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Did you know? It’s NURSES APPRECIATION WEEK! Thank you to the brilliant RNs in our anthology, who wrote moving stories about the work they do. Thank you to RNs everywhere who take care of us. Shown: Tim Cunningham, Priscilla Mainardi, Nina Gaby + Justin Millan #NursesWeek @ANANursingWorld #powerofnurses @Nina_H_Gaby #MedTwitter #AcademicTwitter #NurseTwitter

It’s NURSES APPRECIATION WEEK! Thank you to the brilliant RNs in our anthology, like Katherine Flores Guzman, who wrote the stunning essay, "It's Not That." Guzman is a nurse practitioner & writer with special interests in underserved communities & public health research. She believes in the power of language to foster empathy, create healing spaces, and honor the communities that shape us. Her writing has appeared in Calendula Review, Auxocardia & Yellow Arrow Journal. Thank you to RNs everywhere who take care of us. #nurses #powerofnurses @ANANursingWorld @ICNurses @MedscapeNurses #NursesWeek #NurseTwitter #MedTwitter

We just discovered "Empire of Madness: Reimagining Western Mental Health Care for Everyone," a new book that takes a brilliant approach to the treatment of mental health by physician Khameer Kidia. Read this insightful review by neurologist Pria Anand @khamkidia lareviewofbooks.org/article/empire… via @lareviewofbooks

Who Needs to Know When You Get Admitted to the Hospital? Inspired by the Boomer Hospital Reveal, Reader's Digest asked experts if there are any hard-and-fast rules when it comes to sharing your medical news. Two of the contributors to Where It Hurts are quoted in this informative feature by journalist Tara Cox. @ThisIsTaraCox rd.com/article/etique…

For These Doctors, Medicine Is Also a Literary Journey A great feature by @DinaCheney to the world of narrative medicine for those unfamiliar with the brilliant writing being done in this literary genre. @NarrativeMed @BLReview Neurologist Pria Anand @sjauhar Bruce H. Campbell, one of our non-fiction editors, whose short story appears in our new anthology. @Medscape medscape.com/viewarticle/th…

"In moments of vulnerability, people turn to the arts." Thrilled to see this new @Medscape article that spotlights BLR and @The_Intima, and why creative writing matters in healthcare. 🩺🖊️ medscape.com/viewarticle/th…

We are the suns ☀️ — not waiting for light, but creating it. A reflection on art, healing, and the narratives we need right now. @EssexArtCenter @RanaAwdish @roshni_beeharry @The_Intima @DrM_OnWriting @healthhumcon @AsMedHum @BLReview #MedTwitter closler.org/passion-in-the…

'The Emotions of Medical Folk' is a review of our anthology by writer Mark Liebenow on his "Dissolving Mountains" Substack. open.substack.com/pub/marklieben… #narrativemedicine #bookreview #doctors

BOOK REVIEW Today go to your local indie book store for Grace Farris’s "See One, Do One, Teach One," a memoir about becoming a doctor. It’s timely -- enrollment in med schools is up. After the pandemic, a few years of decline & a dip in med-school applications, people want to go into medicine again. AAMC reported last December that enrollment topped a record high of 100,723 in 2025 (based on data from the 2025-26 application cycle); women "accounted for 57.2% of all applicants." Apparently, 2019 was the first year when more women than men were enrolled in medical school; numbers have only increased. It's funny, honest and insightful, too. #graphicmedicine #narrativemedicine #seeonedooneteachone