{"id":1302,"date":"2017-09-29T11:50:20","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T10:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-humanities\/?page_id=1302"},"modified":"2025-01-27T13:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T12:49:01","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-humanities\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"page-header\">\n<h1 class=\"page-title\">About<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<p><strong>January 2025 Update: MH\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Blog<\/span>\u00a0Pause<\/strong><br \/>\nSince January 2023, <em>Medical Humanities<\/em> has published solely online. There are many advantages to digital publishing that are still being fully realised. In this context, I have made the decision to pause the Medical Humanities\u00a0<span class=\"il\">blog<\/span>, while its strategic aims and focus are under review. The\u00a0<span class=\"il\">blog<\/span>\u00a0is not currently accepting new submissions. 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