Public health workers, struggling with a new covid-19 variant, cannot be expected to deal with a chaotic end of the Brexit transition too […]
Year: 2020
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Medical mistletoe
In our recent survey of harms at Christmas, Robin Ferner and I did not discuss the harms that might arise from having seasonal plants in the vicinity, other than Christmas […]
At the front of the line for the covid-19 vaccine: Eric Kutscher on his survivor’s guilt
As Eric Kutscher receives his first dose of the covid-19 vaccine, he’s struck by the depth of his previous fear during the pandemic and the reality of his privilege […]
Natural herd immunity should not be used as a means of pandemic control
The ongoing pandemic means countries have begun strategic discussions on how to achieve the “new normal.” This has led to renewed interest in a herd immunity approach to manage the […]
Peter Roderick: Transparency in approving covid-19 vaccines
Transparency is generally regarded as essential for public trust in medicines, and likely to lead to better decision-making. Yet lack of transparency has been a hallmark of the regulation of […]
Ankit Raj: The unequal dynamics of global health—are we still colonial at heart?
We still have a way to go to reach equity in global health, says Ankit Raj […]
The US now has vaccines, but no strategy on how to use them to defeat coronavirus
The good news this week was that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency use authorisation for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The FDA has also declared that the Moderna […]
Does football viewership lead to unexpected traffic accidents in Asia?
In early May 2019, I was invited to present my research at a university in Barcelona. At the time of my visit, FC Barcelona were playing Liverpool FC in a […]
What did you do during lockdown? I estimated my equilibrium energy intake
If it moves, it’s biology. If it smells, it’s chemistry. If it doesn’t work, it’s physics. Or, at least, so the saying goes. But, as I often tell my postgraduate […]
Pallavi Bradshaw: Virtual care beyond the pandemic
While use of technology in delivering medical services has been slowly evolving over the years, covid-19 has fast-tracked large-scale adoption and led to policy change. The benefits have been indisputable […]