Rebecca Fogg

Apr 19, 2023 | msn.com | Rebecca Fogg

The story of medicine is commonly framed as a steady accumulation of life-prolonging discoveries, inventions and practices. But seen through another lens, it is a story of competition for the title of “expert” in matters of healing – a tug-of-war over whose knowledge is valuable, who should make decisions, who achieves better results, who deserves resources. Was it the āšipu (“sorcerer”) or asu (“physician”) in ancient Mesopotamia? The mother, the midwife or the physician during modern childbirth?

Apr 19, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Rebecca Fogg

The story of medicine is commonly framed as a steady accumulation of life-prolonging discoveries, inventions and practices. But seen through another lens, it is a story of competition for the title of “expert” in matters of healing – a tug-of-war over whose knowledge is valuable, who should make decisions, who achieves better results, who deserves resources. Was it the āšipu (“sorcerer”) or asu (“physician”) in ancient Mesopotamia? The mother, the midwife or the physician during modern childbirth?

Apr 19, 2023 | theguardian.com | Rebecca Fogg

The story of medicine is commonly framed as a steady accumulation of life-prolonging discoveries, inventions and practices. But seen through another lens, it is a story of competition for the title of “expert” in matters of healing – a tug-of-war over whose knowledge is valuable, who should make decisions, who achieves better results, who deserves resources. Was it the āšipu (“sorcerer”) or asu (“physician”) in ancient Mesopotamia? The mother, the midwife or the physician during modern childbirth?

Apr 2, 2023 | booksbywomen.org | Women's Books |Rebecca Fogg

On Writing Beautiful TraumaBy Rebecca FoggIn 2006, my right hand was partially amputated when the toilet exploded in my Brooklyn apartment, as I stood brushing my teeth before bed. With great difficulty I stopped the bleeding and called an ambulance, and surgeons at Bellevue Hospital “replanted” my hand the next day. On the anniversary of the accident, I celebrated my phenomenal recovery with a houseful of loved ones. Then, I confronted a new fright: normalcy.

Mar 26, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Rebecca Fogg |Jay Wong |Katie Fortenberry |Harvey Chochinov

An excerpt from Beautiful Trauma: An Explosion, an Obsession, and a New Lease on Life. The experience of trauma changes us. Like spilled ink, it seeps into every aspect of our being, perceptibly and imperceptibly tinting memory, perspective, identity, and beliefs, long after clinical symptoms fade.