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The medical humanities is a multidisciplinary field that embraces the study of medicine through the lenses of literature, history, philosophy, the social sciences, and the arts in the context of applied medicine and bioethics. It draws upon these diverse disciplines in pursuit of medical educational goals, and in its continued valuation of liberal arts education supports the classical ideals of critical analysis and cultural awareness concerning the sickness and health of society and the individual.

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Walt Whitman’s Newly Discovered 'Manly Health and Training'
A special edition of The Walt Whitman Quarterly Review (vol. 33.3, Spring 2016), featuring a long-lost book-length guide to “manly health” by the great American poet Walt Whitman. This guide (see pdf on website), which was written under a pseudonym over 150 years ago and recently discovered by a scholar, addresses topics ranging from the maintenance of "virility" to “care of the feet” and the attainment of a “nobler physique”.
The Hippocratic Oath in Roe v. Wade
An article which examines remarks on abortion in the ancient Greek Hippocratic Oath, and the role that the Oath played in the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade.
The Best Doctor is Also a Philosopher: Galen on Science and the Humanities
An article about the ancient Greek physician Galen and his emphasis on the need for doctors to be educated in humanistic pursuits such as philosophy and poetry.