The pandemic has forced the NHS to treat its staff more flexibly. Klara Morsley hopes the organisation will carry some of this learning forward […]
Month: July 2020
Pharmaceutical companies should publish more research open access
Many organisations are working towards making scientific publications more transparent, discoverable, accessible, and accountable, but wouldn’t it be better if all these organisations could work together? In June, Open Pharma, […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Movements
My column on ivermectin, published two weeks ago, has elicited a few comments, mostly pseudonymous. This prompts me to outline some relevant pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles, starting with the former. […]
Covid-19: The catalyst we needed to reform UK research?
Our experience of covid-19 has brought so many truisms—”nothing will be the same again”—”the new normal”—”post-covid world”, most implying a negative connotation and in many spheres that is definitely the […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—17 July 2020
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals. […]
Looking ahead: the post pandemic future of surgery
Covid-19 has had an immeasurably profound effect on our healthcare system in the UK. While it may be true that we are now past the peak, and hospitalisations as a […]
The role of medical students in student activism: decolonising the medical curriculum
Institutions must work with students to bring about positive changes to the medical curriculum, say Abigail Clynch, Jayden Gittens, and Portia Amoako-Tawiah […]
Covid-19: The Academy of Medical Sciences has produced a useful report, but it’s no substitute for a rapid review of UK preparedness
The report should be fed into a wider-ranging, but rapid, transparent, review of the UK’s covid-19 preparedness […]
To shield or not to shield: the challenges of covid-19 for patients with rare disease
The covid-19 pandemic has significantly increased health and social divides within the NHS. Those with complex health needs and/or chronic health conditions who have been shielding have been hugely affected […]
We can and should learn from other countries taking steps to protect their doctors
The global pandemic has placed a massive strain on healthcare provision across the planet. As it progressed in the UK, resource shortages soon emerged, including lack of personal protective equipment […]