When the dean of young adult fiction, John Green, visited a field hospital in Sierra Leone, he met young Henry, a boy who would forever change his life and his understanding of tuberculosis (TB). Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection, is the short book that Green wrote to tell the world about Henry and remind us of what TB has meant in history and right now.  In a poignant memoir and an entertaining history lesson, Green tells the people of the first world that we could cure TB if we only set our minds and our wallets to the task.

Elizabeth Hodges could not find a book of encouragement and advice for young mothers when she was diagnosed with cancer, so she wrote one herself. Here are her life-tested best stories and lessons for how to beat cancer while being a mom.

For Mental Health Awareness Month, I decided to discuss two books: “Stop Physician Burnout: What to Do When Working Harder Isn't Working” and “Moral Injury: Healing the Healers.” With burnout, depression and suicide affecting too many physicians, it’s the perfect time for us to look into the “why” of dealing with these struggles, and what we can do to help pull ourselves back out.

Some teachers and healthcare workers can’t check-out during challenging interactions with clients, students, and patients. We cannot become a gray rock. What can we do? We can change the way that we think by asking better questions, finding ways to reframe the person’s behavior, and by challenging our assumptions. It’s not easy but once we learn the skill, it helps.