Correspondence to Dr Jennifer Jane Hardes, Department of Sociology, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent CT1 1QU, UK; jennifer.hardes{at}canterbury.ac.uk The positive relationship between ...

Clinical language applied to early pregnancy loss changed in late twentieth century Britain when doctors consciously began using the term ‘miscarriage’ instead of ‘abortion’ to refer to this subject.

Modern songs, films, novels and daily speech often use heart imagery to illustrate ‘inner self’ experiences, such as deeply felt emotions. Where do these ideas come from and what relevance (if any) do ...

Among the growing number of works of graphic fiction, a number of titles dealing directly with the patient experience of illness or caring for others with an illness are to be found. Thanks in part to ...

Objective To determine the effectiveness of interactive theatre as a knowledge translation and exchange (KTE) method to educate assisted human reproduction (AHR) service providers about lesbian, gay, ...

1 Centre for Arts and Humanities in Health and Medicine, University of Durham, 14/15 Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP, UK 2 Centre for Philosophy and Health Care, University ...

1 Servicio de Radiología, Complexo Hospitalario Xeral-Calde, Lugo, Spain 2 Servicio de Neurología, Complexo Hospitalario Xeral-Calde, Lugo, Spain Correspondence to Manuel Vázquez Caruncho, Servicio de ...

Correspondence to Dr. Lauren MacIvor Thompson, College of Law, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA; lmacivor1{at}gsu.edu The medical intervention of ‘twilight sleep’, or the use of a ...

The value of creative writing as an adjunct to clinical treatment is well-known. Creative writing has been used successfully in a wide range of healthcare and rehabilitation settings, with people ...

Domestic alarms are highly personal technological appendages that help us achieve an individual sense of safety and familial well-being—like baby monitors that help us care for children and alarm ...

1 Primary Care Group, Swansea Clinical School, Centre for Health Improvement and Evaluation (CHIRAL), University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea, UK 2 Faculty of Health and Social Care ...

In Sarah Hall’s short story ‘Mrs Fox’, a man wakes to find his wife, Sophia, vomiting. When Sophia’s nausea continues, he imagines her wasting from a rare cancer; instead, she mutates into a fox and, ...