Medical Humanities
is an international journal from BMJ and IME publishing studies on the history of medicine, cultures of medicine, disability, gender, bioethics & medical education
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The use of an object: exploring physician burnout through object relations theory24 August 2023
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'Why They Laugh At Us?: the functions and ethics of humour in Singaporean theatrical depictions of stigmatised illness24 August 2023
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We’ve spent the last four years working toward social justice, accessibility, global outreach, and inclusivity. But those in under-funded areas, in vulnerable communities, and in the Global South still struggle to be represented in our journals. We at Medical Humanities want to create a path to publication through the utility of Special Issues, find out more by reading our blogpost.
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The ‘Glasgow effect’: the controversial cultural life of a public health term30 November 2023
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Postdigital health practices: new directions in medical humanities20 November 2023
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‘It wasn’t what I was suited for’: regretful mothers negotiating their reproductive decision and mother role17 November 2023
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Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency25 October 2023
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How and why to use ‘vulnerability’: an interdisciplinary analysis of disease risk, indeterminacy and normality11 September 2023