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Hektoen International An International Humanities Journal: Uniting Health and Medicine with Culture An International Humanities Journal: Uniting Health and Medicine with Culture.

Takotsubo syndrome, also known as “broken heart syndrome,” represents one of the most striking examples of the emotional...
04/02/2026

Takotsubo syndrome, also known as “broken heart syndrome,” represents one of the most striking examples of the emotional and psychosomatic aspects of medicine: http://bit.ly/48n8UAy

Join us in a springtime symposium on Charles Darwin. Our latest issue covers the story of natural selection, his voyages...
04/01/2026

Join us in a springtime symposium on Charles Darwin. Our latest issue covers the story of natural selection, his voyages on the Beagle, his life-long symptoms and attempted cures, and his brilliant but eccentric grandfather Erasmus Darwin. hekint.org

"Robotics and navigation will save lives and improve outcomes. But as we move forward, we must find a way to preserve th...
03/31/2026

"Robotics and navigation will save lives and improve outcomes. But as we move forward, we must find a way to preserve the “analogue heart” of our craft. We must remind the next generation that the most important instrument in the room is not the one plugged into the wall—it is the hand that knows how to listen to the steel." Read more by surgeon Dr. Yogesh Salphale: http://bit.ly/4v0ufcW

In contrast to today’s clinical, minimalist hospital buildings, the Ospedale Santo Spirito in Rome merged beauty and fun...
03/30/2026

In contrast to today’s clinical, minimalist hospital buildings, the Ospedale Santo Spirito in Rome merged beauty and functionality. A large pipe organ provided comfort to the ill—an early incidence of the belief in the use of music as a healing agent. In 1620, the Ospedale appointed renowned organist Girolamo Frescobaldi. Frescoes adorned the walls of the hospital ward, narrating the hospital's history and the lives of its founders. http://bit.ly/4dLAsDd

Prone to illness throughout his life, Emperor Augustus suffered from bronchiectasis, asthma, tuberculosis, and diarrheal...
03/26/2026

Prone to illness throughout his life, Emperor Augustus suffered from bronchiectasis, asthma, tuberculosis, and diarrheal disease. Whereas Tiberius, according to Suetonius, was in better health and was wary of doctors. But he had poor vision, suffered from bowel colic, and possibly had gallstones. He had skin problems thought to have been caused by herpes simplex infection, and he had depressive episodes. Read more: http://bit.ly/4bIKiDi

Music can powerfully express grief, as demonstrated by the American singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens (b. 1975) in his so...
03/24/2026

Music can powerfully express grief, as demonstrated by the American singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens (b. 1975) in his song “Casimir Pulaski Day.” Casimir Pulaski Day, a local historical celebration in the state of Illinois, now marks for Stevens the day his young friend lost her life to a terminal illness. Read more: http://bit.ly/3PX7JBt

Spanish physician Francisco Javier de Balmis led an expedition in 1803 to Spanish America and in 1806 to the Philippines...
03/23/2026

Spanish physician Francisco Javier de Balmis led an expedition in 1803 to Spanish America and in 1806 to the Philippines and China, where he immunized thousands of people against smallpox. Balmis thus spearheaded the first international vaccination campaign in history, saving millions of lives. Read more by Dr. A. Banerjee: http://bit.ly/3NRebcI

Agatha Christie (1890-1976) served as a nurse and pharmacist in World Wars I and II. Her medical experience and scientif...
03/20/2026

Agatha Christie (1890-1976) served as a nurse and pharmacist in World Wars I and II. Her medical experience and scientific knowledge flavored her detective novels, replete with fingerprints, trace evidence, wound impressions, bloodstain pattern analysis, and forensic toxicology. Read more by Dr. Stephen McWilliams: http://bit.ly/4s2IVFT

Do eclipses portend misfortune and disorder in government? In Shakespeare’s King Lear, the Earl of Gloucester warned: “T...
03/18/2026

Do eclipses portend misfortune and disorder in government? In Shakespeare’s King Lear, the Earl of Gloucester warned: “These late eclipses in the sun and moon portend no good to us.… In cities, mutinies; in countries, discord; in palaces, treason…” Read more by Dr. Edward Tabor: http://bit.ly/4bhqKH9

Can mental illness engender creativity? Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950), among the most talented ballet dancers of all time,...
03/17/2026

Can mental illness engender creativity? Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950), among the most talented ballet dancers of all time, was once diagnosed as “a confused schizophrenic with mild manic excitement.” Learn about his struggles and fascinating life by Dr. Stephen McWilliams: http://bit.ly/471nf58

In Alcalá de Henares, Spain, stands the Antezana Hospital, one of the oldest continuously operating hospitals in Western...
03/16/2026

In Alcalá de Henares, Spain, stands the Antezana Hospital, one of the oldest continuously operating hospitals in Western Europe, where St. Ignatius of Loyola worked as a nurse in 1526. From its founding in 1483, the Hospital's mission was clear: to provide physical and spiritual assistance to those most in need. Read more by Dr. Mojca Ramšak: http://bit.ly/4lvVJ5J

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