There is not a person or aspect of life that has not been affected by covid-19. The pandemic hit as I was approaching the notoriously hard second year exams at […]
Month: June 2020
Raj Bhopal: Delaying part of PHE’s report on covid-19 and ethnic minorities turned a potential triumph into a PR disaster
The covid-19 pandemic has brutally exposed inequality in societies worldwide. Older age, male sex, socio-economic deprivation and ethnicity are all risk factors for morbidity and mortality from covid-19. This provides […]
Covid-19 will be followed by a deconditioning pandemic
Months of isolation and reduced levels of activity at home will have an immense deconditioning effect on millions of people, say Muir Gray and William Bird […]
Paediatric follow up telephone consultations: a new way of working?
As a senior paediatric trainee (ST8) in a busy district general hospital I am used to doing regular paediatric outpatient clinics. As the covid-19 pandemic took hold in the UK, […]
Trupti Gilada: Medicine during covid-19—the healing touch without the human touch
The barrier that personal protective equipment creates between healthcare staff and their patients has changed the emotional and psychological dimensions of healing, says Trupti Gilada […]
We have to teach doctors about injustice
Only by understanding inequality can clinicians start to heal their patients and communities, write Utpal Sandesara, Lauren Kelly, and Adeline Goss […]
Volunteer activity by medical students during the initial phases of covid-19
The covid-19 pandemic has changed almost all aspects of our world, necessitating rapid and flexible adaptation. Medical schools are having to deal with the pandemic as organizations responsible for teaching […]
Covid-19 has made us realise we must not take universal health coverage for granted
Italy is one of the countries in the world most affected by the covid-19 pandemic. [1] However, hopefully soon, Italy shall overcome covid-19 and the time will come to assess […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Benefits, harms, and three tales of retractions
Here are three tales of retractions and a puzzle. A tale of apparent benefit In a tweet on 16 April, the prolific Professor Mandeep R Mehra, whose 2020 PubMed record […]
Training matters: the need for kindness, flexibility, and leniency
The covid-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on many aspects of human life, including that of doctors in training. A number of important changes to their daily working schedules […]