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

Correspondence to Professor Brendan D Kelly, Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland; brendankelly35{at}gmail.com ...

Pregnancy has historically been framed as both biologically and morally significant, where maternal choices carry social and ethical weight. Recent statements by President Donald Trump, linking ...

This is a creative-critical essay about the shape of menstrual pain set against ‘the politics of the uterus’ (Paul B Preciado), drawing from personal experiences of adenomyosis. The premise thinks ...

Correspondence to Dr Laura Kelly, School of Humanities, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0LT, UK; L.e.kelly{at}strath.ac.uk In 1984, the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) established a ...

There is now a context for teaching humanities in undergraduate medical education via special study modules (SSMs). This paper discusses the instrumental and non-instrumental role of the humanities in ...

This paper addresses a current debate in the bioethics community between principlists, who consider that principles are at the heart of moral life, and narrativists, who see communication at its core.

Healthcare courses typically approach Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) education from a ‘translational science’ perspective. Students are taught about ‘evidence-based’ interventions, which are ...

This article examines how readers in an empirical study of COVID poetry make sense of the events and experiences depicted in a COVID poem. We draw on data generated through pre-reading questions, ...

While the assertion, ‘no one really wants to talk about COVID anymore’, has become a common refrain, cultural evidence suggests otherwise. Rather, cultural materials indicate not only a sustained ...

Palliative care communication often balances clarity with compassion, yet its professional and goal-oriented language can inadvertently mute the emotional and existential realities of dying. Illness ...

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 ...