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Health, Art & Culture Curated
Explore the intersection where health and art intertwine, enriching lives beautifully

Health, Art & Culture Curated

Explore the intersection where health and art intertwine, enriching lives beautifully

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Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Jacalyn DuffinApr 13, 20263 min read

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

Joshua DoležalMar 25, 202610 min read

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly medical ignorance and earn Hawthorne’s trust.

Post Grid #7

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Jacalyn DuffinApr 13, 2026

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and…

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Apr 6, 2026

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism,…

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Mar 30, 2026

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of…

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

Mar 25, 2026

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly…

Post Grid #7

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Jacalyn DuffinApr 13, 2026

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and…

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Apr 6, 2026

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism,…

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Mar 30, 2026

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of…

Post Grid #7

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Jacalyn DuffinApr 13, 2026

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and…

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Apr 6, 2026

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism,…

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Mar 30, 2026

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of…

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

Joshua DoležalMar 25, 2026

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly…

Post Module #1

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Jacalyn Duffin Apr 13, 2026 3 min read

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Jack Coulehan Apr 6, 2026

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism, and philosophical implications for consciousness and identity.

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Dave Hsu Mar 30, 2026

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of life with survival in care decisions

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

Joshua Doležal Mar 25, 2026

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly medical ignorance and earn Hawthorne’s trust.

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

Russell Teagarden Mar 23, 2026

Documentary recounts San Francisco’s Ward 5B, where nurses and activists humanized AIDS care amid fear.

Post Module #1

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Jacalyn Duffin Apr 13, 2026 3 min read

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Jack Coulehan Apr 6, 2026

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism, and philosophical implications for consciousness and identity.

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Dave Hsu Mar 30, 2026

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of life with survival in care decisions

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

Joshua Doležal Mar 25, 2026

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly medical ignorance and earn Hawthorne’s trust.

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

Russell Teagarden Mar 23, 2026

Documentary recounts San Francisco’s Ward 5B, where nurses and activists humanized AIDS care amid fear.

Post Module #2

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Jacalyn Duffin Apr 13, 2026 3 min read

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Jack Coulehan Apr 6, 2026

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism,…

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Dave Hsu Mar 30, 2026

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of…

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

Joshua Doležal Mar 25, 2026

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly…

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

Russell Teagarden Mar 23, 2026

Documentary recounts San Francisco’s Ward 5B, where nurses and activists…

Post Module #2

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Jacalyn Duffin Apr 13, 2026 3 min read

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Jack Coulehan Apr 6, 2026

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism,…

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Dave Hsu Mar 30, 2026

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of…

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

Joshua Doležal Mar 25, 2026

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly…

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

Russell Teagarden Mar 23, 2026

Documentary recounts San Francisco’s Ward 5B, where nurses and activists…

Post Module #2

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Jacalyn Duffin Apr 13, 2026 3 min read

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Jack Coulehan Apr 6, 2026

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism,…

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Dave Hsu Mar 30, 2026

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of…

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

Joshua Doležal Mar 25, 2026

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly…

Post Module #2

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Jacalyn Duffin Apr 13, 2026 3 min read

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Jack Coulehan Apr 6, 2026

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism,…

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Dave Hsu Mar 30, 2026

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of…

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

Joshua Doležal Mar 25, 2026

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly…

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

Russell Teagarden Mar 23, 2026

Documentary recounts San Francisco’s Ward 5B, where nurses and activists…

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Jacalyn Duffin Apr 13, 2026 3 min read

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Jack Coulehan Apr 6, 2026 15 min read

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism, and philosophical implications for consciousness and identity.

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Dave Hsu Mar 30, 2026 1 min read

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of life with survival in care decisions

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

Joshua Doležal Mar 25, 2026 10 min read

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly medical ignorance and earn Hawthorne’s trust.

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

Russell Teagarden Mar 23, 2026 7 min read

Documentary recounts San Francisco’s Ward 5B, where nurses and activists humanized AIDS care amid fear.

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Jacalyn Duffin Apr 13, 2026 3 min read

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Jack Coulehan Apr 6, 2026 15 min read

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism, and philosophical implications for consciousness and identity.

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Dave Hsu Mar 30, 2026 1 min read

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of life with survival in care decisions

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

Joshua Doležal Mar 25, 2026 10 min read

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly medical ignorance and earn Hawthorne’s trust.

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

Russell Teagarden Mar 23, 2026 7 min read

Documentary recounts San Francisco’s Ward 5B, where nurses and activists humanized AIDS care amid fear.

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Jacalyn Duffin04.13.263 min read

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Jack Coulehan04.06.2615 min read

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism, and philosophical…

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Dave Hsu03.30.261 min read

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of life with…

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

Joshua Doležal03.25.2610 min read

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly medical ignorance…

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

Russell Teagarden03.23.267 min read

Documentary recounts San Francisco’s Ward 5B, where nurses and activists humanized AIDS…

Post Slider #1

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our…

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our…

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism, and philosophical implications for consciousness and identity.

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of life with survival in care decisions

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly medical ignorance and earn Hawthorne’s trust.

