A HEART reading list: the journals, newsletters, and books we return to — and think you will love too. Every publication has its kin. HEART began from a simple conviction — that stories belong near the centre of medicine, not at its margins — and we have never held it alone. Some of
Keep reading →“How come you don’t have hands?” gasped Mabel as she stared at her new friend, Zoe. I froze. “Gosh, is this how children make friends these days?” I thought to myself. Beside me stood Zoe, a 9-year-old double amputee, silent as she processed the weight of Mabel’
Keep reading →I always wanted to be a doctor. As a child, I was raised on a steady diet of medical dramas—ER, Grey’s Anatomy, and glossy Asian serials (Love Revolution - in a time where Jdramas were a thing) where everyone moved with certainty and never spilled coffee on their white
Keep reading →The upcoming Singapore Medical Humanities Conference is in October 2026. It's about what illness actually means — not what the chart says it means. You should come. Here's why. Learn more Once a year, the people who think about medicine and the people who live with it
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