Creative Non-fiction

Unmute

A medical resident serving as the lead staffer for a ventilation allocation committee during March of 2020 reflects on the obliteration of boundaries between work and home during the height of the COVID pandemic.

The Lancet Psychiatry

Bon Voyage

Exploring the ambivalence of witnessing a close friend die via the MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying) program.

Minnesota Medicine

Adeline's Mother

A glimpse at the person in the patient.

Honorable mention in the 2013 Medical Musings Writing Contest

Non-fiction Bibliography

1. Nolan, MB. “Adeline’s Mother.” Minnesota Medicine. October, 2013. P. 56

2. Nolan MB. “Unmute.” New England Journal of Medicine. May 7th, 2022.

3. Nolan, MB. “Bon Voyage.” The Lancet Psychiatry. Sept. 23, 2025.

4. Nolan MB, Mora Pinzon M, Crawford R, Tamez D, Ezenwanne O, Remington P. How Residency Programs are Adapting to Virtual Application Interviews. American College of Preventive Medicine News, 6/9/2020.

5. Nolan, MB. “Statewide View: Smoking Cessation Programs Work, So Why Extinguish Them?” Duluth News Tribune. June 6, 2025.

6. Nolan, MB. “Reflections on ‘Obesity Relationships with Community Design, Physical Activity, and Time Spent in Cars.’” Editorial Commentary. AJPM. July, 2025.

1. David Wahlberg, Wisconsin State Journal. Madison Doctor Couple of Front Line of Covid-19 Embracing ‘Air-hugs.’ April 4th. 2020. https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/health-med-fit/madison-doctor-couple-on-front-lines-of-covid-19-embracing-air-hugs/article_53899e4c-6423-5ab8-a171-8cc7b7cbc1c1.html

2. Madeline Heim, Annysa Johnson and Samantha West. USA Today News Network, Wisconsin. Wisconsin Officials Won’t Name Schools that have Covid-19 Outbreaks, or Say How Big They Are. August 26, 2020. https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/education/2020/08/26/wisconsin-wont-name-schools-have-covid-19-outbreaks/3410773001/

3. John Barron and Chas Licciardello. “Planet America,” an American politics show from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. COVID-19 status interview. Recorded Nov. 2, 2020. https://youtu.be/MCumBgBzcZg

4. Eric Litke, Politifact; A non-partisan fact-checking website run by The Poynter Institute. Published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 26, 2021. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/26/james-edming/yes-vaccines-are-safe-despite-quick-timeline/

5. Nolan, MB. Am I a Doctor or a Contingency Plan? KevinMD. March 4, 2022. Article and corresponding podcast, recorded April 1, 2022. Essay: https://www.kevinmd.com/2022/03/am-i-a-doctor-or-a-contingency-plan.html Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/am-i-a-doctor-or-a-contingency-plan/id1515033137?i=1000556773210

6. David Wahlberg, Wisconsin State Journal. Active Cancer but not most Previous Cancer Makes COVID-19 Deadly. August 15, 2022. https://madison.com/news/local/health-med-fit/study-active-cancer-but-not-most-previous-cancer-makes-covid-19-more-deadly/article_6acb6fd3-8273-5048-80b4-3ac92ba50ce5.html

7. Gary D. Gilmore. AJPM Book review of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control, 5th Edition. Volume 67, Issue 4, p. 637-639. October 2024. https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(24)00207-1/abstract

8. Nolan, MB. “How you can get free support to quit smoking during the Great American Smokeout,” CBS News Mid-Morning, in-studio interview. November 18, 2025. WCCO Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota.