Raffaella Bertè and colleagues recount the experience of managing the covid-19 outbreak in a small town in Italy […]
Year: 2020
Daniel Baker: No assumptions should be made about people’s quality of life irrespective of any disability
Daniel Baker, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, discusses his fears about covid-19 and whether he would receive critical care […]
Peter Brindley: Covid-19—Healthcare workers are scared but, in some ways, also lucky
For over 70 years my lucky corner of this lovely planet has enjoyed relative peace and prosperity. Despite this, we healthcare workers have rarely missed any opportunity to offer military […]
Vanessa Cutter: Covid-19—the corona cohort of soon-to-be doctors
I am a final year medical student at Newcastle Medical School. Last week I was told I would no longer be required to sit my final exams in the summer. […]
Extraordinary times: coping psychologically through the impact of covid-19
Covid-19 is changing our ways of working. It is also affecting the psychological health of staff. While individual doctors react differently to the crisis, we are already observing characteristic patterns […]
Dawn P Richards: Covid-19 is bringing unpredictability and fear to the rheumatology community
There is widespread concern and fear about what covid-19 will bring, says Dawn P Richards […]
Ian Hamilton: What will covid-19 mean for the illegal drug market and people dependent upon it?
This pandemic has the potential to amplify the risks and harms of using illicit drugs, argues Ian Hamilton […]
How should scientific academies respond to the planetary health crisis?
How can scientific institutions help with the global climate crisis? Cami Moss and Francesca Harris suggest 5 actions. This article is part of The BMJ’s Health in the Anthropocene collection. […]
We need health warning labels on points of sale of fossil fuels
Mike Gill and colleagues explain how the implementation of fossil fuel labelling could have a significant impact on the awareness of climate change. This article is part of The BMJ’s Health […]
Richard Lehman’s covid-19 reviews—30 March 2020
In this weekly round-up, Richard Lehman looks at a personal selection of articles of relevance to clinicians dealing with covid-19 […]