Zach Ferraro and Evan Tannenbaum, residents in obstetrics and gynaecology, describe how their hospital has established new workflows that have allowed them to resume practice with something like normality […]
Year: 2020
Catriona Gilmour Hamilton: Ensuring patients feel cared for in the era of Zoom medicine
We must ask patients what they think, what they would prefer, and tailor their care accordingly, says Catriona Gilmour Hamilton […]
Judith Dawson: Healthcare workers during covid-19—Dulce et Decorum est
Problems in the supply of PPE during the covid-19 pandemic are symptomatic of the ongoing neglect of doctors’ wellbeing, argues Judith Dawson […]
Targeted intraoperative radiotherapy for early breast cancer—new evidence challenges traditional treatment
Jayant Vaidya describes how he and his team challenged the dogma of universal use of whole breast radiotherapy for breast cancer […]
Restructuring Public Health England: public health is about more than being prepared for future pandemics
Paul C Coleman, Joht Singh Chandan, and Fatai Ogunlayi consider the effect this restructure will have on the future health and wellbeing of England […]
How can gender transformative programmes with men advance women’s health and empowerment?
Without a gender transformative approach, male engagement interventions risk reinforcing existing gender inequalities, write Shari L Dworkin and colleagues […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—18 August 2020
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Colin Melville: What will covid-19 mean for the future of medical training?
How can we translate the flexibility we’ve learnt during covid-19 into better training for doctors, asks Colin Melville […]
Alexander Hodkinson: Asthma can take over your life, but the right support makes it easier
Asthma is more than just struggling to breathe. It’s about having inflamed or sensitive airways that need to be monitored regularly and reviewed so they don’t react to triggers with […]
Arriving late, delayed, or not at all—presentations to paediatric emergency departments during covid-19 pandemic
Following the rapid spread of the covid-19 pandemic, health services across the world began operational planning for a predicted surge in attendances of covid-19. It quickly became clear however, that […]