Failure to address all drivers of health inequalities in childhood, including structural racism, means failing another generation of children, say Ian Sinha and colleagues […]
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Pandemic preprints—a duty of responsible stewardship
The covid-19 pandemic has led to increased interest in pre-prints among clinicians and the general public. But where does the balance lie between open sharing of research and minimizing the […]
Creating equitable remote antenatal care: the importance of inclusion
A rapid and substantial shift to various forms of remote consultations has been a major feature of the response to the covid-19 pandemic. Maternity care—accessed by around 650,000 women a […]
Sharon Cox: Are we ready to achieve a smoke free future?
Today, around two hundred people will die from smoking in Britain alone. This is often compared to a plane of smokers crashing down everyday. This makes for a powerful metaphor, […]
How will covid-19 vaccine safety concerns impact vaccine confidence?
Will the UK’s decision to offer an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine for under-30s, following safety signals, impact vaccine up-take, ask Pauline Paterson and Ed Pertwee The UK recommendation […]
Kent Buse: Johnson’s government of cuts and contempt
A lack of transparency and communication on UK research funding cuts, displays disregard towards researchers and the widescale impacts of these cuts, says Kent Buse One month ago, two open […]
Cam Donaldson: Covid-19 and the economic case for a national care service
The exposure of care home residents to covid-19 during the past year has led to calls for a system review, including, as an option, a National Care Service (NCS). Scotland […]
Covid-19 and clinical reasoning—we all became novices once more
When covid-19 emerged, all doctors were faced with a new disease about which they knew little. Anna Hammond describes how the experience has changed her consultations with patients and how […]
The Sewell report risks turning the clock back on the fight against racism in the UK
After the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests last summer in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in the US, the UK government established the Commission on Race and […]
Has Europe failed to protect its people from covid-19?
Yes, we have failed. This was the short answer to the central question posed during a recent European Health Forum Gastein webinar to discuss the European Health Union Initiative (EHUI)—a […]