The first patient believed to be infected with covid-19 through community transmission in Italy was diagnosed at a hospital in Codogno, a village near Milan in the Lombardy region on […]
Month: May 2020
Is this social isolation?—we need to think broadly about the impact of social experiences during covid-19
The lockdown and stay-at-home orders that have been implemented in many countries to manage the covid-19 pandemic have led to a wave of commentaries and editorials on the likely adverse […]
Covid-19: We are not “all in it together”—less privileged in society are suffering the brunt of the damage
Just because the the UK’s prime minister Boris Johnson and the Prince of Wales have had covid-19 doesn’t mean the disease strikes all people equally. As with previous disasters throughout […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Hypotheses—weak and strong
Evidently, we have a problem. The introduction of evidence based medicine in the early 1990s brought rigour to the use of evidence in guiding therapeutic practices. Its principles have become […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—22 May 2020
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals. […]
India’s medical students and residents grapple with uncertain futures in the face of covid-19
Medical students and residents will need ongoing support as India tackles covid-19, says Payel Biswas […]
Understanding power relations is key to scaling change for healthy communities
Levelling three elements of power creates the preconditions to achieve scale for health interventions say Scott Berns and Sebabatso Manoeli. This article is part of our Building Healthy Communities collection. […]
The move to end the immigration surcharge for NHS workers is welcome, but it does not go far enough
The importance of universal access to healthcare could not be clearer than during a global pandemic—the health of any individual impacts the health of the whole population […]
Mary Higgins: We must learn from the experiences of people who have had covid-19
Don’t forget that behind every study and statistic is a person […]
Are intensive care triage protocols harming the disabled?
Much of the covid-19 pandemic messaging focuses on protecting those who are at high risk of catching coronavirus more easily, developing complications of the illness and dying, but efforts may […]