Lost, but not forgotten: Preserving a stranger’s memory
A story about the importance of simple good deeds and questions of memorializing and responsibility postmortem.
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Narrative Medicine
The things you learn: My medical school journey
A third-year medical student at Baylor College of Medicine shares his reflections on what he has learned.
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How the humanities can connect us during a pandemic
Humans are no strangers to sudden outbreaks of deadly diseases. Yellow fever, smallpox, cholera, influenza, the list goes on. In times of crisis, we naturally
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Medical humanities and the search for meaning
I must admit that I’m surprised when I hear third-year medical students say they would like to have taken some humanities courses in the first
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Comfort care or medical treatment?
Before former first lady Barbara Bush passed away on April 17, 2018, it was widely reported that she had “decided not to seek additional medical
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One size doesn’t fit all: Understanding the allure of alternative medicine through storytelling
In the era of celebrity-inspired medical treatments, alternative medicine is an easy punching bag. I work in the medical field, and I am familiar with
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How narrative medicine closes gap between physicians and patients
According to Columbia University, narrative medicine “fortifies clinical practice with the narrative competence to recognize, absorb, metabolize, interpret, and be moved by the stories of
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The limits of compassion: Dialysis and the undocumented – A solution
Editor’s note: This post is the second part of a two-part series. Read part one. Over the past half-century, significant legal roadblocks to providing healthcare services
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The limits of compassion: Dialysis and the undocumented – The problem
Editor’s note: This blog post is the first part of a two-part series. Mr. H and I shared stories in his hospital room on a
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