From covid-19 to the climate emergency there’s much to worry us, so it’s good for morale to flag positive stories. For advocates of patient partnership two spring to mind. Firstly, […]
Year: 2020
Matt Morgan: A letter from ICU
It must be so hard listening to endless news reports that end with “don’t worry, this illness mainly affects the elderly, frail, vulnerable, or those with serious underlying health conditions.” […]
Staff wearing beards and covid-19: trickier than it looks
We have lately been asked for an opinion on whether doctors who may be exposed to the coronavirus are under an obligation to remove their beards—and, presumably, any other facial […]
Covid-19: is CT scanning ready to answer a diagnostic call?
What is the role of imaging in combatting covid-19 pulmonary infections? […]
Carl Heneghan: Assessing mortality during the covid-19 outbreak
On the 31st of December 2019, the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, was first reported to the World Health Organization. Since then, 118,468 confirmed cases and 4,267 deaths related to […]
To wear or not to wear: WHO’s confusing guidance on masks in the covid-19 pandemic
WHO’s guidance on wearing masks during the covid-19 pandemic does little to clear up public confusion, say Aileen Lai-yam Chan, CC Leung, TH Lam, and KK Cheng […]
Slowing down the covid-19 outbreak: changing behaviour by understanding it
There are many strategies to change people’s transmission-related behaviours as a method for flattening the peak of the epidemic […]
Salil Patel: Covid-19—why putting a name to it matters
During emerging epidemics, we should be quicker to name and slower to sensationalise, urges Salil Patel […]
Should we wave goodbye to the handshake?
On 3rd March 2020, the UK government published guidance on its coronavirus (covid-19) action plan. As the number of cases reported in the UK continues to rise, identifying strategies for […]
Tom Jefferson: Covidair flight 19 from Rome to Oxford and back again
Antonio (not his real name) sits in the departure hall in Rome Fiumicino airport. He is one of those guys who wrap your luggage up in plastic. He initially complains […]