Blending memoir and criticism, Sarah Chihaya’s Bibliophobia explores depression, identity, and the perilous yet healing power of books.

This poem reveals how human suffering unfolds quietly, unnoticed, while ordinary life continues its daily rhythms, indifferent to personal catastrophe.

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

A powerful memoir revealing how classic literature can illuminate, challenge, and resist authoritarianism, especially through the eyes of courageous women.

Andrew Mangham explores how Victorian literature, medicine, and political economy intersected to shape powerful narratives about hunger and poverty.

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

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

Two book lovers dive into The Emperor of All Maladies, exploring its impact on medicine and storytelling.

Chekhov’s A Nervous Breakdown follows a law student’s moral collapse after confronting society’s apathy toward the realities of prostitution.

Thomas Mann's journey through genius, identity, and moral dilemmas, capturing the intimate struggles of art and life in turbulent times.

Despite their differences, Whitman trusted Osler's clinical judgment, while Osler admired Whitman's spirit, even if begrudgingly.

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

Negative Capability bridges science and art in medicine, fostering openness, reflection, resilience, and deeper patient connection.

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

Through arts, dementia is imagined: a novel, a play, and film explore disorientation, denial, and emotional wilderness."

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