From Gilgamesh to Biotech: The Unending Quest for Longevity
What does healthy aging mean? Why do so many search for longevity? A medical student reflects on geriatrics and age-related diseases.
The Winter Blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder
Read about how the changing seasons can contribute to seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This article contains information about what SAD is and potential treatments for SAD after diagnosis.
Healing Through Hearing
Neurology fellow Dominique Mortel discusses narrative medicine’s important role in her global health fellowship in Zambia.
I Will Never Know His Name
For most medical students, human cadaver lab is a unique instruction methodology that allows them to learn from the human body with hands-on experience. This vestige of medical education brings with it the gravity of the sacrifices each donor has made. Read as one first-year medical student explores her thoughts and reactions to the completion of her cadaver lab experience.
A Day in the Life: My Intern Year on a Knee Scooter
A devastating injury followed by subsequent complications — all within his first year of medical training. Nakul Bhardwaj discusses his path and lessons learned in his journey toward recovery and in his role as a concurrent patient and resident physician.
Human flourishing: Could a philosophical concept impact health?
Medical student Dianela Perdomo shares her insight on the intersection of philosophy and medicine.
Ace Awareness Week
Happy Ace Awareness Week! First-year medical student Bessie Liu shares the basics of asexuality and why we should all learn more about it.
Supporting Afghan Refugees in Baltimore
Afghan refugees are being resettled — here’s how to support those who are rebuilding their lives in Baltimore.
Addressing Health Care Disparities in the Hispanic Community
As Hispanic Heritage Month draws to a close, medical student Maria Fazal shares insight on how to support Baltimore’s Hispanic community.
Coping With Pandemic Fatigue
This summer has brought hope and despair. Here are a few things you can do to cope.