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Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by…

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by…

Gretl Lam07.28.266 min read
Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases as we face a resurgence of these same illnesses today. 
Health, Art & Culture Curated
Explore the intersection where health and art intertwine, enriching lives beautifully
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by…

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by…

Gretl Lam07.28.266 min read
Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases as we face a resurgence of these same illnesses today. 

Health, Art & Culture Curated

Explore the intersection where health and art intertwine, enriching lives beautifully
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Gretl Lam07.28.266 min read

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood…

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Steven Field07.21.26

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

How The Doctor Rose From Grave Robber To Great Man 

How The Doctor Rose From Grave Robber To Great Man 

Arrowsmith (1925) marks a dramatic shift in the American imagination…

Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner

A memoir traces grief, identity, and love through…

Post Grid #5

Post Grid #5

Post Grid #5

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony MiksanekAug 3, 20266 min read

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted during medical training, and the emotional burden of illness on…

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Russell TeagardenJul 15, 20263 min read

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis through music, film, trauma, and medical education.

Post Grid #7

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony MiksanekAug 3, 2026

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted…

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Jul 28, 2026

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases…

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Jul 21, 2026

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Jul 15, 2026

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis…

Post Grid #7

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony MiksanekAug 3, 2026

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted…

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Jul 28, 2026

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases…

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Jul 21, 2026

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Post Grid #7

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony MiksanekAug 3, 2026

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted…

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Jul 28, 2026

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases…

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Jul 21, 2026

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Russell TeagardenJul 15, 2026

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis…

Post Module #1

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony Miksanek Aug 3, 2026 6 min read

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted during medical training, and the emotional burden of illness on…

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Gretl Lam Jul 28, 2026

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases as we face a resurgence of these same illnesses today. 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Steven Field Jul 21, 2026

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Russell Teagarden Jul 15, 2026

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis through music, film, trauma, and medical education.

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rudy Malcom Jul 14, 2026

In his chair at the clinic, Dr. Gavin Francis sees the mind as much less fragile than the rhetoric in…

Post Module #1

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony Miksanek Aug 3, 2026 6 min read

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted during medical training, and the emotional burden of illness on…

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Gretl Lam Jul 28, 2026

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases as we face a resurgence of these same illnesses today. 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Steven Field Jul 21, 2026

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Russell Teagarden Jul 15, 2026

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis through music, film, trauma, and medical education.

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rudy Malcom Jul 14, 2026

In his chair at the clinic, Dr. Gavin Francis sees the mind as much less fragile than the rhetoric in…

Post Module #2

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony Miksanek Aug 3, 2026 6 min read

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted during medical training, and the emotional burden of illness on…

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Gretl Lam Jul 28, 2026

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases…

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Steven Field Jul 21, 2026

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Russell Teagarden Jul 15, 2026

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis…

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rudy Malcom Jul 14, 2026

In his chair at the clinic, Dr. Gavin Francis sees…

Post Module #2

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony Miksanek Aug 3, 2026 6 min read

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted during medical training, and the emotional burden of illness on…

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Gretl Lam Jul 28, 2026

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases…

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Steven Field Jul 21, 2026

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Russell Teagarden Jul 15, 2026

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis…

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rudy Malcom Jul 14, 2026

In his chair at the clinic, Dr. Gavin Francis sees…

Post Module #2

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony Miksanek Aug 3, 2026 6 min read

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted during medical training, and the emotional burden of illness on…

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Gretl Lam Jul 28, 2026

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases…

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Steven Field Jul 21, 2026

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Russell Teagarden Jul 15, 2026

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis…

Post Module #2

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony Miksanek Aug 3, 2026 6 min read

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted during medical training, and the emotional burden of illness on…

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Gretl Lam Jul 28, 2026

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases…

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Steven Field Jul 21, 2026

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Russell Teagarden Jul 15, 2026

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis…

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rudy Malcom Jul 14, 2026

In his chair at the clinic, Dr. Gavin Francis sees…

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony Miksanek Aug 3, 2026 6 min read

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted during medical training, and the emotional burden of illness on family members 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Gretl Lam Jul 28, 2026 6 min read

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases as we face a resurgence of these same illnesses today. 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Steven Field Jul 21, 2026 11 min read

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Russell Teagarden Jul 15, 2026 3 min read

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis through music, film, trauma, and medical education.

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rudy Malcom Jul 14, 2026 14 min read

In his chair at the clinic, Dr. Gavin Francis sees the mind as much less fragile than the rhetoric in our culture suggests.

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony Miksanek Aug 3, 2026 6 min read

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted during medical training, and the emotional burden of illness on family members 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Gretl Lam Jul 28, 2026 6 min read

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases as we face a resurgence of these same illnesses today. 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Steven Field Jul 21, 2026 11 min read

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Russell Teagarden Jul 15, 2026 3 min read

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis through music, film, trauma, and medical education.

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rudy Malcom Jul 14, 2026 14 min read

In his chair at the clinic, Dr. Gavin Francis sees the mind as much less fragile than the rhetoric in our culture suggests.

