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By: Maria Antony This short poem reflects on the journey of a person who has undergone a kidney transplant due to cystinosis, a rare...

By: Neil Khoury Uncontrolled inflammation. Refractory to medication. Resect the bad parts. Connect the good parts. Anastomosis. Just as...

By: Isha Walawalkar Skipped breakfast and went vaccine canvassing. With hunger for community, I let my stomach sing. Stethoscope, wool...

By: Ricky Paramo Medicine and humanities convene. Life and death, contrasting realms collide, Right and wrong, perspectives divide....

By: Claire Surkis Sibling well checks in room 14. Four sick kiddos in room 17. Two other families waiting after that. “Med student, you...

By: Maitreyee Kale Medicine is an uphill climb on a path littered with thorns. Sometimes it seems I am alone and barefoot. But there are...

By: Ryan Hannon Summary Statement: Patient is a 73 year-old woman with a history of hypertension presenting with a COPD exacerbation...

By: Geetha Nichanametla Dull pain persists despite the cocktail of medications. With waning hope, a piece of paper appears in sight....

By: Patrick J. Halloran “It’s just me and the dog.” I glance down and notice his wedding ring. His quiet, tired voice. His worn hands. I...

By: Claire Surkis The door opened and I called her name. 18 years old and she knew exactly what she needed. We talked for 20 minutes,...

By: James Grant Boards seemed most important. Now, real patients ahead. Six weeks of psychiatry first on the schedule. The average “I am...

By: Omar Fathy In hushed lab nights, I weave through the cellular cosmos, bearing witness to life's silent orchestration. In hospital’s...