Sajid Javid’s policy of “opening up” seems ill-timed. Since his appointment as the new secretary of state for health and social care, on Saturday 26 June, another 100,000 people in […]
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Michael Marmot and Jessica Allen: Building back fairer in Greater Manchester
Covid-19 mortality was 25% higher in Greater Manchester than in England as a whole, finds new report by Michael Marmot and colleagues […]
After restriction: why the public can only fulfill its responsibilities if the government fulfills theirs
If people are to act responsibly they need their government to fulfil its own responsibilities to make safe behaviour possible, argue these authors […]
The opportunities (and challenges) of using shared clinical trial data to better understand drug safety
Joshua D Wallach, Harlan M Krumholz, and Joseph S Ross share the lessons they’ve learnt from using clinical trial data shared through secure platforms for their own research […]
Racism and the General Medical Council
A recent ruling that the GMC discriminated against a doctor on the grounds of race, calls into question the future role of the regulator, argue these authors In a landmark […]
Hay fever is just one example of how we can put practical preventive advice into medical practice
As clinicians we often reach for medication first, writes Graham Mackenzie. Yet, taking the example of hay fever, he finds that many of the resources we have for clinical guidance […]
Recruitment, retention, and the covid-19 pandemic
The covid-19 pandemic is a timely reminder that our health system is only as strong as its workforce. For over a year, health workers worldwide have mobilised to treat those […]
The government must support communities across the UK to tackle covid-19 long term
Working with local public health teams is key to delivering an efficient, sustainable strategy, says Maggie Rae With vaccination programmes driving forward across all four nations of the UK, it […]
How well can reality TV shows assess the risks to contestants’ mental health?
In the wake of criticism, the reality TV show Love Island introduced stricter mental health checks for its contestants. But even in clinical settings, risk prediction is an uncertain business, […]
Covid-19 vaccination in children
The recent decision by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to extend an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine for children from 12 to 15 years […]