Four weeks ago, a group of people across the country began the process of planning a return to their usual workplaces following the pausing of national shielding. I was one […]
Month: September 2020
Matt Morgan: Another letter from ICU
I wish I didn’t need to write again, but the seas may be getting darker once more. Yet in their depths, there are glimmers of hope that break to the […]
Covid-19: An open letter to the UK’s chief medical officers
A group of experts have written to the UK CMOs and GCSA, expressing concern about a second wave of covid-19 […]
Breaking bad news to families in the covid-19 pandemic: how do we adapt our practice?
Virtual consultations require us to consider our approach when breaking bad news to families during the pandemic, argue these authors […]
Rare diseases in the time of covid-19: once forgotten, always forgotten?
The covid-19 pandemic has affected every thread of every fabric of our society and none more so than the most vulnerable among us—individuals with rare diseases. 75% of those affected […]
Delivering time critical complex major surgery in a covid protective environment
The cardiac and thoracic units of St Bartholomew’s Hospital have developed covid-19 protective protocols that have enabled us to carry out over 120 consecutive emergency and urgent major cardiac and […]
We should consider prevention burden in our approach to tackling NCDs
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and multimorbidity (the presence of two or more chronic conditions) are increasing globally.1 While newer lifestyle-related risk factors are emerging,2 the prevention of major NCDs often focuses […]
Virtual consultations: young people on screen—but still not seen
Virtual consultations, remote consultations, video-telemedicine: whatever you call it, it’s great. Use of digital consultations allows flexibility, reduced travel and healthcare costs, and the ability to offer something where nothing […]
The needs of disabled children are being overlooked in the wake of covid-19
I am a genomic scientist and have spent more than 26 years working with the human genome on the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge, UK. Currently, I work at Congenica, […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal review—18 September 2020
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]