In today's post, Davy Tennison unpacks the role of medical dislike in the treatment of fibromyalgia patients.

AbstractBackground and Objectives. Epistemic injustice, introduced by philosopher Miranda Fricker in 2007, refers to harm affecting individuals as knowers

Three years after the start of #projectEPIC our qualitative study on #epistemicinjustice in dementia care has been accepted for publication! Special thanks to Lara Calabrese, Rabih Chattat and the whole Bologna team! #philsky #philpsy https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnag219

Great post on the #projectEPIC blog by Kate Binnie: creating space for reflection and conversation about respiratory ill health at the Chelsea Flower Show https://epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-asthma-lung-uk-breathing-space.html #philsky #philpsy

In communities disproportionately affected by deprivation and respiratory ill health, the legacy of mining and heavy industry, smoking-related disease, air pollution and occupational exposures (dust, chemicals) is compounded by healthcare inequalities and the inverse care law, whereby resources are often least available in areas of greatest need. For millions of people living with chronic lung conditions, the resulting breathlessness limits everyday life, undermining physical, psychological, social, financial and spiritual wellbeing.

University of Birmingham and mental health charity Mind in Camden shed further light on hearing voices and suicidality.