An Introduction to Narrative Palliative Care
Dr Fei Li explores the integration of narrative medicine and palliative care at Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) in China.
“Yuesao”: A Distinct Postnatal Doula in Contemporary China
Siyi Chen explores the transformation of traditional postnatal care practices in China, highlighting the rise of the emerging profession known as Yuesao. This article is part of a collection of posts from attendees at the 2024 Medical Humanities International Summer School for PhD researchers in Vadstena, Sweden, coordinated by the Centre for Medical Humanities and Bioethics at Linköping University, in collaboration with the Institute for Medical Humanities at Durham University.
Finding “Small Health” in Lu Xun’s Translation Practices
Shijung Kim examines the intersection of medicine, fiction and translation in the work of renowned Chinese author and translator, Lu Xun.
Two Diabetes Cases in 1920s China
Xiao-Yang Gu explores the tension between two different diagnosis methods of diabetes in 1920s China and the consequent changes in the power dynamics in the clinical context.
Narrative Medicine & Hospice Doulas in China
Nicole Xuan Chen and Xiao-lin Yang explore the importance of narrative medicine and hospice doula care for experiences of death and dying.
‘Healthcare in China, A Medical Humanities Perspective’: Conference Review
On Friday 14th June 2019, the Oxford Brookes Centre for Business, Society, and Global Challenges, in collaboration with Peking University HSBC Business School, hosted a research workshop: Healthcare in China, a medical-humanities perspective. The call
‘The Impotence Epidemic: Men’s Medicine and Sexual Desire in Contemporary China’ reviewed by Sonia Wigh
‘The Impotence Epidemic: Men’s Medicine and Sexual Desire in Contemporary China’ by Everett Yuehong Zhang (Duke University Press, 2016). The Impotence Epidemic: Men’s Medicine and Sexual Desire in Contemporary China is a poignant account