On 11 March 2020, the Director General of the WHO declared the outbreak of covid-19 infections to be a “global pandemic.” One year on, as the total cases have surpassed 100 […]
Month: March 2021
By reducing pay gaps, we can reduce inequality in the medical workforce
Women first entered the medical profession just over one hundred years ago and since then the workforce has become increasingly diverse. However, we are concerned that the covid-19 pandemic will […]
Louis Appleby: What has been the effect of covid-19 on suicide rates?
A year into the pandemic, Louis Appleby looks at the evidence on suicide rates […]
Richard Smith: Emotional distress (not mental health) and climate change
The main thing I learnt from a webinar on mental health and climate change organized by Climate Cares is that we should stop talking about mental health and use instead […]
Ara Darzi: we must come to the support of our medical colleagues in Myanmar
Doctors have become the latest targets in the brutal crackdown by the army and police in Myanmar, as leaders of the military junta seek to silence countrywide protests against the […]
Recovery from covid-19 relies on NHS staff, yet last week’s budget had little to say on health or social care
The Budget had too little to say about the future for healthcare and was entirely silent on social care, writes Nigel Edwards, CEO Nuffield Trust Last week’s Budget took place […]
Covid-19 and vaccines—known unknowns
On 25 February 2021, The BMJ hosted a webinar on covid-19 vaccines. An expert panel discussed the safety and efficacy of the vaccines, as well as dose schedules and obstacles […]
Personal protective equipment is sexist
Covid-19 has highlighted concerns around shortages of personal protective equipment, but a simple fact remains largely ignored; in our healthcare system, where 77% of staff are women, PPE does not […]
Children and the return to school: how much should we worry about covid-19 and long covid?
Among the many unknowns that have featured in the steep learning curve of our covid-19 year, the question of risks to (and from) children has been an ongoing area of […]
The return to school is welcome, but we must minimise shared air
There is an insufficient emphasis on airborne spread of covid-19 in government guidelines for schools, says these authors […]