Between 1532 and 1564 the French physician François Rabelais, initially using the anagrammatic pseudonym Alcofribas Nasier, published a scurrilous five-volume novel La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel, in which […]
Month: August 2020
Rapid co-creation of information resources for surgical patients during covid-19
Surgical patients are facing new territory. On the one hand they hear that admission to hospital for elective surgery carries an increased risk of getting covid-19, on the other, that […]
Hannah Deacon: Patients still do not have access to medical cannabis
For any parent hearing their child’s scream as they have a seizure, and not breathing or responding, would be a harsh wake-up call that life is far from normal. My […]
Additional funds for medical school places must continue beyond 2020
This year’s group of A level students who want to pursue medicine have already experienced considerable disruption. The government and universities must do all they can to support them, say […]
Margaret McCartney: We need better evidence on non-drug interventions for covid-19
Non drug interventions should be based on evidence. We need to generate this to inform the covid-19 and future pandemics, argues Margaret McCartney […]
They also serve who only stand and wait: Ethical and spiritual response to the covid-19 pandemic
John Milton’s sonnet “On his blindness,” expresses the sense of powerlessness, frustration, and even guilt that many feel in responding to situations beyond their control, where their ability for active […]
Laughter on the crisis line: What is humor’s appropriate place in mental healthcare?
Alessandra Suuberg considers the role of humor in treating or coping with mental distress […]
Covid-19 and chronic kidney disease: It is time to listen to patients’ experiences
Delayed treatment has been a crucial issue As of 24 August 2020, 242,899 people in France, roughly 3‰ of the population, had tested positive for SARS-Cov-2. [1] The real number […]
Mary Higgins: The return of medical students to clinical practice is filled with uncertainty
But somehow the challenges will be overcome, hopes Mary Higgins […]
Jane Fagan: Clinical exposure is essential to medical students’ training
We can’t learn standing outside closed doors, says Jane Fagan Similar to hundreds of medical students across my medical school, thousands across Europe and millions around the world, when I […]