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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

This study explores the integration of home-like design elements in paediatric/adolescent palliative care inpatient units, drawing on perspectives from both medical and architectural professionals.

Children’s hospitals, children’s wards and children as hospital inpatients have attracted an exceptional amount of academic attention for decades.1 In this topic collection, we use the lens of ...

This article explores the role of humour and satire in promoting multispecies planetary health, with a focus on the work of Indian cartoonist Rohan Chakravarty. Following a critical examination of ...

Many people with persistent symptoms navigate illness without an adequate explanatory framework. The systematic disadvantages that arise from the lack of a collectively shared explanation can be ...

“Come back as soon as possible”. I (BN) struggled to process the phone conversation I was having with my doctor. The call woke me from a desperately needed nap—the last time I slept had been 30 hours ...

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 ...

Organ transplantation profoundly enhances survival and quality of life for patients with end-stage organ failure but presents challenges such as lifelong immunosuppression, complications and ...

Training healthcare students on topics of psychiatry and mental health is challenging because, besides scientific knowledge, addressing attitudes towards mental health is equally important. In this ...