Benjamin Black and Gillian McKay argue that there is enough global precedence to prepare for many of the indirect consequences this pandemic will bring […]
Year: 2020
William Cayley: Statistics are people too
In our ongoing preoccupation with the number of “cases” of covid-19, we must not forget that behind every number is an individual, says William Cayley […]
Covid-19: We each have a professional responsibility to be civil and show respect and kindness for others at all times
The media is dominated by the growing coronavirus (covid-19) crisis that is rapidly escalating on a daily basis. The online Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center is a good source of […]
Julie K. Silver: Prehabilitation could save lives in a pandemic
By definition, prehabilitation involves interventions aimed at improving patients’ health prior to an anticipated upcoming physiologic stressor so that they are better able to withstand that stress. Many decades ago, […]
Responsible communication on suicide in the media is essential if we want to be serious about tackling the stigma surrounding suicide
Many people live with constant suicidal thoughts and feelings. Most of the public conversation and education about suicide now happens in the media, including online media. This shapes how we […]
Covid-19: The painful price of ignoring health inequities
Coronavirus disease (covid-19) provides a painful reminder of why inequities harm all of us. Equity is widely misunderstood as a zero-sum game—i.e. the gain of one individual or group results […]
Rucira Ooi: Even hospitals are not immune to xenophobia amid a pandemic
We have to remember that it is not you against me, but us against the virus, says Rucira Ooi […]
Helen Macdonald: Covid-19—what is a new and continuous cough?
Helen Macdonald explores how guidance on the symptoms of covid-19 can be tricky to interpret and apply […]
Mary E Black: Covid-19—This too shall pass
And so we enter a new world of social distancing, people stocking their larders, and limitations on how we can gather. Borders are closing, airports are shutting down, and in […]
Tom Jefferson: Covid 19—lockdown blues
Pietro is an academic friend in Rome. He lives in a flat and has been in lockdown for a week. He tells me he is slowly going crazy because his […]