After many weeks of debate, lobbying and reports of shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), this week has seen something of a breakthrough in the debate over what constitutes adequate […]
Month: April 2020
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Modelling viral reproduction
Here’s an extract from a recent newspaper report: “The key aim of social distancing is to get this figure below one, at which point the outbreak would begin to peter […]
Don’t touch the T-Zone—how to block a key pathway to infection with SARS-CoV-2
Governments across the world are putting in place unprecedented measures to slow the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These measures focus on social distancing—keeping people away from each other—including closing […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—3 April 2020
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals. […]
Paul D Thacker: America’s covid-19 problems will not be fixed complaining about Trump
Trump’s incompetent handling of the covid-19 outbreak has set off a spate of criticism of him in the American press and on social media. But placing sole blame on Trump […]
Peng Ji: “Be hopeful”—an intensive care doctor’s message from Wuhan
Peng Ji shares her initial experiences of dealing with covid-19 in Wuhan and her optimism that we can overcome it […]
Lorna Collins: Covid-19: No one seems to know how to help people with mental health problems during lockdown
Lorna Collins discusses how covid-19 is having drastic effects on our mental health The current chaos caused by covid-19 is hard for all of us. It has drastically changed our […]
Covid-19: Junior doctors are worried about their physical and mental health
Rachel Scott, Rory Heath, and Emilie Lostis explore how trainees are feeling at this time of change and uncertainty […]
Love in the time of corona: putting the health and wellbeing of the healthcare workforce at the heart of the pandemic response
“The physician’s challenge is the curing of disease, educating people in the laws of health, and preventing the spread of plagues and pestilences.” — William Osler FRCP There has never been […]
Helen Macdonald: Better guidance in a crisis—efficiency, transparency, and trust
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 […]