The silent side of the pandemic
Tessa discusses the increased levels of child grooming during lockdowns, and the efforts in place to try and protect vulnerable young people.
The need for radical change
Dental Professor Paul Allison speaks to the KHR about his research and work, offering the compelling case that radical changes to both training and practice are essential to integrating oral healthcare into the wider medical system.
Riding a green horse to Beijing
Elyse brings us along on her trip to Beijing, describing the online measurements that have been taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in China along the way.
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Pain is inevitable, but is suffering optional? Joanna reviews Keefe’s chilling account of the lives lost and profits gained from America’s opioid epidemic.
Recovery: The Lost Art of Convalescence
Olivia reviews Dr Gavin Francis’s book on how medicine can better integrate a holistic and compassionate approach to recovery and chronic illness, and shares her thoughts on his recent seminar at the Wellcome Trust.
And so, she waits
Zoe’s poem exposes the challenges women face in accessing equal and affordable healthcare, and how as a healthcare worker she is helpless to a failing system.
Artist feature: Gabriella Blumberg
Micah interviews filmmaker and producer Gabriella to discuss how her filmmaking career has intersected with her genetic risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
By the border
Danielle highlights the struggles faced by Rio Grande Valley natives who come from a low-income background when seeking healthcare services.
Horizontal politics
Jennifer uses powerful imagery to highlight the importance of her bed as a place of both rest and resistance for herself and others living with chronic illness.
Band-aids over landfill-sized holes
Brianna introduces us to her friend Juan, who lives next to a landfill in Tipitapa, and urges clinicians to engage in climate activism as a form of preventative medicine.
Could green spaces be the answer to the pandemic?
Kristian explores the positive influence of outdoor public spaces on our physical and mental health.
The drawbacks of applying a Western lens to the trauma of South Asian immigrants
Pallavi inaugurates our magazine’s Agora section by reflecting on Kate and Mohammad’s cultural psychology essays from our Gradients issue.
Know My Name
With empathy and compassion, Grace discusses Chanel Miller’s reclamation of her own narrative while confronting the harsh realities of the American justice system.
The Story of Your Life
How our reviewer’s olfactory explorations led her to a perspective-shifting book. Alexis reviews The Story of Your Life, a work by perfumer and former psychotherapist Mandy Aftel.
Artist spotlight: Liz Atkin
Eleanor speaks to artist Liz Atkin, an artist known for her unique exploration of skin as a means of redirecting her anxieties.
Soundtrack To The Struggle
What’s old is new again. Sarah shares her perspective on Lowkey’s sophomore album and the thematic prescience of its decade-old messages in more recent events.
Music: a window to the soul and an invitation into wellness
Candy reminds us that the magic of music runs deep and true across continents, time, and traditions. This article is a call to action to let the music in and continue to inspire or heal or just do whatever it needs to.
Filling in the gaps
Padmavathy discusses the need to prioritise credible research in Ayurveda, arguing that indigenous medicine can help address the gaps in allopathic medical systems in India and across the world.
Ghost in the shell
From the perspective of a medical professional, Armando weaves a narrative of a patient and his family facing linguistic barriers in the medical system and a challenging diagnosis.
What is it really like to be an Antarctic researcher?
Olivia reflects on her interview with Nadia Frontier about her unusual life as an Antarctic researcher.