The standard use of the caucasian male as a universal subject in medical research is no longer ethically, scientifically, and socially plausible, say Olaya Madrid Pascual and colleagues […]
Month: February 2021
Clarification: Pfizer and Moderna’s “95% effective” vaccines—we need more details and the raw data
Post-publication clarification to Peter Doshi’s 4 January 2021 Opinion piece. In response to feedback received following publication, I would like to clarify certain aspects of my article. First, regarding the […]
Richard Smith: Remembering the early days of AIDS
I started as the BBC Breakfast Time doctor in January 1983, six months after a new disease was given the name AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). When the producers asked […]
A patient safety commissioner—why we need a new voice for all harmed patients
The “First Do No Harm” report was published in July 2020. The review, chaired by Baroness Cumberlege, looked at patient safety issues arising from the use of Primodos (a home […]
“My Blackness enters the room first”: An immigrant physician on systemic racism in the US
Nycole K Joseph describes how her move to the US for medical training forced her to confront the brutal reality of racism in America […]
Covid-19 and schools—known unknowns
On 28 January The BMJ hosted a webinar on covid-19 and schools. An expert panel discussed the risks of community transmission to students and teachers, the clinical risks of covid-19 […]
Nisreen Alwan: We must pay more attention to covid-19 morbidity in the second year of the pandemic
We must measure the impacts of long covid by establishing patient registers, says Nisreen Alwan […]
Sara Rotenberg: We need equitable access to the covid-19 vaccine for disabled people
Disabled people have been significantly impacted by the covid-19 pandemic. Evidence from the UK suggests that 59% of all covid-19 deaths were disabled people, a death rate two to three […]
The personal cost of postgraduate medical exams: Are we asking too much of trainees?
Postgraduate exams take a psychological, social, and financial toll on trainees. Ricky Ellis, Duncan Scrimgeour, and Peter A Brennan ask whether the personal sacrifice required is appropriate […]
Emotions: the missing link in responding to and recovery from covid-19
The covid-19 pandemic has generated, fuelled, and amplified a wide range of emotional responses. This is either directly through personal or family related morbidity and mortality, or indirectly through the […]