Witnessing mistakes health care professionals made after her dad has a stroke, Jenn Kamara vows never to work in medicine, and for Theresa Ball, it seems like everything in life is keeping her from her dream of becoming a nurse.
Read MoreShame: Stories about things we hide
Comedian Amy Veltman doesn’t want to acknowledge her embarrassing gastrointestinal issues, and Mike Lambert seeks a friend’s help to pick out new glasses, but his secret body dysmorphia threatens to undo him.
Read MorePolitics: Stories about the political side of science
Scientist Gretchen Goldman struggles to protect the data and integrity of science under the new Trump administration, and journalist Liz Landau feels the wrath of the internet when she covers a study about women and their voting preferences.
Read MoreParadoxical: Stories about thoughts we shouldn't have
After surviving breast cancer, comedian Ophira Eisenberg hates the pink breast cancer awareness ribbon, and after the sudden death of his mom, Richard Kemeny feels numb to the world and his feelings.
Read MoreAnxious Mind: Stories about troublesome worries
Devon Kodzis thought they had their anxiety under control until a routine doctor appointment, and naturally anxious neuroscientist Tammy Spence becomes preoccupied with her dog’s health.
Read MoreHelping Hand: Stories about the kindness of strangers
One moment Keith Mellnick is cycling home, the next he’s in the emergency room of the hospital with no idea what happened to him, and medical student Fabiola Plaza feels compelled to help a woman on the New York subway get a doctor’s appointment.
Read MoreNew Normal: Stories about finding a new way of being
After a neurological disorder leaves Tracey Starin visually impaired, she struggles to fill the void of her love for reading, and at first comedian Ayanna Dookie doesn’t take her Lupus diagnosis seriously.
Read MoreReclamation: Stories about setting something right
When Barbara Todd isn’t with her dad when he passes, she searches for forgiveness, and grad student Nina Christie’s preconceived notions of the Skid Row needle exchange get turned on their head when she begins volunteering there.
Read MoreMortified: Stories about embarrassing situations
Emma Yarbrough feels in control of her future after undergoing an egg retrieval operation until a burning sensation sends her for a loop, and when the doctor finds blood in Carlos Kotkin’s urine, he ends up having to undergo some deeply humiliating procedures.
Read MoreSearching: Stories about trying to find something
Comedian Sam Lyons is determined to not get involved with his partner’s feral cats, until one goes missing, and in an act of desperation, Bhaskar Sompalli goes on a hunt to find free lab equipment to make his graduate school experiment work.
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