The three of us have developed significant and enduring vocal symptoms (10+ months) after contracting covid-19 infection early in 2020. None of us were hospitalised, and we have struggled for […]
Month: February 2021
Richard Smith: The benefits of putting health at the centre of the response to the climate crisis
Although it may currently be difficult and uncomfortable to recognise, the covid-19 pandemic is not the world’s major threat to health. The climate crisis is the major threat. The pandemic, […]
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews—19 February 2021
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
The public aren’t complacent, they’re confused—how the UK government created “alert fatigue”
The government’s frequently changing policies have risked people breaking rules they are unaware of or subjectively interpreting rules they are unclear on, write Simon Williams and Kimberly Dienes […]
Protecting the rights of individuals who face both mental health and public health restrictions
Psychiatrists are familiar with the need to weigh up an individual’s right to liberty against the risk that the individual might pose to themselves, or others, as a result of […]
Chaand Nagpaul: The NHS won’t cope with a premature end to lockdown
As the rate of infection begins to slow and the number of vaccines delivered hits another milestone, the political clamour for the government to announce the date on which the […]
Testing asymptomatic individuals for SARS-CoV-2—known unknowns
On 11 February 2021, The BMJ hosted a webinar on testing asymptomatic individuals for SARS-CoV-2. An expert panel discussed the role of asymptomatic transmission, as well as testing in a […]
Where’s the integration between public health and primary care in the response to covid-19?
Despite NHS England’s focus on the importance of health system integration, the government spent £10 billion on a largely outsourced Test and Trace system, which has been plagued with criticisms […]
New German digital project paves the way for online access to personal electronic health records
On 1 January 2021, the largest digitization project in the German healthcare system—the electronic patient health record (elektronische Patientenakte – ePA)—was launched after sixteen years of preparation. The aim of […]
A food allergy epidemic… or just another case of overdiagnosis?
Food allergy is widely accepted to be increasing in many regions of the world—by the public, healthcare professionals and scientists. [1] This is based on high rates of self-reported food […]