This pandemic has seen each of us needing to adapt to new ways of living working. What was familiar, in our personal and professional lives, has changed almost overnight. Doctors, […]
Year: 2020
Equipoise on covid-19 therapeutics
The coronavirus pandemic has created an urgent need for therapeutics. Early reports of potential efficacy of hydroxycloroquine led to swift public embrace and presidential endorsement, even as public health leaders […]
Covid-19—a pivotal moment in community care
As primary care physicians and community practitioners, we are first hand witnesses of the covid crisis and its impact on our communities. The pandemic wave is just hitting Canada and […]
Rory Heath: Can we use digital technologies to alleviate loneliness in hospitals?
Covid-19 has profoundly and rapidly changed the way that we communicate. The #FlattenTheCurve movement has condensed our previously separate spheres of work, socialising, and family life into our homes. This […]
The NHS has been run on the goodwill of its staff for too long
Once this is done, there must be complete transparency about how the NHS came to be left in this exposed position […]
Daniel Sokol: Where are the ICU triage protocols?
It is no secret that intensive care unit (ICU) capacity may be overwhelmed if the pandemic worsens. Why then is there so little published guidance on ICU triage from the […]
Ian Hamilton: Is alcohol really “essential” during covid-19?
With the UK seeing a surge in alcohol sales over the past few weeks, now would be a good time to emphasise public health advice on alcohol, argues Ian Hamilton […]
Covid-19: we must take urgent action to avoid an increase in problem gambling and gambling related harms
The covid-19 pandemic has brought into focus the importance of understanding the interplay between the pathogen and the populations and systems that it threatens. In the UK there are significant […]
Richard Lehman’s covid-19 reviews—6 April 2020
In this weekly round-up, Richard Lehman looks at a personal selection of articles of relevance to clinicians dealing with covid-19 […]
Hope Virgo: For people with eating disorders, covid-19 adds another layer of complication
Imagine arriving at the supermarket. You head over to where you normally start your shop only to find there is nothing there. You head to the next aisle; on one […]