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Medical Humanities Podcast
The Medical Humanities Podcast explores the stories, ethics, and experiences that connect clinical medicine to the arts. From the history of medicine to bioethics and gender, hosts Dr. Sabina Dosani (Editor-in-Chief of Medical Humanities) and paediatrician Dr. Sarah Ahmed speak with writers, artists, and scholars redefining our understanding of health. Join us as we pull at the threads that tie us together and investigate the ones that unravel.
Brought to you by the BMJ and the Institute of Medical Ethics.
Medical Humanities - mh.bmj.com - is an international journal from the BMJ Group and the Institute of Medical Ethics (IME) publishing studies on the history of medicine, cultures of medicine, disability, gender, bioethics and medical education.
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Friday May 17, 2019
Friday May 17, 2019
Join us for a preview of the new June special issue on Biopolitics, Psychosomatics and "participating bodies" and read it on the MH website: https://mh.bmj.com/.
June's issue is specially dedicated to the many ways of looking at psychosomatics. In this conversation with Brandy Schillace, guest editor Dr. Monica Greco explains why a different outlook on our bodies is much needed. Listen to the full conversation and keep an ear out for the buzz word that brings together nature and politics.
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Medical Humanities editor-in-chief, Brandy Schillace, speaks to Dr Sara Wasson about her work on chronic pain and gothic transplantation.
For more information read: https://mh.bmj.com/content/44/2/106.
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Increasingly in the US, elements of religion have crept into medical and political discourse. The Bible has been invoked repeatedly, for instance, in discussion of women’s right to abortion, same sex marriage, adoption, coverage rights, and the list goes on. In today’s MH podcast, Brandy Schillace interviews John Fugelsang, host of Tell Me Everything on SiriusXM, as well as an American actor, tv personality, comedian, and twitter-burr beneath the saddle of the far right. Together they discuss this often taboo subject, navigating the way “religion” as a political identity has become a tool for denying healthcare, and how to make allies among and between believers of many faiths, agnostics, and atheists to provide better care for all.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Medical Humanities editor-in-chief Brandy Schillace interviews Medical Humanities board member Daniel LaForest on his understanding of medical humanities and storytelling.
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Medical Humanities Film Correspondent Khalid Ali interviews Dr Nabil Elkot, a doctor who uses art in his psychotherapeutic practice. This interview comes from Medfest, the medical film festival.
Wednesday Mar 06, 2019
Wednesday Mar 06, 2019
Medical Humanities Editor-in-Chief Brandy Schillace interviews doctor and author Gavin Francis about housing and medical outcomes, his work as a travel writer, and the influence of his medical practice on his writing.
Thursday Feb 07, 2019
Thursday Feb 07, 2019
What is the future of "prescribing art"? Brandy Schillace interviews Victoria Hume, Director of the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance, about the role of culture, arts, and health.
Related Medical Humanities papers mentioned in this podcast:
Inclusion, access and social justice: the rhizomic evolution of a field across a continent - https://mh.bmj.com/content/44/4/218
Biomedicine and the humanities: growing pains - https://mh.bmj.com/content/44/4/230
Reflections on a field across time and space: the emergent medical and health humanities in South Africa - https://mh.bmj.com/content/44/4/263
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
Tuesday Jan 29, 2019
The 400-year-old Shakespearean speech is the start of a conversation about the immigrants' situation in the US and the UK today, as well as the health effects on children suffering separation from parents and other traumas relating to a refugee situation.
Kathleen Bachynski and Brit Trogen, both from the New York University Langone, discuss 'The Immigrants' Case', a speech attributed to William Shakespeare, in order to reflect on its relevance to current debates and particularly on the role of healthcare.
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Thursday Jan 10, 2019
Thursday Jan 10, 2019
Dr Omneya Okasha is a dentist who had a passion for film since early childhood. Bonding with characters on screen took her on a journey of self-discovery, personal growth, and wonder. After a career in Dentistry, she is now a full-time film maker. In this conversation with Medical Humanities film correspondent, Khalid Ali, she comments on 'story-telling, attention to detail, collaboration and empathy' as key elements in making a good doctor and artist. In her films, she challenges society attitudes towards gender discrimination and physical disfigurement.
Wednesday Jan 02, 2019
Wednesday Jan 02, 2019
Medical Humanities editor-in-chief Brandy Schillace interviews Dr Eugene Gu about the responsibilities of medical practitioners in light of ICE and the immigration crisis in the US.
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This interview was recorded on the 7th June 2018.