Every day, policy makers have to decide whether a policy is desirable. They do so by examining its impact on a whole range of outcomes. But the problem is how […]
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The health, wellbeing, and employment arrangements for people with Long Covid remain unaddressed
Layla Moran, MP and chair of the APPG on coronavirus, says that awareness of Long Covid, and its seriousness, is too low […]
Breaking bad news to families in the covid-19 pandemic: how do we adapt our practice?
Virtual consultations require us to consider our approach when breaking bad news to families during the pandemic, argue these authors […]
Rare diseases in the time of covid-19: once forgotten, always forgotten?
The covid-19 pandemic has affected every thread of every fabric of our society and none more so than the most vulnerable among us—individuals with rare diseases. 75% of those affected […]
Delivering time critical complex major surgery in a covid protective environment
The cardiac and thoracic units of St Bartholomew’s Hospital have developed covid-19 protective protocols that have enabled us to carry out over 120 consecutive emergency and urgent major cardiac and […]
We should consider prevention burden in our approach to tackling NCDs
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and multimorbidity (the presence of two or more chronic conditions) are increasing globally.1 While newer lifestyle-related risk factors are emerging,2 the prevention of major NCDs often focuses […]
Ian Hamilton: Drug testing employees—shame is never a successful way to solve complex social ills
Ensuring that people who have problems with drug misuse receive the help they need should be our priority, not catching them out by crudely applied drug testing, says Ian Hamilton […]
Martin Brunet: Preserving the heart of general practice
If we want to preserve general practice as we shape it for the future, we should remind ourselves of the values at the heart of our specialty, says Martin Brunet […]
Daniel Carter: Protecting renters now can help us minimise a second covid-19 wave
The UK government’s failure to protect renters is accelerating the recent rise in cases of covid-19. Against the advice of a number of epidemiologists, lockdown in many parts of the […]
Conflict of interest in medicine: how medical students can become catalysts for change
I was a fifth year medical student when I attended an elective seminar at my university in Italy about “Conflict of interest in the medical profession.” The speaker described several […]