The media around the world have been desperate to help put the risks of blood clots following a covid-19 vaccination into some sort of context. It’s a familiar issue: every […]
Month: May 2021
Why do we ignore capitalism when we examine the health crises of our time?
Our reluctance to look at capitalism when we investigate global patterns of health and disease has a cost, writes Nicholas Freudenberg […]
Amitava Banerjee: Covid-19 in India—lockdown and vaccination drive only way forward
India’s only exit strategy is to urgently bring covid-19 infection rate down and to vaccinate as much of its population as quickly as possible, says Ami Banerjee We all want […]
Racism—an unnatural disaster calling for a human response from the global community
Institutions that deliver healthcare and conduct research must prove themselves good neighbors to the communities they serve, say Anika Hines and Lisa Cooper […]
Covid-19 and the evolution of scientific publishing
Since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, research on covid-19 has accelerated substantially, as has the speed of its publication. [1] At its core, scientific progress depends on the effective […]
Vasiliy Vlassov: Sputnik V and Russia’s covid-19 vaccine race
The fast development of covid-19 vaccines has been a success story. But, when it comes to the Russian vaccines, this is a success with many failures, writes Vasiliy Vlassov Seventy […]
Thrombosis and bleeding after the Oxford-AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccination
New research gives a better understanding of the excess population risks after immunisation […]
Covid-19 in India: community groups are helping support maternal and child health services
As the impact of the covid-19 pandemic in India worsens, Aastha Kant highlights how community support groups have provided a vital service in the pandemic relief efforts The covid-19 pandemic […]
Covid-19: Bolsonaro tells Brazilians to stop “being a country of sissies”
Brazil’s covid-19 response is failing women by actively condemning them to greater vulnerability and risk from covid-19, say these authors Brazil is the epicentre of the covid-19 pandemic. With almost […]
Saffron Cordery: We must confront structural racism in our ranks
The NHS is the largest employer in the country. In many ways it serves as a microcosm of wider society. NHS trusts—hospitals, mental health, community and ambulance services—employ more than […]