A philosophical analysis of how physician actions and treatment goals are defined and interpreted and how understanding this process can affect the success of the clinical encounter.

Media coverage of a sympathetic person's illness experience can trigger changes in public opinion and even public policy.

A judicious approach to autism would be to replace a “disability” or “illness” paradigm with a “diversity” perspective that takes into account both strengths and weaknesses and the idea that variation can be positive in and of itself.

Testimonial injustice is an expression of racism that uses identity to undermine individuals’ credibility as authoritative “knowers” of their own bodies, selves, and experiences.

Current QoL conversations in HTx could be enhanced by a phenomenological account of temporality, embodiment, and intersubjectivity.

A recent model categorizes comic styles that can help us examine whether and when humor is a virtue in health care professionalism.

Defining typical appearance as a goal of health service provision is harmful and unnecessary for traits that are stigmatized but neither harmful nor distressing.

Antimicrobial resistance demonstrates the fruitfulness of public health and bioethics collaborations by applying key concepts of interconnection and interdependence.