Apr 20, 2026
Discussing the unique role of the nocturnist, or the night shift clinician, in academic medicine, are Jessica Chambers, MD, MPH, Alex Rittenberg, MD, and John George, MD. They offer opportunities for pursuing scholarship related to night medicine and challenges to doing so as a nocturnist. And they emphasize the...
Apr 6, 2026
We do not always rage against the dying of the light. Sometimes, we allow the light to fade gently, with grace, in the presence of love.
Nezienwa Ezenwa reflects on a patient who demonstrated that medicine is not just about defying death. It is about honoring life.
This essay placed first in the 2025 Hope Babette...
Apr 3, 2026
Something shifted after that conversation. It wasn’t a dramatic overnight change, but it was there—the slightest flicker of fight in him again. He started pushing himself a little more, engaging in physical therapy instead of just going through the motions. He cracked a joke with the nurses.
Roz Agheli reflects on...