Heart failure is a frightening term for a patient to hear at diagnosis, and for those living with the condition these are frightening times. In the UK, the daily announcement […]
Month: April 2020
Utpal Sandesara: We need to protect the most vulnerable healthcare workers
Many healthcare workers will have health conditions or personal circumstances that make them more vulnerable to covid-19. The private dilemmas they face should be openly discussed, argues Utpal Sandesara […]
Coronavirus has been an unpleasant wake up call of more than one sort
Our human propensity to ignore non-immediate threats until they are upon us has led to many unfortunate tragedies. Rarely though have we had the opportunity to watch one play out […]
The healing garden lost to corporate healthcare
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul – John Muir It has […]
Rose Olson: Covid-19 could motivate more resident physicians to unionize
How can residents have their rights protected in times of crisis? Rose Olson looks to labor organizing efforts for some answers […]
Covid-19 and addiction—a secret burden during this pandemic
We’re all in this together, we hear, we read, we tell ourselves as we fumble our way through these extraordinary times. Yet how we manage the days that lie ahead […]
Jessie Colquhoun: Covid-19 leaves 1500 GP trainees’ future in limbo
On 19 March 2020, the GP Clinical Skills Assessment exam (CSA) was cancelled by the Royal College of General Practitioners until further notice as a result of the covid-19 crisis. The […]
Catherine Millington-Sanders: Providing palliative care in a pandemic
During this pandemic, more than ever, we share a common human anxiety of being affected by covid-19 and of experiencing death in our communities. Constant questions in our minds are: […]
Covid-19: Protect health and social care workers and refer their deaths to the coroner
It is imperative that there is no further delay in providing every healthcare worker with effective PPE […]
Mike Clarke: How can we avoid research waste during the covid-19 pandemic and plan for the future?
Around the world and across disciplines, researchers have turned their attention to covid-19, but we need to ensure this effort is a help rather than a hindrance, says Mike Clarke […]