Almost a quarter of a century ago I wrote in The BMJ about an evolution from “industrial age medicine” to “information age healthcare.” Despite the spread of the internet, social […]
Year: 2020
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—20 March 2020
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Andy Cowper: Covid-19—government communications need to build and sustain trust
The UK government’s communications on the covid-19 pandemic have been a masterclass in how not to do things, writes Andy Cowper […]
Mitigating the impact of covid-19 on vulnerable migrants
Stephen Bradley, Helen Barclay, and Rebecca Farrington share advice on caring for vulnerable migrants during the upheaval the covid-19 pandemic will bring […]
Daniel Sokol: The life and death decisions of covid-19
If the NHS’s intensive care capacity is breached, how do we decide which patients should get priority? Daniel Sokol considers the various ethical arguments […]
Coping through covid-19: advice for clinicians and leaders
There are things you can do to take care of yourself during the covid-19 pandemic, says Fiona Day […]
Tom Jefferson: Covid-19—supermarket wisdom
The woman is speaking to me through a mask. Her voice is muffled. I know her by sight. I think her name is Anna and she is a nurse at […]
Covid-19: The role of smoking cessation during respiratory virus epidemics
The growing epidemic of the respiratory virus covid-19 has been accompanied by public health messages focusing on how to best reduce the spread of the causative agent, SARS-CoV-2. So far, […]
Lessons from the frontline of the covid-19 outbreak
The NHS is at the forefront of the UK’s response to the covid-19 outbreak. Hospitals are already being overwhelmed with cases of suspected and confirmed covid-19 infection, with clinicians struggling […]
Sharon Cox: Risky smoking practices and the coronavirus: A deadly mix for our most vulnerable smokers
Coronavirus in on the rise, both the incidence and the distribution of the virus are growing across the UK, Europe and similarly in the US. Rates of illness and death […]