The Beginnings of American Medicine: Pennsylvania Hospital Museum
A fascinating journey through Philadelphia’s historic Pennsylvania Hospital Museum reveals the origins of American medicine today.
Isles
Illness, emotion, story, and the interconnectedness of it all; a meditation on a park bench, on the verge of death
Skunk Hour by Robert Lowell
A confessional masterpiece depicting mental isolation through striking animal imagery and defiant, indomitable spirit.
Chasing a Disease that was Chasing Him: The Plague Years by Dr. Ross Slotten
A physician’s memoir tracing compassion, loss, resilience, and survival through the devastating early decades of the AIDS epidemic.
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.
The Conjure-Man Dies: A Mystery Tale of Dark Harlem by Rudolph Fisher
A 1930s Harlem murder mystery featuring Frimbo, a brilliant Conjure-Man, with science, faith, and suspense.
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.
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.