…

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

Book Review Focus Video

Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on One of the…

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

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Call Me by Your Name

A tender summer in 1980s Italy reveals desire, identity, and the unforgettable ache of first love.

Meet the MedHum Team: Dr. Jacalyn Duffin

David Hsu sits down with physician and historian Dr. Jacalyn Duffin to catch up about life, medical humanities and MedHum.

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A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr

A gripping account of the Woburn leukemia cluster and its lasting impact on environmental health, law, and public trust.

The Broken Column by Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo transforms personal trauma and chronic pain into powerful visual meditations on body, identity, and survival.

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