Having mentioned [here] the numerical expansion in courses entitled Health Science and Health Studies, another word commonly appearing in course titles is Biomedicine. Alternatively, one may find the adjective Biomedical used - as in Biomedical Science or the like.
These courses are primarily science-based. The addition of Science in the course title is somewhat redundant. However, calling a course simply Biomedicine does not distinguish it sufficiently from medicine. Biomedical Science is the academic study of health-related topics. Medicine is about training to become a doctor.
Health Science and Biomedical Science are synonymous. The inclusion of the phrase medical provides extra cache.
The term biomedical will appear again. The medical model of the body - and disease and health - to which Western medicine adheres is also called the biomedical model. The two phrases are synonymous.
