Recognising endometriosis as a syndrome would refocus treatment away from surgical eradication of lesions towards multidisciplinary care for complex symptoms such as chronic pain. […]
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Palliative care during the covid-19 pandemic: reflections from a junior doctor
As a junior doctor with an interest in palliative care, I have seen more death than most twenty five year olds. Despite its place in the medical school curriculum, nothing […]
The Coronavirus Act is a reminder of how mental and physical health legislation treats patients differently
The Coronavirus Act 2020, enacted in light of the covid-19 pandemic, is a timely reminder that Descartes’ philosophy of Cartesian Duality—a theory that the mind and body are conceptually distinct—has […]
Who owns patient data? The answer is not that simple
Electronic medical records are increasingly being augmented by a tsunami of digitally generated health data collected by individuals via social media, apps, and wearable monitors. Non-clinical factors such as diet, […]
James Partridge: Facial disfigurement and the new norms of a post-covid-19 society
People with distinctive faces are understandably anxious about what life will be like now that the covid-19 lockdown has lifted. Covid-19 has already posed many challenges. There is some evidence […]
Lockdown measures reduced the risk of covid-19, but had unintended consequences for children
The coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic is undoubtedly the biggest public health crisis since the second world war, and its consequences will be felt for many years to come. The […]
Amitava Banerjee: The double burden of the covid-19 pandemic
Coronavirus is affecting individuals, populations and health systems far beyond infection Since the emergence of the covid-19 pandemic in Wuhan, it has been noted that, like seasonal flu, older people […]
Covid-19 and the false dichotomy between centralised and decentralised healthcare systems
If only we were more like Germany has been a recurring refrain in England during the covid-19 pandemic. Axel Heitmueller and Lars Roemheld consider the role of German decentralisation in […]
Shifting the blame for a spike in covid-19 cases on South Asian communities is unfair and counterproductive
Government communication on local restrictions was poor, says Manchester based GP, Siema Iqbal This year because of the covid-19 pandemic, it wasn’t going to be a “normal” Eid. But the […]
The NHS Frontline pin—thank you to our NHS frontline workers
Sometimes a small gesture can make a big difference When covid-19 first arrived in the UK this year, I’d watched enough Grey’s Anatomy to know that something was wrong. At […]