Harriet Kinahan describes why taking a year out of medical school will help her protect her wellbeing and become a better doctor […]
Month: August 2020
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Anecdata
As I wrote in January of this year, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is updated every three months (“on a quarterly basis” as they put it—they mean “quarterly”). Two recent […]
What to say to a 7 year old terrified by climate change?
How can we support children who are worried about climate change? Richard Smith, David Pencheon, and Frances Mortimer look at how we might find hope through action […]
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—7 August 2020
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Palliative care during the covid-19 pandemic: reflections from a junior doctor
As a junior doctor with an interest in palliative care, I have seen more death than most twenty five year olds. Despite its place in the medical school curriculum, nothing […]
The Coronavirus Act is a reminder of how mental and physical health legislation treats patients differently
The Coronavirus Act 2020, enacted in light of the covid-19 pandemic, is a timely reminder that Descartes’ philosophy of Cartesian Duality—a theory that the mind and body are conceptually distinct—has […]
Layla McCay: We must learn more from those who understand the covid-19 threat
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics were scheduled to be taking place now. We should have seen the grand opening ceremony last month and athletes from around the world competing to be […]
Covid-19: Patient voices and perspectives in Uganda
Uganda is no stranger to dealing with infectious and emerging diseases, with recent experiences of Ebola and HIV. This has contributed to Uganda’s ability to slow down the rate of […]
Who owns patient data? The answer is not that simple
Electronic medical records are increasingly being augmented by a tsunami of digitally generated health data collected by individuals via social media, apps, and wearable monitors. Non-clinical factors such as diet, […]
James Partridge: Facial disfigurement and the new norms of a post-covid-19 society
People with distinctive faces are understandably anxious about what life will be like now that the covid-19 lockdown has lifted. Covid-19 has already posed many challenges. There is some evidence […]