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A broad understanding of how disease, loss, suffering and new medical diagnoses affect us is crucial to tackling the world’s health challenges. Kristin Zeiler conducts interdisciplinary research in the medical humanities.

The Human in Medicine is an exhibition that shines a light on a few research projects within the field of the medical humanities and social sciences at Linköping University.

In a large research project, researchers are working across disciplines to understand post-COVID from several different aspects. At the same time, they are researching the interdisciplinary process itself.

“Futures Ahead” strengthened the medical humanities both nationally and internationally. The conference proved the great potential and importance of the field, as well as the vibrant engagement in it.

LiU will receive SEK 30 million from the Swedish Research Council to fund an initiative where researchers from very different backgrounds contribute to a better understanding of post-covid-19 syndrome as an urgent health challenge.

The questions in a health survey aimed at young people raise issues of status and convey norms about what people should own and how they should be. This is according to a study from Linköping University.

The pandemic created and continues to create challenges of existential and social nature as well as in care and medical setting. Such challenges occur on local, national, and global levels. The pandemic has also resulted in unexpected collaborations.