"Medicine in the Arts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Depiction of medical issues or themes via the arts including visual, oral, or written forms of expression.
| Descriptor ID |
D008512
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.093.530
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicine in the Arts" by people in Profiles.
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Wollina U, Hoenig LJ, Parish LC. A dermatologic view on claws and nails in fine arts. Clin Dermatol. 2025 Jul-Aug; 43(4):574-582.
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Wollina U, Hoenig LJ, Parish LC. A cracked lip and a broken heart: Anna Constantia Countess Cosel. Clin Dermatol. 2025 Jul-Aug; 43(4):567-573.
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Wollina U, Hoenig LJ, Parish LC, Pierce SE. John the Baptist in Leonardo Da Vinci's painting: What's in a smile? Clin Dermatol. 2025 Mar-Apr; 43(2):296-299.
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Hoenig LJ, Wollina U, Tilles G, Wallach D, Parish LC. Constant Joseph Desbordes' painting of Jean-Louis Alibert administering the smallpox vaccine ("La Vaccine"): An historic vaccination or artistic imagination? Clin Dermatol. 2025 Mar-Apr; 43(2):291-295.
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Sachdeva R, Rietchel L, Lee M, Krassioukov-Enns D, Ditunno J, Krassioukov AV. The Babinski Sign in 'Perseus with the head of Medusa': revisiting art through a neurological lens. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2024 07 11; 10(1):45.
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Mohammed TO, Hassan S, Hamideh N, Mahmoud A, Waugh MA, Plewig G, Parish LC, Hoenig LJ. Blemished noses in the art of three masters: Ghirlandaio, Rembrandt, and Warhol. Clin Dermatol. 2020 May - Jun; 38(3):360-364.
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Mangione S, Mockler GL, Mandell BF. The Art of Observation and the Observation of Art: Zadig in the Twenty-first Century. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 12; 33(12):2244-2247.
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Eisenberg A, Rosenthal S, Schlussel YR. Medicine as a performing art: what we can learn about empathic communication from theater arts. Acad Med. 2015 Mar; 90(3):272-6.
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Mangione S, Kahn MJ. A tale of two brains. How to rekindle the artist within. Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc. 2015; 78(4):41-6.
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Ditunno JF, Verville RE. Dr. R. Tait McKenzie: pioneer and legacy to physiatry. PM R. 2014 Oct; 6(10):866-75.