In recent centuries, death has become increasingly medicalised, institutionalised and distanced from everyday life. This societal shift has contributed to growing discomfort around acknowledging death ...

In recent years, recurrent attacks on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) rights have dominated the news. At the same time, there has been growing recognition amongst scholars of the persistent ...

Since 2017, more than 600 000 Rohingya have sought refuge in Bangladesh, as Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN), in registered camps or improvised settlements in Cox’s Bazar. Although ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming clinical practice while simultaneously raising concerns about trust. Drawing on complexity theory, this paper argues that the crisis of trust in medical AI ...

In this epistolary paper, we draw on the work of an interdisciplinary, psychosocial study of the relationship between time and care, Waiting Times, to explore the significance of a book of letters as ...

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

In this paper, I show how humiliation, as a moral emotion, is a pervasive yet neglected dimension of medicine, health and ethics discourse. Although often conflated with shame, humiliation names a ...

Interdiscursivity refers to the blending of multiple discourses, genres, or styles within a single communicative event. This study investigates the interdiscursivity of Chinese public health risk ...

This essay explores the enduring relevance of Isaiah Berlin’s fox and hedgehog metaphor, famously applied to Tolstoy, to contemporary psychiatric practice. Psychiatry, historically grounded in rich ...

Studying patient experience has become increasingly important for providing alternative perspectives on healthcare and quality improvement. Understanding these experiences contributes to improving ...

Introduction Advance directives are defined as statements that are written in advance and ensure that a person’s control over a medical decision is upheld even in situations where the patient is ...

Background Transforming the scope of global health to become more equitable, especially in conditions such as sickle cell disease (SCD), has been the subject of increasing attention. It has garnered ...