The current outbreak of covid-19 has affected every aspect of our lives, particularly health and social care services. When the lockdown was announced, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) […]
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How much is covid-19 spreading via asymptomatic versus symptomatic infections?
As we look at exit strategies from lockdown, these authors discuss how we can measure the spread of covid-19 and whether mathematical modelling helps […]
Nikhil Sanyal: Bearing witness to covid-19—a lot of death but not much dying
Before the pandemic palliative care doctors had the luxury of time with their patients and contact with their relatives, but both of these are sadly lacking now, reflects Nikhil Sanyal […]
School’s out—balancing childcare needs of key workers with covid infection control
As of 23 March, the UK has closed schools to all but vulnerable children and children of key workers with no other means of childcare. [1] Many other countries have […]
Covid-19: a complex multisystem clinical syndrome
Mike Roberts and colleagues summarise key aspects of this complex multi-system clinical syndrome […]
Ian Hamilton: Loosening regulations on controlled drugs during the covid-19 pandemic
Bureaucracy is preventing timely and adequate access to controlled drugs during the pandemic, says Ian Hamilton […]
Sharon Cox: How are we assisting our most disadvantaged during Covid-19?
New collaborations between drug and alcohol services and homeless charities provide some hope, says Sharon Cox […]
Helgi Johannsson: Let’s talk about death
Every anaesthetist and intensive care doctor will have wondered if they did the right thing by taking someone to the intensive care unit. It is often the “easier” thing to do when […]
Covid-19: The time to shield all pregnant frontline workers is now
Recent outbreaks of influenza, Ebola, and Zika viruses have taught us that pregnant women are uniquely vulnerable to emerging infectious threats. Let’s not fail pregnant frontline workers during the covid-19 […]
Covid-19: Government guidance on emergency rationing of critical care is needed to support professional decision making
Covid-19 is causing countless ethical and legal challenges in medicine. A particularly vexed subject is the vacuum created by concerns about fair rationing decisions for escalation to intensive care. This […]