I am a disabled person. I am not terminally ill, but one day I will reach the end of my life. I am not scared to die, but I want […]
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It is more vital than ever that we have data to support the debate on assisted dying
In May 2021, Matt Hancock, the then Secretary of State for Health, commissioned the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to inject fresh evidence into the assisted dying debate. [1] The […]
England’s schools must be made safe: An open letter to the education secretary
The lack of robust mitigation measures in schools puts children at greater risk of covid-19 infection and its consequences […]
Are we losing our humanity in medicine’s quest for pure science?
Clinicians must combine modern treatments with the time honoured skill of attentive listening, argues Meagan Brennan […]
Mary McCarthy: The value of generalists
In 2019, the European Union of general practitioners/family doctors issued a statement entitled “The Value of GPs.” Drawing on evidence from published papers, it pointed out that family doctors were […]
Food poverty set to worsen as September’s Universal Credit cliff edge approaches
Food banks are trying to prepare for what looks set to be a busy and difficult winter, says Sabine Goodwin […]
Significant proportions of people admitted to hospital, or dying from covid-19 in England are vaccinated—this doesn’t mean the vaccines don’t work
More vaccinated people are dying of the delta variant of covid than unvaccinated people, according to a recent report from Public Health England. The report shows that 489 of 742 […]
Academics and social media hostility: should we give up or do more?
It’s common to see academics dropping off social media to escape abuse. It starts with a tweet or media comment on their field of study. Someone takes exception to their […]
Ethnic differences in life expectancy in England and Wales: the unexpected?
Veena Raleigh unpicks the recent ONS findings that ethnic minority groups in England and Wales live longer than White groups The Office for National Statistics (ONS) findings that ethnic minorities […]
Christina Pagel: Schools—a gaping hole in the English covid strategy
England is an anomaly in not undertaking any of the three strategies to prevent transmission in schools, says Christina Pagel […]