This essay collection explores living with severe mental illness, blending memoir, cultural critique, and reflections on resilience, treatment, and identity.

Owen’s stark poem portrays shell-shocked soldiers haunted by war, exposing both their torment and society’s complicity in their suffering.

A moving portrait of Anton Chekhov, whose dual life as physician and writer reveals the deep interplay between healing and storytelling.

Three striking new books explore the intersections of medicine, mortality, and meaning—from spiritual rituals to pandemic survival and quiet grief.

A powerful museum reveals the global impact of the Red Cross and Red Crescent through art, history, and testimony.

A powerful feminist story exposing gender bias, professional conflict, and justice through the lens of domestic abuse and women's silent solidarity.

A thoughtful exploration of how we read, critique, and teach illness narratives amid evolving literary theory and medical humanities.

Three insightful 2025 books examine medicine’s heart: the body’s poetry, doctors’ flaws, and the blurred line between science and quackery.

A poignant documentary exploring how a young man with muscular dystrophy found profound connection and purpose in virtual worlds.

Video games offer powerful narratives and emotional depth—it's time health humanities embraced them as meaningful, transformative cultural texts.

A young doctor’s visit to a factory owner's daughter reveals the emotional roots of illness through empathy, confinement, and human connection.

A 17-year journey integrating health humanities into medical education, particularly in resource-limited settings.

A grieving doctor is pulled from his dying child’s side, only to face betrayal, class tension, and moral outrage.

A poet grapples with illness, uncertainty, and emotional turmoil, exploring pain, love, and the randomness of life

Eros fuels desires in illness, offering healing through art, literature, and companionship—David B. Morris reveals its transformative power for patients seeking meaning.

Edvard Munch’s emotional portrayal of illness and suffering offers profound insights for health professionals and their education.