Healing Stories Network

The Reading Room

Honest, first-person companions to the conditions, treatments, and choices explored across our library.

A type 2 diagnosis can feel like a rulebook in a language you don't speak. Reflections from the people in our Diabetes & Bl...

A guide to our Aging & Senior Health shelf — ten anthologies of first-person testimony, from staying strong and preventing ...

November 17, 2025 Smoking and Vaping by the Numbers

Smoking and vaping in data: the dramatic decline of smoking over sixty years, and the rise of vaping in its place.

November 13, 2025 Alcohol and the Sober-Curious Shift

Alcohol in data: the global death toll, how many adults drink, and the cultural shift toward drinking less.

High blood pressure in data: how over a billion adults are affected, how many are unaware, and how few have it controlled.

Magnesium is the wellness world's favourite supplement. An honest look at what people actually notice for sleep and stress, why...

Dementia in data: how many people live with it today, and why the number is projected to more than double by 2050.

November 1, 2025 Vitamin D Deficiency by the Numbers

Vitamin D in data: why so many are thought to fall short, and why the estimates vary so widely.

A guide to our Pediatric Health shelf — twelve anthologies of first-person family testimony, from childhood asthma and allergie...

There's no right way to feel after hearing the word 'cancer'. A few things the people in our Cancer Journeys collection wish th...

October 28, 2025 Workplace Burnout by the Numbers

Workplace burnout in data: how widely it is felt, who is most affected, and why it is now a recognised occupational phenomenon.

October 24, 2025 Long COVID by the Numbers

Long COVID in data: why estimates of how common it is vary so widely, and what we can and cannot yet say.