At the height of the pandemic, as the reproductive rate of SARS-CoV-2 reached its peak, and with many hospitals reaching capacity, healthcare facilities changed their policies regarding visitors; their presence […]
Month: October 2020
The concept of “fatigue” in tackling covid-19
Instead of using the concept of “fatigue” to understand patterns of adherence to rules for preventing the spread of covid-19, we should focus on—and address—specific aspects of people’s capability, opportunity, […]
A safer world starts with strong primary healthcare
The covid-19 pandemic has reminded us of the critical role that primary healthcare has in keeping our communities safe and healthy, say Orin Levine, Atul Gawande, Gina Lagomarsino, Edward Kelley, […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . False positives and the Ulysses syndrome
Last week I listed the biomedical words whose first known written instances listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) date from 1971. This week I have explored 1972 (Table 1). […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal review—23 October 2020
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Does covid-19 offer opportunities for medical students to apply sociology to clinical practice?
Although sociology has been a core part of medical curricula for some time, students can struggle to see its relevance to their future careers. Is covid-19 changing that? […]
Investing in civil society for better democracy and better health
Civil society should be engaged, funded, and protected in global health governance, say Roopa Dhatt, Allan Maleche, Nerima Were, and Loyce Pace […]
Covid-19 and the ethics of risk
How can we fairly distribute risks across individuals and groups within societies? Jonathan Wolff, Sridhar Venkatapuram, and Nicole Hassoun consider […]
A medical student’s perspective on living and studying in Manchester’s covid hotspot
Manchester’s student areas have got media attention in recent weeks for being new UK virus hotspots. Zartasht Carmichael shares what it’s been like to live and study there […]
Petra Reinke: Reshaping undesired immune reactivity by regulatory T cells (Tregs)
As an internist in nephrology at the Charité University hospital in Berlin, I have been caring for organ transplant recipients for decades, mostly accompanying patients undergoing kidney transplantation. It has […]