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9 months ago
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"visiting memory care" by Susan B. Auld.
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#haiku
#poetry
#poem
#medsky
#medicalhumanities
#pulsevoices
#narrativemedicine
#writing
#writers
#healthcare
#stories
#medicine
#medicalschool
#bluesky
3 days ago
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"Moment of Truth" by Nancy J. Rennert. A physician spends years quietly navigating medicine with hearing loss -- until one patient encounter leads her to finally say it out loud.
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#medicalhumanities
#disabilities
#disabled
#medicine
#pulsevoices
#writing
#writers
5 days ago
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March's More Voices theme: Motor-Vehicle Accidents. Below, "Forgotten" by Pris Campbell.
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Whatās been your experience with motor-vehicle accidents? Of caring for someone in a motor-vehicle accident? Submit at
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10 days ago
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"Biopsy," by Marjorie Maddox
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About the poem: āFor the past two years, after a suspicious biopsy, I have been passed from one specialist to another, trying to rule out several worst-case medical scenarios.ā
#poem
#medicalhumanities
#Pulsevoices
#health
#medicine
#med
11 days ago
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"death watch" by LeRoy Gorman
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#haiku
#poem
#Pulsevoices
#medsky
#snow
#writing
#writers
#poet
#medicalhumanities
#writing
#narrativemedicine
#Imagery
#Bluesky
17 days ago
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"To Find Comfort" by Sara Kohrt Oil on linen 36Ć48 About the artwork: āGrief is such a funny thing: In most ways it is extraordinarily isolating... This piece centers on the idea of finding comfort within yourself in those isolated moments."
#painting
#art
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#medsky
#medicalhumanities
19 days ago
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"The Screening" by Karen Curran
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A raw, unfiltered look at caring for aging parents while quietly battling your own health.
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#aging
#parents
#healthcare
#medicalhumanities
#medicine
#narrativemedicine
#stories
#writing
#narrative
#writers
#medsky
#health
24 days ago
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"the ultrasound gel" by Jessica Allyson
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#haiku
#Poem
#medicalhumanities
#Pulsevoices
#writing
#womenshealth
#gynecology
#prevention
#medicine
#healthcare
#writers
#poetry
#medsky
26 days ago
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"The First Time I Learned About 'DNR'" by Anisa Visual statement: "I saw loose wires snaking in all directions to and from her limbs.. On her wrist, now rail-thin, was a white band with the letters āDNR.ā At fifteen years old, I knew little about end-of-life care...ā
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about 1 month ago
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Highlighting the most recent poem, "Still Cold," by Maria Terrone.
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about 1 month ago
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February's More Voices theme: Longing. Below, "La Oruga (The Caterpillar)" by Ayisat Adegbindin.
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What have you been longing forāas a patient, caregiver or healthcare provider? How has that longing been answeredāor thwarted? Submit at
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about 1 month ago
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With the beginning of Valentine's Weekš, we wanted to share this visual! "Beat Heart" by Margo Stutts Toombs About the artwork: āThis is from a series of photos used to create a stop-motion animation about the pacemaker inserted into my chest two years ago.ā
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about 1 month ago
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"empty wheelchair" by C.X. Turner
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#haiku
#poem
#poetry
#medicalhumanities
#narrativemedicine
#rain
#hospital
#healthcare
#writing
#writers
#pulsevoices
about 1 month ago
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"Etherized PietĆ " by Emma Browning About the artwork: "The painting depicts Bostonās Ether Monument... I wanted to capture the wonder and relief of anesthesia, an invention that changed the patient experience so profoundly that it was memorialized by the city..."
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about 2 months ago
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Through a personal story, Judy Fine-Edelsteinās āOut, Out, Brief Candle!ā illuminates the ethical tensions surrounding Medical Aid in Dying in contemporary medical practice.
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#medicalethics
#ethics
#medicalhumanities
#healthcare
#morals
#medsky
#writing
#writers
about 2 months ago
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"To My Son, Stillborn, January 16" by Cheryl Byler Keeler
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About the poem: "Experiencing the death of a child during labor after a healthy pregnancy is unthinkable and life-changing... Each year on the anniversary of my dead sonās birth, I write to him."
about 2 months ago
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New Voices features first-person stories by those whose faces & perspectives are underrepresented in media and in the health professions. You can contribute:
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Featured below is the New Voices story "Us and Them" by Iris Mónica Vargas
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about 2 months ago
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"in the waiting room" by Nan Bagwell Payne
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To read more of our haiku, visit our website at:
pulsevoices.org/haiku/
#waitingroom
#narrativemedicine
#haiku
#Poetry
#poem
#writing
#writers
#medsky
#medicalhumanity
#medicine
#healthcare
#physician
#pcp
2 months ago
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"The Call" by Julie R. Rosenbaum There's a medical emergency on board, and a doctor on the flight must react quickly.
