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How can creativity help us heal? A doctor and a cartoonist answer | Amy Baxter and Navied Mahdavian

How can creativity help us heal? A doctor and a cartoonist answer | Amy Baxter and Navied Mahdavian

Update: 2025-06-077
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When medicine mixes with metaphor, what kind of healing transpires? In this unexpected meeting of minds, physician Amy Baxter shares her innovative approach to treating pain, while cartoonist Navied Mahdavian explores how he traces its deeper meaning. From punchlines to pain scales, they reveal how drawing can be diagnostic and why medicine might just need a touch more whimsy. (This conversation is part of "TED Intersections," a series featuring thought-provoking conversations between experts navigating the ideas shaping our world.)

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How can creativity help us heal? A doctor and a cartoonist answer | Amy Baxter and Navied Mahdavian

How can creativity help us heal? A doctor and a cartoonist answer | Amy Baxter and Navied Mahdavian