Population-level public health policies have an important part in supporting the transition out of lockdown […]
Month: May 2020
The duty to treat: where do the limits lie?
Doctors are dying. The combination of a novel virus, no treatment, and inadequate supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) is putting frontline health workers at risk of serious harm. The […]
Rob Hendry: Why legal protection is needed for doctors during the covid-19 crisis
Doctors will be making some very challenging decisions during the coronavirus crisis and have questions about how they can ensure they are acting lawfully. There are however significant questions about […]
Richard Smith: Support for health and social care staff
Health and social care staff are under enormous strain. The weekly clap and being given priority in shops is much appreciated, but how can more direct, practical, and evidence-based emotional […]
Yathukulan Maheswaran: Medical professionals must remain vigilant to the dangers of misinformation
Misinformation is a threat to everyone and we all have a role in challenging it at work and beyond, says Yathukulan Maheswaran […]
Covid-19: How can we safely exit lockdown?
Loosening the lockdown too much now will not do our health, the economy, or people’s livelihoods any good, argue KK Cheng and Wenjie Gong […]
Sarah Armstrong: Covid-19 and care homes—why now is the time to invest in carers’ skills
This pandemic has underlined the vital work being done by care home staff and shown us that we must find more ways to support their skills, says Sarah Armstrong […]
Richard Lehman’s covid-19 reviews—11 May 2020
In this weekly round-up, Richard Lehman looks at a personal selection of articles of relevance to clinicians dealing with covid-19 […]
Don’t call me junior!
A small mercy of the coronavirus lockdown is that there are so many great classic films on television. One of my favourites is “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.” In […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Chains of exponentials
The story so far: I have previously described four different pattern of changes with time that exponential functions generate, depending on what is being measured and whether the exponent is […]