What can the medical humanities achieve? This paper does not seek to define what is
meant by the medical humanities, nor to adjudicate the exact disciplinary or interdisciplinary …

Original critical engagements at the intersection of the biomedical sciences, arts, humanities
and social sciencesIn this landmark Companion, expert contributors from around the world …

The medical humanities are at a critical juncture. On the one hand, practitioners of this field
can bask in their recent successes: in the UK, at least, what was once a loose set of …

Modern medicine is confronted with cultural crossings in various forms. In facing these
challenges, it is not enough to simply increase our insight into the cultural dimensions of …

As befits an emerging field of enquiry, there is on-going discussion about the scope, role
and future of the medical humanities. One relatively recent contribution to this debate …

The call for a narrative medicine has been touted as the cure-all for an increasingly
mechanical medicine. It has been claimed that the humanities might create more empathic …

This article raises the question to what extent health care as practised in biomedicine
includes care as a moral and existential value. The text is at the same time a 'teaser'to draw …

This paper (re) considers the role of medical technology at three interrelated levels: first, the
extent to which medical technology renders our bodies increasingly “uncertain” at the turn of …

This discussion paper reviews and critiques literature related to the evolution of the medical
humanities as an academic discipline and its contribution to healthcare provision. We argue …

In reality there is a wide spectrum of literature emerging which lies on a continuum between
these two positions, and collectively it reflects an ongoing debate as to the best way forward …