In an era of technological acceleration, clinical evaluation is increasingly governed by digital diagnostics, algorithmic protocols and standardised efficiency. While these advances improve precision, ...

Concepts such as disease and health can be difficult to define precisely. Part of the reason for this is that they embody value judgments and are rooted in metaphor. The precise meaning of terms like ...

We report a survey of audience members' responses (147 questionnaires collected at seven performances) and 10 in-depth interviews (five former patients and two family members, three medical ...

Empathy is a broad concept that involves the various ways in which we come to know and make connections with one another. As medical practice becomes progressively orientated towards a model of ...

How far back does medical consent go? A journey through Ottoman legal records in Ottoman Empire ...

Correspondence to Dr Abir Hamdar, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University, Durham DH1 3JT, UK; abir.hamdar{at}durham.ac.uk This essay offers a cultural anatomy of Palestinian artist ...

Correspondence to Professor Eivind Engebretsen, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo Faculty of Medicine, 0372 Oslo, Norway; eivind.engebretsen{at}medisin.uio.no In this introductory ...

Qualitative Research Unit, School Sport and Health Sciences, St Luke’s Campus, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK Correspondence to: A C Sparkes Qualitative Research Unit, School Sport and Health ...

Correspondence to Dr Jo Winning, English, Theatre and Creative Writing, School of Arts, Birkbeck College, University of London, London WC1H 0PD, UK; j.winning{at}bbk.ac.uk The crisis of physician ...

Art can have a positive impact on health and well-being and be efficacious in health research and dissemination processes. However, creative, arts-based approaches to research and knowledge ...

This review essay critically examines a modern manifestation of the scientific clinical gaze, drawing upon Michel Foucault’s foundational concepts. Using a Swedish medical case involving cultural bias ...

Medicine is inherently a humanistic profession. However, recent studies have emphasised the need for medical students to develop humane attitudes and behaviours. Breaking bad news is also one topic ...