We do not yet know precisely the outcomes that survivors of covid-19 will face, but we should be ready with support for those experiencing the psychiatric sequelae of intensive care, say Daniela […]
Year: 2020
Non communicable diseases and covid-19: a perfect storm
For decades academics and policy makers have warned of the risks of a viral pandemic with effects as devastating as the Spanish Flu in 1918. What they did not anticipate, […]
Covid-19 and cognitive bias
Cognitive biases can shape our understanding, often at an unconscious level, of events such as the covid-19 pandemic. An awareness of these biases can lead to more effective messages and […]
Michele Acuto: Covid-19 should spur us to think like cities
Pandemic outbreaks regularly surface global lessons in urban health and planning. Michele Acuto looks at what the covid-19 pandemic can teach us […]
Covid-19: Has the UK government got it wrong about travel restrictions?
The UK government introduced a blanket 14-day self-isolation commitment on all incoming travellers on 8 June. This has been widely criticized for being too indiscriminate and too late. Should the […]
Has the covid-19 pandemic changed the doctor-patient relationship forever?
There are few relationships as sacrosanct as the one between a doctor and a patient. Built on trust, communication, mutual respect and empathy it is influenced by the practise of […]
Covid-19 in ethnic minority groups: where do we go following PHE’s report?
We need to move on from describing the problem to developing recommendations and a rapidly implemented action plan Early reports from the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) […]
Pregnancy outcomes and covid-19: benefits of a nine year gestation
Recent opinion pieces have reflected on the neglect of the principles of evidence-based medicine in the context of the covid-19 pandemic,1 particularly focussing on trial conduct, with opaque mid-trial changes […]
Carlo Ross: Covid-19 and medical students—the impact of doing nothing
Over the past few months, it’s been hard for final year medical students to decide what to do during a situation in constant flux, says Carlo Ross […]
Assuring research integrity during a pandemic
Compared to the SARS outbreak in 2003, the covid-19 pandemic has led to substantially more scientific publications during the first four months. Preprints have become the medium of choice. The […]