Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Month: September 2020
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Crusades
A movement is “a course or series of actions and endeavours on the part of a group of people working towards a shared goal; an organization, coalition, or alliance of […]
Responding to non-communicable diseases during and beyond the covid-19 pandemic
In our work in the United Nations to support global and national responses to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), we have found it alarmingly common for the importance of addressing NCDs, in […]
Covid-19: Learning experiences of a medical student working in intensive care
Five months ago I signed up as a volunteer in one of the hospitals linked to my university. During the induction, I learnt that I was to start the next […]
Natalie Savona: Who is responsible for health behaviour?
A recent poll showed that almost twice as many people in the United Kingdom would blame the public than the government for a second “wave” of covid-19 cases, shining a […]
Vedamurthy Adhiyaman: The most important person missing at multidisciplinary team meetings
Almost all specialties now have regular MDT meetings, yet many of them feature very little involvement from the actual patients, says Vedamurthy Adhiyaman […]
Family members are integral to care home residents’ wellbeing and happiness
They must be recognised as essential, and given the same status as key workers All over the country, in care homes and hospital wards, people are being separated from their […]
Alan McNally: It is hard to understand the logic behind the government’s new testing strategy
Late in the evening on Wednesday 2 September, Matt Hancock, the secretary of state for health and social care, announced a range of new testing initiatives. These are aimed at […]
Jennifer Richardson: Test and trace in England—from dysfunction to farce
On current form, test and trace in England will shortly slide from dysfunction to farce as the winter season of coughs and colds—especially in children—arrives. Working on The BMJ’s News […]
Martin McKee: Will Boris Johnson’s “Moonshot” become lost in space?
Improved testing and new technologies must be part of a well thought out strategy, says Martin McKee […]