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#medicine
#medicalhumanities
#pulsevoices
#healthcare
#emergency
#medsky
#flight
#flying
#airplane
#stories
#writing
#reflection
#narrativemedicine
2 months ago
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You can read "The Changing World of Nursing" by Marian P. Harrison here:
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2 months ago
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The first More Voices theme of 2026: Nursing. Whatās your experience of nursingāas a nurse, as a patient being cared for by nurses or as someone who works with nursing colleagues? Excerpt below from "The Changing World of Nursing" by Marian P. Harrison Submit now:
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2 months ago
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"Remembering My Patients" by Alan Blum About the artwork: "A sketch of a patient I made many years ago during my forty years as a family doctor.ā
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#art
#medicine
#pulsevoices
#medicalhumanities
#sketch
#patient
#care
#patients
#physician
#medsky
2 months ago
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Entering 2026, we want to highlight "Textures," a compilation of our 2025 haiku submissions! āļøā¤ļø
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#haiku
#happynewyear
#newyear
#medicalhumanities
#poems
#pulsevoices
3 months ago
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"Resilience Has a Voice, If We Listen" by Karen Kikuta. A thoughtful piece on global health disparities, viewed through Karen Kikutaās reflections on her native Brazil.
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#brazil
#healthcare
#global
#medicalhumanities
#medicine
#cityofgod
#southamerica
#perspective
3 months ago
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"shorter days" by LeRoy Gorman
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#haiku
#poem
#pulsevoices
#healthcare
#nursinghome
#elderly
#eldercare
#medicalhumanities
#writing
#health
#care
#narrativemedicine
#poetry
3 months ago
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Happy Holidays! Today, we're highlighting the haiku, "Last Christmas," by Tracy Davidson. šā¤ļø
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#christmas
#holidays
#haiku
#december
#poem
#poetry
#writing
#medicalhumanities
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3 months ago
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"Memory is Fallacious" by Henry Schneiderman About the artwork: "I made this sketch in 1971...When I had time to color it in, in 2022, I realized that my vivid memory of how pretty the scene looked must have been modified by all the years between..."
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3 months ago
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Excerpt from "Common Cause" by Kendra Fleagle Gorlitsky About the poem: "It is my honor to examine and care for people who once drew fire for their courage in resisting despots and injustice."
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#poetry
#poem
#writing
#narrativemedicine
#health
#recovery
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3 months ago
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3 months ago
ANOTHER HUSBAND IN THE WAITING ROOM
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Another Husband in the Waiting Room - Pulse
From the sixth floor of the surgery tower two blocks from a frozen Lake Michigan, I can see a small lighthouse but no boats. The overcast lake is speckled blue and white near shore, but far out on the...
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The Quiet Work of Dying" by Christopher M. Smith -- insightful reflections from a nurse working in hospice.
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#healthcare
#pulsevoices
#medicalhumanities
#dying
#elderly
#geriatrics
#hospice
#endoflife
#reflection
#appreciation
#life
#death
3 months ago
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"care home" by Chen-ou Liu.
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#narrativehealth
#healing
#writers
#narrativemedicine
#physician
#healthcareheroes
#nurses
#nurse
#storiesmatter
#hospital
#inspiration
#md
#patient
#healthcare
#storytelling
#poem
#haiku
#stories
#pulsevoices
3 months ago
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December's More Voices theme: House Calls and Home Care. Below, an excerpt from a submission by Ronna Edelstein, "Hearts of Gold":
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What's been your experience with house calls and home care? We're accepting 40-400-word submissions:
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4 months ago
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Read "Dr. Poetry" by Kate Rosenblum below. Her piece highlights the power of connecting patients and physicians through literature.
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#pulsevoices
#literature
#poems
#medicalhumanities
#narrativemedicine
#healthcare
#patient
#healthcare
#physicians
#poetry
#trust
4 months ago
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"The Voyage to Heal" by Raghuram Reddy About the artwork: āAs the boat glides over the incessant tides, basking in the warm hues of the setting sun, so too does medicine make steady progress towards healing mankind... Medicine's never been about the destination; it's always been about the journey."
