The coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic is undoubtedly the biggest public health crisis since the second world war, and its consequences will be felt for many years to come. The […]
Month: August 2020
Covid-19: How drawing helped us to deal with the pandemic
As we welcomed in the New Year most of us had never heard of covid-19, let alone had any idea that our lives were going to be turned upside down […]
Amitava Banerjee: The double burden of the covid-19 pandemic
Coronavirus is affecting individuals, populations and health systems far beyond infection Since the emergence of the covid-19 pandemic in Wuhan, it has been noted that, like seasonal flu, older people […]
Ranit Mishori: The United States needs a formal inquiry into our public health catastrophe
When this first covid-19 wave is over, the United States will need a formal inquiry. US based doctors like me regularly receive questions from colleagues across the world who are […]
The rush to create a covid-19 vaccine may do more harm than good
The global race for covid-19 vaccines seems well underway to break all speed records. But this focus on rapid vaccine development, fuelled by unprecedented political, financial, and populist pressures, risks […]
Covid-19 and the false dichotomy between centralised and decentralised healthcare systems
If only we were more like Germany has been a recurring refrain in England during the covid-19 pandemic. Axel Heitmueller and Lars Roemheld consider the role of German decentralisation in […]
Richard Smith: Medical schools move to teaching online consultation with patients
As for everybody and every organisation, the covid-19 pandemic has presented challenges, but also opportunities, to medical schools. One challenge is how the schools can ensure adequate and safe contact […]
Treatment for eating disorders during and after covid-19
Lorna Collins, Agnes Ayton, and David Viljoen discuss how a collaborative approach to healthcare has been developed and accelerated in the context of covid-19, for eating disorders patients in Oxford […]
Ceinwen Giles: Logistic toxicity in time of covid-19
While the physical toxicity of a disease is well recognised, little gets said about the exhausting administrative burden that patients face […]
Shifting the blame for a spike in covid-19 cases on South Asian communities is unfair and counterproductive
Government communication on local restrictions was poor, says Manchester based GP, Siema Iqbal This year because of the covid-19 pandemic, it wasn’t going to be a “normal” Eid. But the […]