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony Miksanek08.03.266 min read

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted during medical…

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Gretl Lam07.28.266 min read

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases as we…

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Steven Field07.21.2611 min read

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Russell Teagarden07.15.263 min read

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis through music,…

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rudy Malcom07.14.2614 min read

In his chair at the clinic, Dr. Gavin Francis sees the mind…

Post Slider #1

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted during medical training, and the emotional burden of illness on family members 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret…

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret…

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases as we face a resurgence of these same illnesses today. 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The…

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The…

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis through music, film, trauma, and medical education.

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

In his chair at the clinic, Dr. Gavin Francis sees the mind as much less fragile than the rhetoric in our culture suggests.

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony Miksanek3 Aug 2026

New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted during medical training, and the emotional burden of illness on family members 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Gretl Lam28 Jul 2026

Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases as we face a resurgence of these same illnesses today. 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Steven Field21 Jul 2026

Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis through music, film, trauma, and medical education.

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rudy Malcom14 Jul 2026

In his chair at the clinic, Dr. Gavin Francis sees the mind as much less fragile than the rhetoric in our culture suggests.

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Summer 2026 Biblioscopy 

Tony MiksanekAug 3, 20266 min read
New books highlighting illness poetry, the toll on compassion extracted during medical training, and the emotional burden of illness on family members 
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney 

Gretl LamJul 28, 20266 min read
Children’s literature offers a lens into public perception and experience of childhood infectious diseases as we face a resurgence of these same illnesses today. 
We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

We Want So Much to Be Ourselves by Stephen O’Connor 

Steven FieldJul 21, 202611 min read
Love, Duty and Psychoanalysis in Third Reich Berlin
Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Factors Underlying Mental Orders Depicted in Pink Floyd’s The Wall

Russell TeagardenJul 15, 20263 min read
Using Pink Floyd’s The Wall, this episode explores psychiatric diagnosis through music, film, trauma, and medical education.
Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rethinking Mental Illness: Interview with Dr. Gavin Francis

Rudy MalcomJul 14, 202614 min read
In his chair at the clinic, Dr. Gavin Francis sees the mind as much less fragile than the rhetoric in our culture suggests.
How The Doctor Rose From Grave Robber To Great Man 

How The Doctor Rose From Grave Robber To Great Man 

Joshua DoležalJul 9, 202618 min read
Arrowsmith (1925) marks a dramatic shift in the American imagination from viewing scientific doctors as monsters to viewing them as heroes.
Isles-Second Fragment

Isles-Second Fragment

José Luis Marín AznárezJul 7, 20265 min read
A watchful partner, a curse, a part of everything all at once, in sickness and in health.
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner

Carol SchillingJun 30, 20265 min read
A memoir traces grief, identity, and love through food, memory, and cultural inheritance.
Meet the Medhum Team: Dr. Tony Miksanek

Meet the Medhum Team: Dr. Tony Miksanek

Dave HsuJun 26, 202615 min read
Writer, runner, and medical humanities advocate explores storytelling, trust, vulnerability, and the human side of care.
Disability as a Plot Device in Tuner

Disability as a Plot Device in Tuner

Rudy MalcomJun 25, 20264 min read
How Tuner transforms disability into a cinematic superpower
We Year: A Love Letter to the Crip Community 

We Year: A Love Letter to the Crip Community 

Rudy MalcomJun 24, 202611 min read
An interview with film director Sop about art and chronic illness 
Consumptive Heroines: Opera and TB with Drs Linda and Michael Hutcheon

Consumptive Heroines: Opera and TB with Drs Linda and Michael Hutcheon

Russell TeagardenJun 22, 20262 min read
This podcast explores tuberculosis’ impact on opera, focusing on La Traviata and La Bohème, examining medical and cultural influences.
Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh 

Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh 

Tony MiksanekJun 16, 20263 min read
A neurosurgeon reflects on triumphs, failures, mortality, and compassion through decades of brain surgery.
Interview with John O’Connor: Magic Mushrooms and the Search for Meaning

Interview with John O’Connor: Magic Mushrooms and the Search for Meaning

Rudy MalcomJun 15, 202613 min read
A conversation with the author about today’s psychedelic renaissance 
The Waiting Room by George Tooker

The Waiting Room by George Tooker

Felice AullJun 12, 20262 min read
George Tooker’s haunting painting reveals anonymity, isolation, and powerlessness within institutional waiting spaces.
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Sarah WrightJun 11, 20265 min read
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s haunting tale exposes patriarchal medicine, isolation, and psychological collapse through symbolism.
Two Long-Hidden Stories about Barriers to Health Care Surface and Still Relate

Two Long-Hidden Stories about Barriers to Health Care Surface and Still Relate

Russell TeagardenJun 9, 20268 min read
Two unknown stories from the past forewarn of problems in health care ahead.
Obsession and “The Yellow Wallpaper” 

Obsession and “The Yellow Wallpaper” 

Rudy MalcomMay 29, 20264 min read
The film highlights the peril of love that demands possession.
Conundrum by Jan Morris 

Conundrum by Jan Morris 

Richard RatzanMay 27, 20263 min read
An exploration of gender identity, transformation, courage, and the lifelong search for authentic selfhood.
Meet the MedHum Team: Dr. Steven Field 

Meet the MedHum Team: Dr. Steven Field 

Dave HsuMay 26, 202619 min read
A conversation exploring medical humanities, empathy in medicine, technology’s impact, and the evolving doctor-patient relationship.
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