4 months ago
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4 months ago
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The End of Mobility - Pulse
āIn my life supporting my chronically ill partner, we often hit infrastructure that either ignores people with mobility challenges or doesnāt understand their needs. This fountain-pen-and-ink watercol...
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Today, we're highlighting the recently published haiku "Election Day," by Roberta Beary. ā¤ļøāš©¹š„
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#poem
#healing
#writers
#narrativemedicine
#physician
#cancer
#storiesmatter
#hospital
#md
#patient
#healthcare
#writingcommunity
#storytelling
#pulsevoices
4 months ago
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Below is an excerpt from "Wounded Souls, a Broken System and Me" by Harvey J. Lieberman. An insightful perspective from a clinical psychologist coming from an engineering background, making big strides amidst a broken system.
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#mentalhealth
#medsky
#medicalhumanities
4 months ago
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Thyroid Grief by Maria Carolina Alderete About the artwork: ā⦠Ifound myself experiencing a spike of stress and a lot of anxiety, which affected my hormonal health. That afternoon I realized that I had to sort out my pain, see it, attend to it and give it love, care and time.ā
#art
#health
4 months ago
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"After the Fall: What Happened Next" by Roberta Peets. An honest portrayal of being scared and feeling left in the dark in the emergency room.
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#puksevoices
#ER
#hospital
#patient
#narrativemedicine
#medsky
#medicalhumanities
#experience
#healthcare
#medicine
#scared
4 months ago
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In honor of our November
#MoreVoices
theme on Chronic Pain, we're highlighting the story "A Cruel Companion" by Ronna Edelstein. Her piece touches on how difficulties in life can be exacerbated by chronic pain. ā¤ļøš„
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#stories
#narrativemedicine
#hospital
#pulsevoices
4 months ago
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"The Voiceless" by Ritamarie Moscola.
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. About the Artwork: āThis is one of a series of collage portraits created in response to my experience of sitting with residents in nursing facilities.ā
#healing
#art
#narrativemedicine
#nursing
#hospital
#patient
#pulsevoices
5 months ago
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āPumpkin Brainsā by Jessica Faraci. š
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. Subscribe to Pulse for more stories, artwork, and poems straight to your inbox every week! āļø
#stories
#halloween
#spooky
#healing
#writers
#narrativemedicine
#physician
#science
#inspiration
#medicalstudent
#pulsevoices
5 months ago
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"Breath of Life" by Anjali Degala About the artwork: "This artwork portrays lungs intertwined with blooming flowers, symbolizing resilience, growth, and renewal."
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#art
#anatomy
#medicalhumanities
#medsky
#healthcare
#pulsevoices
#empower
#growth
5 months ago
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NINE DAYS TO SUBMIT HAIKU! We are accepting 2025
#haiku
submissions until October 31st. The next opportunity would be October 2026. Please see here for complete instructions on how to submit haiku:
pulsevoices.org/submit/
#poetry
#writing
#poem
#october
#writers
#medicalhumanities
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5 months ago
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Below is an excerpt from "Harvest" by Allison C. Harrison. It's a powerful and gripping piece on patient autonomy, especially when it is disregarded at a young age. Read the full
#poem
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#autonomy
#medsky
#patient
#medicine
#stemcell
#writing
#poetry
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5 months ago
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Liminal Symphony: Where Hearts Whisper in Stillness" by Jonatan Amaya.
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āIn the quiet embrace of a hug, two souls unite, crafting a connection that transcends words.ā
5 months ago
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A chilling excerpt from "Alive" by Jan Haag, a poem in which she recounts her husband's aortic valve replacement surgery.
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#surgery
#postsurgery
#medicine
#healthcare
#narrativemedicine
#medicalhumanities
#poem
#poetry
#writing
#writers
#pulsevoices
#medsky
#hospital
5 months ago
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We are happy to announce that Pulse is now accepting haiku submissions! The deadline to submit is October 31st. View our submission guidelines on our website at:
pulsevoices.org/submit/
Interested in submitting a haiku? Use our submission form at:
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5 months ago
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'late autumn' by Barbara Kauffmann
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#haiku
#fall
#medsky
#medicalhumanities
#pulsevoices
#narrativemedicine
#health
#poem
#writing
#art
#bluesky
5 months ago
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"Psammoma Bodies with Whorls" by Eva Catenaccio "What is āinterestingā academically can cause us to overlook the patientās experience of illness. While I can see a certain beauty in the tumor cells swirling on the slide, the patient may view the same slide very differently."
5 months ago
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