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Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine
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ISSN 1747-5341 · BMC · 321 artikel di indeks
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Legislative recognition and implementation challenges of living wills in China
Abstract The 2022 revision of China’s Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Medical Regulations marks the nation’s inaugural legislative recognition of “living wills” as legally binding instruments. However, the implementation of living wills in clinical practice encounters significant ethical challenges…
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Human dignity and ontological foundations: a philosophical perspective for the health professions
Abstract The question of what it means to be human remains one of the most fundamental inquiries in philosophy, with profound ethical implications, particularly in healthcare. This paper offers a conceptual framework for healthcare professionals by exploring the ontological status of the human…
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Refined utilitarianism in practice: reinterpreting the ethical foundations of the NHS
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic exposed acute tensions in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) between its egalitarian self-image and the utilisation of overtly utilitarian tools such as QALY-based cost-effectiveness and prognosis-driven triage. This paper offers a systematic…
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Women’s perceptions of placenta donation for research purposes: a cross-sectional study from the MENA region
Abstract Background The placenta is a rich source of stem cells that can be used in scientific research and therapeutic applications. The aim of the current study was to understand the perspectives of Jordanian women on placenta donation for research purposes. Methods The study questionnaire was…
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The foundational role of autonomy for brain-computer interfaces
Abstract Invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) pose a challenge for describing human-system interactions because they involve a depth of engagement that is difficult to disentangle. This is particularly problematic when clear authorship of decisions is needed. This presupposes that such devices…
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Can health justice be measured? A normative reconstruction of health equity indicators
Abstract Background Health systems commonly evaluate justice using quantitative health equity indicators such as healthcare coverage, financial protection, population health outcomes, and measures of the social determinants of health. These indicators are often treated as competing…
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Reconfiguring institutional authority through Mood: a cross-cultural systemic functional analysis of Egyptian and American medical drama
Abstract This study compares power dynamics in two culturally and generically distinct medical television series: the Egyptian comedy Balto (2023) and the American drama The Resident (2018). Drawing on Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), particularly the Mood system, six scenes (three…
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Disintegrating ipseity: a gerontological exegesis of Alzheimer’s disease and relational identity in Alice Munro’s fiction
Abstract Background Alzheimer’s is a progressive disorder of the brain that gradually affects memory, personality, behaviour, identity, and interpersonal relationships, particularly among older adults. Alice Munro’s novella “The Bear Came Over the Mountain” offers a compelling literary framework…
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Interpretation and the art of care— Gadamer’s hermeneutics and physician wellbeing
Abstract Physician burnout has increasingly been associated not only with workload and administrative burden, but also with a perceived erosion of meaning and professional identity within contemporary medical practice. This article explores the potential of Hans-Georg Gadamer’s philosophical…
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Docendo discimus: promoting patient personhood in clinical supervision – a critical phenomenological study of reciprocal professional formation in medicine
Abstract Background Medicine has long been understood as both a scientific discipline and a moral and relational practice. Yet within contemporary hospital environments shaped by efficiency demands, digital infrastructures, and performance metrics, the promotion of a patient’s personhood cannot be…
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The relationship between swamps and malaria: a review of the studies titled The Sanitary and Social Geography of Turkey
Abstract This study examines the multidimensional impact of infectious diseases on societies through the case of malaria, with particular emphasis on the anti-malaria campaigns implemented in Türkiye during the early Republican period within the framework of the studies titled The Sanitary and…
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Reconstructing Al-Farabi’s ethical framework in contemporary bioethics: genetics, reproduction, and technological challenges
Abstract Background Contemporary bioethics operates within pluralistic societies, where ethical reasoning is not confined to prescriptive frameworks but rather involves deliberation across competing moral perspectives. Although the dominant approaches remain largely Western, there has been an…
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Reconceptualizing the ethics of diagnosis: a Foucauldian framework
Abstract Background Traditional approaches in medical ethics have primarily focused on the consequences of diagnoses, emphasizing their impact on patients’ lives, treatment options, and social perception. While this perspective remains indispensable, it is limited in its consideration of the…
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Moral diversity and the challenge of responsibility in AI-CDSS
Abstract The increasing integration of artificial intelligence in clinical decision support systems (AI-CDSS) has fueled expectations of more personalized and effective diagnostics and therapies. By incorporating machine learning methods, AI-CDSS promise enhanced predictive accuracy, improved…
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Humanistic thought in medical dao: a cross-cultural perspective of global medical humanities
Abstract Rooted in “the real human being and their practice”, the humanistic thought of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) encompasses four core dimensions: the Theory of Valuing Life and Attaining Sagehood, the Theory of Temperament and Human Nature, the Theory of Subject Mutual Benefit, and the…
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Assess the level of adherence to nursing ethical principles among nurses at Imam Khomeini Hospital in Saqqez in 2024
Abstract Background and aim Commitment to professional ethical principles is one of the fundamental pillars in improving the quality of nursing care and preserving patients’ human dignity. Given the key role of nurses in direct interaction with patients, examining the extent of adherence to nursing…
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An investigation of theoretical model of the relationship between discussion with families and the attitude toward organ donation in Iran: the mediating role of Spiritual Well-Being
Abstract Background There is still a serious imbalance between the number of organ donors and the number of patients on the transplant list. It is therefore of great importance to assess and strengthen resources to improve people’s attitudes towards organ donation. This study examines the possible…
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Exploration of Ascending-Descending-Exiting-Entering in Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu: from classical philosophical theory to a novel diagnostic framework
Abstract “Medical Records of Integrating Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine: Yi Xue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu” (abbreviated as YXZZCXL), authored by the influential physician Xichun Zhang, a pioneering authority on the integration of Chinese and Western medicine, enriched the path of integrated…
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Seeing differently: (De)Constructing cultural narratives of blindness in al-Kīt Kāt and Scent of a Woman
Abstract While disability studies have significantly evolved over the past few decades, cinematic representations of people with disabilities, particularly in Egypt, still remains an understudied area. Thus, the present paper uses the cultural model of disability to comparatively analyse two…
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Artificial intelligence in healthcare, dentistry, and orthodontics; is it an opportunity or a threat? An epistemological review
Abstract Helpless, the human race stands in front of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that has invaded us and evaded our defences, leaving the world stranded and surrendering to each and every mobile app notification suggesting any persuasive personalised contents, for instance. Wherever we go…