To all our new doctors, first off, congratulations on surviving years of monotonous pre-clinical lectures, bewildering elective attachments, and dreaded finals. You made it! Second, yikes, I know that in […]
Year: 2020
Richard Armitage and Laura B Nellums: Grieving during covid-19
Many people’s experiences of grief may be protracted, intensified, or in need of psychological intervention during this pandemic, say Richard Armitage and Laura B Nellums […]
Chris Ham: The government should give local leaders control over NHS Test and Trace
A crisis on the scale of the covid-19 pandemic requires a national response. But in a country as large and diverse as the United Kingdom, where the impact of the […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Retractions, withdrawals, and archives
Last week I drew a distinction between publications that had been retracted after publication and those that had been withdrawn. Although the two words literally mean “drawn back” one should […]
Charles Ebikeme: To save the NHS, we must rewrite the rules on health
The social contract between society and the NHS needs rewriting after this pandemic is over, writes Charles Ebikeme […]
Christine Ekechi: How do we start a conversation about racism in medicine?
Tackling racism in medicine can only come about with honest conversations. Christine Ekechi suggests we can start that journey in three ways […]
Where are the women experts on covid-19? Mostly missing
Everyone loses when the opinions of qualified women are not heard. The BMJ Gender Diversity Group shares how you can help us improve the gender balance of expert voices in […]
Ensuring continuity of tuberculosis care during the covid-19 crisis
As the number of people affected by covid-19 continues to increase worldwide, there is growing concern over the massive collateral damage to routine health services in all settings. Among the […]
Covid-19 in New Zealand: A move to online consultations in primary care could widen health inequalities
Several advantages have helped New Zealand avoid the worst of the covid-19 pandemic and allowed the government to pursue a plan to eliminate the virus from the country. [1] New […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—25 June 2020
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals. […]