Large amounts of guidance are emerging, ranging from how to diagnose and manage people with symptoms of covid-19, to guidance on escalation of care for those who are unwell. Those […]
Year: 2020
Covid-19—the impact on our medical students will be far-reaching
We will need to develop new and enduring ways to support medical students who may be scarred by this pandemic […]
Giles Dawnay: Covid-19—a pandemic sized reminder of our place in the world
Our attitude to this virus will define generations to come, says Giles Dawnay […]
During covid-19, Americans need immediate access to health insurance—here’s how Congress should grant that
Suhas Gondi, Adam Beckman, Sara Rosenbaum, and Howard Forman outline how in this time of crisis, Congress and the White House can step up to protect the public and promote […]
A US doctor on bracing for the worst of covid-19: “We show up despite knowing the risks”
Jennifer Hong describes how at her US hospital, uncertainty weighs heavily as providers prepare themselves for the upcoming surge of covid-19 cases […]
Access to remote abortion services should not be temporary
Remote abortion care should always be offered to ensure the health of women, irrespective of whether there is a pandemic, argue Elizabeth Chloe Romanis and Jordan Parsons […]
Richard Smith: Covid-19—an oblique view on who shall live and who shall die
The day before Boris Johnson announced a lockdown (or cloistering, as I prefer to call it), I sat in a theatre in Tonbridge and watched my brother, Nicholas, playing a […]
Should we give priority care to healthcare workers in the covid-19 pandemic?
Daniel Sokol and Benjamin Gray Despite the dramatic increase in intensive care capacity in the United Kingdom in recent weeks, most experts recognise the possibility of intensive care units (ICUs) […]
On the front lines of the response to covid-19 in Spain: a nation under a state of emergency
I work as a paediatrician in a primary care centre in Madrid. It is the area in Spain that has been hardest-hit by the covid-19 pandemic. Spain is currently the […]
Coronavirus is the vital wake up call for the bigger challenge, climate change
Within a space of a few months, we have seen our lives completely transformed by a virus. Our working lives digitised, cities emptied, and economies grinding to a halt. Last […]