When the robot sounds kinder: how healthcare lost its human touch
The Conversation (UK) - 07-Nov-2025AI was judged more empathic than doctors using written responses, revealing a system-driven empathy gap
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The British Medical Bulletin is a long-established, multidisciplinary medical review journal published by Oxford University Press. It focuses on delivering clear, authoritative overviews of emerging and important topics across medicine, aiming to help clinicians, junior doctors and medical students stay up to date with advances in research and clinical practice. Now published exclusively online, the journal covers a broad spectrum of specialties — from cardiovascular and infectious diseases to public health, policy and medical education — providing readers with accessible, high-quality insights that bridge scientific evidence and everyday medical decision-making.
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AI was judged more empathic than doctors using written responses, revealing a system-driven empathy gap