Topic: Humanities
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The Tennis Partner by Abraham Verghese, a Podcast
A special podcast episode blending sports and medicine, exploring The Tennis Partner and the complexities of friendship, addiction, and healing.
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Two book lovers dive into The Emperor of All Maladies, exploring its impact on medicine and storytelling.
A Journey through the Health Humanities
A 17-year journey integrating health humanities into medical education, particularly in resource-limited settings.
James by Percival Everett
A gripping, clever retelling that flips racial dynamics, giving voice to the silenced, and exploring power, identity, and resistance with biting commentary and emotional depth.
Benjamin Rush: Reflections from a Psychiatrist
A founding figure in American psychiatry, known for pioneering reforms, but also controversial for his treatments and complex contradictions in beliefs and practices.
Moral Judgment in Medicine: “Sensibility of Heart”
Emotions shape medical judgment, blending compassion with clinical reasoning and balancing the moral and intellectual aspects essential for ethical, patient-centered care.
Interview with the Uber-Talented Unnikrishnan Pulikkal, MD
Dr. Unni, a medical practitioner and artist, discussed his rural upbringing, passion for painting and photography, founding PhotoMuse, and balancing art with medicine.
When Neurons Get Tied Up in Knots: Human Fallibility and Folly in Asylum Psychiatry
Exploring mental illness through art and history: films, books, and blogs on lobotomies, psychiatry, and the search for cures.
The Dose Makes the Poison: Two Novels, Two Poisons, Two Emergency Medicine Physicians
Exploring self-poisoning through literature and medicine: vivid depictions in Belladonna and Madame Bovary meet biomedical insights, offering valuable lessons for health care professionals and students
Getting Dopesick: Four Angles on the Opioid Crisis
We explore the opioid crisis through investigative journalism, dramatization, narrative nonfiction, and fiction, highlighting diverse perspectives beyond Biomedicine.