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at…

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at…

Documentary recounts San Francisco’s Ward 5B, where nurses and activists humanized AIDS care amid fear.

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by…

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by…

Jacalyn Duffin13 Apr 2026

A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Jack Coulehan6 Apr 2026

An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism, and philosophical implications for consciousness and identity.

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Dave Hsu30 Mar 2026

A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of life with survival in care decisions

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

Joshua Doležal25 Mar 2026

A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly medical ignorance and earn Hawthorne’s trust.

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

Documentary recounts San Francisco’s Ward 5B, where nurses and activists humanized AIDS care amid fear.

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green

Jacalyn DuffinApr 13, 20263 min read
A narrative exploring tuberculosis through history, inequality, medical progress, and global injustice.
Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Children Who Remember Former Lives 

Jack CoulehanApr 6, 202615 min read
An exploration of children reporting past-life memories, examining evidence, skepticism, and philosophical implications for consciousness and identity.
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

Dave HsuMar 30, 20261 min read
A thoughtful conversation on aging, mortality, and balancing quality of life with survival in care decisions
The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

The Only Doctor Hawthorne Would See

Joshua DoležalMar 25, 202610 min read
A physician-poet uses storytelling and moral conviction to challenge deadly medical ignorance and earn Hawthorne’s trust.
When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

When AIDS Activism Went Inside a Hospital: Ward 5B at San Francisco General 

Russell TeagardenMar 23, 20267 min read
Documentary recounts San Francisco’s Ward 5B, where nurses and activists humanized AIDS care amid fear.
Craftivism is Activism

Craftivism is Activism

Jacalyn DuffinMar 23, 20265 min read
From AIDS quilts to protest knitting, craftivism transforms domestic creativity into engaging tools for social activism.
Blood in the Water: The Attica Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson 

Blood in the Water: The Attica Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson 

Howard TrachtmanMar 20, 20266 min read
A powerful history of the Attica prison uprising exposing injustice, political power, and America’s carceral legacy.
Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever by Kathleen Sharp 

Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever by Kathleen Sharp 

Jacalyn DuffinMar 18, 20264 min read
A gripping account of pharmaceutical whistleblowing, corporate misconduct, and the deadly consequences of profit-driven medicine.
The Expendable Man by Dorothy B. Hughes 

The Expendable Man by Dorothy B. Hughes 

Steven FieldMar 17, 20266 min read
A tense noir thriller where a young doctor becomes the prime suspect in a mysterious desert murder.
Eat Your Ice Cream 

Eat Your Ice Cream 

Russell TeagardenMar 16, 20266 min read
A pragmatic guide to longevity that favors balance, evidence, and meaningful human connection.
Meet the MedHum Team: Dr. Felice Aull

Meet the MedHum Team: Dr. Felice Aull

Lucy BruellMar 10, 202612 min read
Forging links between Medicine and the Arts: A Conversation with Dr. Felice Aull
Stories of Illness, Stories of Loss  

Stories of Illness, Stories of Loss  

Howard TrachtmanMar 9, 20266 min read
An essay linking Holocaust memory books to the art of medical history-taking and illness narratives.
Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Biblioscopy: A Glimpse of New and Upcoming Books 

Tony MiksanekMar 2, 20265 min read
New books probe illness, injury, empathy, burnout, and medicine’s fragile yet enduring human limits.
I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

I Watched You Disappear by Anya Krugovoy Silver

Cortney DavisFeb 26, 20266 min read
A poetry collection exploring illness, loss, memory, and hope through intimate reflections on life and family.
From Nothing by Anya Krugovoy Silver 

From Nothing by Anya Krugovoy Silver 

Cortney DavisFeb 25, 20266 min read
Anya Krugovoy Silver’s From Nothing transforms personal illness into transcendent, hopeful poetry.
Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Embodiment as Performance: Anne Gridley’s Watch Me Walk 

Rudy MalcomFeb 24, 20263 min read
Anne Gridley transforms walking into defiant performance, confronting disability, discomfort, and rare disease awareness head-on.
The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

The Anatomist by Frederico Andahazi

Jack CoulehanFeb 17, 20264 min read
Historical novel exploring 16th‑century anatomist Mateo Colombo’s controversial discovery of the clitoris.
Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Meet the MedHum Team: Jack Coulehan

Dave HsuFeb 16, 20269 min read
Poet-physician Jack Coulehan reflects on medical humanities, technology’s impact, and poetry’s role in healing in this thoughtful interview.
Margo Weishar: The Excellent Doctor Blackwell 

Margo Weishar: The Excellent Doctor Blackwell 

Guy GlassFeb 9, 20267 min read
Margo Weishar explores Elizabeth Blackwell’s hidden life, ambition, and sacrifice ahead of a public reading.
I’m Sick, Therefore I Am: Illness as Normality in Nervous System with Author Lina Meruane

I’m Sick, Therefore I Am: Illness as Normality in Nervous System with Author Lina Meruane

Russell TeagardenFeb 5, 20262 min read
A conversation exploring illness as everyday reality, where sickness, care, and family life intertwine in an unsettling literary narrative.
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