Medical Humanities Weekly Digest — 14 September 2026 This week’s selection asks what happens when the parts of care that are hardest to quantify — being believed, carrying responsibility, belonging, and being heard — are treated as central clinical concerns rather than as extras. Every article is fully open access. I. 🗣️ When
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“The unexamined life is not worth living.” — Socrates In healthcare, the days can become crowded with decisions that need to be made quickly: what is happening, what needs doing, who needs to be called, what must not be missed. This work matters. Yet the pressure to act can leave little
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