Interview with John O’Connor: Magic Mushrooms and the Search for Meaning
A conversation with the author about today’s psychedelic renaissance
The Waiting Room by George Tooker
George Tooker's haunting painting reveals anonymity, isolation, and powerlessness within institutional waiting spaces.
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s haunting tale exposes patriarchal medicine, isolation, and psychological collapse through symbolism.
Two Long-Hidden Stories about Barriers to Health Care Surface and Still Relate
Two unknown stories from the past forewarn of problems in health care ahead.
Obsession and “The Yellow Wallpaper”
The film highlights the peril of love that demands possession.
Conundrum by Jan Morris
An exploration of gender identity, transformation, courage, and the lifelong search for authentic selfhood.
Meet the MedHum Team: Dr. Steven Field
A conversation exploring medical humanities, empathy in medicine, technology’s impact, and the evolving doctor-patient relationship.
Alphonse Daudet and Intractable Pain
Alphonse Daudet’s little book invites us to imagine ourselves living, at least for a little while, in the land of pain
Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
Lucy Grealy links childhood cancer, disfigurement, and the complex, fragile search for identity in her poignant memoir.
See you on the Other Side by Matthew Wong
A solitary figure confronts distance and memory in a haunting landscape of home, absence, and emotional isolation themes