If we want to preserve general practice as we shape it for the future, we should remind ourselves of the values at the heart of our specialty, says Martin Brunet […]
Year: 2020
Living in a thin dark line: How can we make healthcare systems climate resilient?
Healthcare professionals will be crucial to advocating for and implementing healthcare systems that are climate resilient, says Caitlin Rublee […]
Daniel Carter: Protecting renters now can help us minimise a second covid-19 wave
The UK government’s failure to protect renters is accelerating the recent rise in cases of covid-19. Against the advice of a number of epidemiologists, lockdown in many parts of the […]
Covid-19-induced changes in the management of multiple sclerosis
Covid-19 has forced rapid change in the delivery of health services. Some have the potential to make healthcare more efficient and responsive to patient’s needs. Others may not, so it’s […]
The root cause of excess covid infections in the care home sector: 30 years of market driven policies
Any root cause analysis into the excess deaths from covid-19 in the UK’s care homes must consider the decisions taken by policy makers over the past three decades which may […]
Michael Griffin: We are only as good as the future generation of surgeons
As surgeons, trainees are at the heart of our profession and we must guarantee that their development and training is not disadvantaged in the long term as a result of […]
Gregg Gonsalves: Covid-19 in the US—the new disease denialism
We will look back on this time and the hundreds of thousands of deaths we could have avoided with sorrow, anger, and disbelief […]
Conflict of interest in medicine: how medical students can become catalysts for change
I was a fifth year medical student when I attended an elective seminar at my university in Italy about “Conflict of interest in the medical profession.” The speaker described several […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal review—11 September 2020
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Crusades
A movement is “a course or series of actions and endeavours on the part of a group of people working towards a shared goal; an organization, coalition, or alliance of […]