CREATIVE WORKS

Leviathan
August 30, 2010

LeviathanBusy psychiatrist Lara Hazelton laboured, but she couldn’t finish reading Moby Dick in time for her reading club of esteemed retired physicians. As the group discusses the book, Lara wonders if she should finish reading the classic, if it holds anything of value for her. Full article

BOOKS

Approaching the mind–body problem
August 23, 2010

Approaching the mind–body problemLiterary talent Siri Hustvedt fails to find a definitive answer to the cause of a shaking episode. However, she takes readers on a fascinating journey into the borderland between mind and body, where she demonstrates dual proficiencies in the language of neurosciences and psychoanalysis. Full article

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BOOKS

Milestone anniversary for Ars Medica

Milestone anniversary for Ars Medica
August 30, 2010

As Ars Medica: A Journal of Medicine, the Arts and Humanities turns the corner on its fifth anniversary, it continues to provide a venue for lesser-known authors and heavy-hitters. The current issue features an excerpt from Katharine Govier’s latest novel, stories from Dr. Jay Baruch and Ann Ireland and an essay from James FitzGerald about his memoir, What Disturbs our Blood. Full article

POETRY

Pitting cherries

Pitting cherries
August 16, 2010

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CMAJ in the News

“Smoking cannabis relieves chronic pain” (The Independent (UK), September 1, 2010)

“Chronic pain suffers helped by marijuana” (UPI, September 1, 2010)

“Huff and puff” (Winnipeg Free Press, editorial, September 1, 2010)

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