Topic: Humanities
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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.