Many are by now familiar with terms such as “long covid” or “long-haulers”—the notion that we need to move beyond covid-19 as an acute episode stratified into asymptomatic, mild-symptomatic, or […]
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Women in surgery: We should be asking how to make the specialty somewhere women want to work
It is not enough to encourage women to enter surgery if the workplace then discriminates against them, write Roisin Finn and colleagues […]
How hip-hop’s progressive narratives are helping to tackle mental health stigma
Hip-hop is one of the world’s most popular music genres, with its global prominence transcending language and geography.1 More than ever before, hip-hop artists are publicly acknowledging their mental health […]
Karl Friston and Anthony Costello: What we have learned from the second covid-19 surge?
—And what does it means for the future? By any metric, one should probably call it—the autumn surge has peaked. So what have we learned? Before the second peak, we […]
With a doctor facing the death penalty, the international medical community must act now
Since the arrest of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran in 2016, human rights, medical, and scientific organizations have condemned each step of the Iranian government’s persecution of Djalali, a leading Swedish-Iranian […]
We have so much to gain by getting this vaccination programme right
We mustn’t jeopardise it with poor communication and service models, says Rebecca Steinfeld Much has been said about how the covid-19 pandemic has enhanced and encouraged community spirit and taught […]
Tara Lamont: What can the past teach us about the present?
Memory, learning, history, loss, curiosity, energy. These are not terms normally associated with NHS improvement. But our week-long programme of stimulating talks by service and clinical champions, researchers, and thought […]
Ara Darzi: The promise of immunotherapy
I am proud to be a cancer surgeon: surgery accounts for half of all long-term cures in cancer and provides the cornerstone for the treatment of most solid cancers. But […]
Stephen Bradley: Physician, heal thyself
Doctors know it is good practice to explore patients’ values and beliefs, but we sometimes forget that our views and priorities are subjective too, writes Stephen Bradley […]
James Titcombe: Failing to learn and learning to fail
Last week saw the publication of yet another damning report shining a spot light on the culture of cover up and denial in our healthcare system. Bill Kirkup’s report—”The Life […]