Tributes to health workers are pouring in from around the world amid the covid-19 pandemic, as they are saluted as heroes and receive standing ovations from balconies. Nevertheless, an increasing […]
Year: 2020
Intersectionality offers a radical rethinking of covid-19
Covid-19 has disrupted modern society. Globally, the refrain of “we’re all in this together” resounds. However, covid-19 does not impact everyone equally, prompting calls to account for the needs, vulnerabilities, […]
The importance of maintaining regular physical activity and social interaction in aged care settings in light of the covid-19 pandemic
As the global covid-19 pandemic continues to evolve, countries have taken actions to prevent the spread of the virus [1]. International travels restrictions, lockdown measures, physical distancing and good hygiene […]
Aileen O’Brien: The challenges of a pandemic in inpatient psychiatric settings
Staff in psychiatric hospitals are having to make some of the most difficult clinical and ethical decisions they have faced in their careers, writes Aileen O’Brien […]
Covid-19 has forced a reckoning—the UK has much to learn from low income settings
The UK should draw from some of the low cost, high impact strategies used in countries that have recently experienced epidemics, say Samuel Boland, Gillian McKay, Benjamin Black, and Susannah […]
Nora Espiritu: the impact of covid-19 in Peru is being felt most by the poor
Peru has a population of around 32 million of whom over a third live in its capital Lima.1 Like the rest of the world, it has been hit by the […]
Covid-19—we must learn from Italy and protect older staff
Older doctors must not be sacrificed for the greater good, warn Irene Stratton, Richard Quinton, Adrian Davis, and Graham Roberts […]
The SHO must go on: specialty training selection in a pandemic
Covid-19 has forced the profession to rewrite the rules on career progression but any changes must be evidence based, say Hannah James and Giles Pattison […]
Rebecca Lawton: Graduated compression stockings on trial
One of the well-recognised complications of surgery is deep venous thromboembolism (DVT) and much work has been done to reduce the incidence of hospital acquired thrombosis, including the use of […]
Gestational diabetes—missed opportunities in post-partum follow-up
Elpida Vounzoulaki, Kamlesh Khunti, Clare L. Gillies Gestational diabetes is a relatively common pregnancy complication, defined as diabetes first diagnosed in pregnancy, that is clearly not either pre-existing type 1 […]