We are both geneticists interested in finding and understanding diseases caused by rare genetic variants. Genetic testing for these rare diseases can have profound clinical impact. For example, women with […]
Month: February 2021
Nigel Edwards: After the market—what do the proposed new plans mean for the NHS?
For 25 years, politicians from the Thatcher to the Cameron government tried to use market principles and competition to push the NHS forwards, culminating in the 2012 Health and Social […]
Chris Ham: Credible proposals for social care reform are needed if health and social care integration is to work
The government’s white paper on health and social care is a staging post in the development of integrated care. Its core proposals—to establish integrated care systems as statutory bodies, introduce […]
Is asymptomatic transmission in young people driving the current wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic?
By early December 2020 it became apparent that the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in the south east of England was growing fast and particularly among young people. [1] This rapid growth coincided […]
Alexander Mafi: All sizzle and no stake—why medical school feedback needs a revamp
Medical students should have collective input into how their courses are designed and led, says Alexander Mafi […]
Covid-19 must be a tipping point for tackling inequalities
On 20 January, Priti Patel warned against hesitancy towards the covid-19 vaccine among ethnic minority groups and said that it is “safe for us all,” after reports that misinformation about […]
Martin McKee: How can we hold political leaders accountable for failures in pandemics?
Covid-19 has had a huge impact across the world. There is no doubt that political decisions have played a major role, says Martin McKee […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I Use a Word . . . Syndromes
One word stands out from those listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as having been first recorded in 1983 (Table 1): Rett [syndrome], an X-linked disorder, with slow development, […]
Ann Robinson’s research reviews—12 February 2021
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals […]
Anna Garner: Informal debriefs have been essential in bringing staff back together and creating team cohesion
During the first peak of the pandemic I spoke with a friend who compared covid-19 to grief, “you can’t see it, but it changes everything,” and indeed they are right. […]