Jacob Stegenga

Reader, University of Cambridge

Jacob Stegenga is a Professor at NTU Singapore. He has published widely in philosophy of science and philosophy of medicine, and is the author of Medical Nihilism, described as ‘a landmark work’, Care and Cure: An Introduction to Philosophy of Medicine, and a book to be published in 2026 titled Heart of Science.

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Written by Jacob Stegenga

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Medicine

Gentle medicine could radically transform medical practice

Jacob Stegenga

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Mental health

Do antidepressants work?

Depression is a very complex disorder and we simply have no good evidence that antidepressants help sufferers to improve

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